So I finally braved the dentist, and got my first filling! Yahoo, go me. It wasn't bad at all. The dentist and her assistant were amazingly coordinated... I was so impressed.
But now, my tooth/jaw hurts! I got the filling on Monday afternoon, and it started to hurt probably on Wednesday, and it still hurts! There's just a general sore feeling in my tooth/jaw, and it hurts a little to bite down on the tooth. It was a filling on the gum line.
I'm bummed b/c the cavity never hurt, but now that it's fixed, it's hurting. I'm hoping this is in the realm of normal... I don't want to go back to the dentist! Can someone reassure me?
Paging @Amethyst!