Sorry if this doesn’t belong here.

I’m going through an absolute nightmare of a dental problem (probably hairline fractured tooth, very infected, whole face swollen) that I put off treating sooner because American healthcare especially in rural areas like mine is absolutely atrocious - impossibly long wait lists and unbelievably expensive. But I finally made it to the dentist today, only for xrays to come back inconclusive so they couldn’t pull the problem tooth. Which is fair (I too was shocked by the X-rays) but omg does this suck. I now have to wait 10 days for the antibiotics to bring the swelling down for another X-ray and treating the tooth.

Luckily despite the incomprehensible level of pain im in I was able to make enough tip $ this past weekend to pay for my care. So I don’t need financial help.

But im so fucking alone and in so much pain I’m crying my eyes out. I just want a hug or maybe some cute animal vids / pics of your cute pets or something. I lost my dog to a tragedy back in 2020 and miss the snuggles. Please just take my mind off this pain and help me feel less alone.

Thank you so much.