Hi Inky! I'm sorry your birthday sucks. I wish I could say happy birthday to you, but perhaps that would just feel like rubbing salt in a wound. Just know I am thinking of you. I wish you could get your tooth fixed properly. Pain can make even a happy person feel miserable. Have you checked to see if there is a dental school in your town, because sometimes they can do things really cheaply? If you feel like talking, we are here. Just take things one little step at a time. That is all any of us can do. Please hang in there. You are not alone. (((Hugs)))