<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> Unpleasant is an understatement.</p><p>I'm not quite as insane or high pain tolerance as you seem to be, but I've self treated ingrown toenails in the past. When I had my wisdom teeth pulled I ignored the opiate I was prescribed, took a total of two doses of the 800mg ibuprofen they gave me, then went about the recovery unmedicated.</p><p>The ear was just adding insult to injury, it wasn't the primary source of my discomfort.</p><p>The throat, OTOH... I lost four pounds between the two doc visit maybe a week and a half apart because eating was so painful.</p><p>After I had seen the doctor (but before the antibiotic had had time to take effect) my wife made me some nice soft udon noodles, even overcooked them slightly so they'd be softer. It took me like 45 minutes to work my way through a bowl I'd normally have finished in 5.</p>
