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kluein7777
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Seriously feel like I'm about to loose my mind with all this dental stress. I'm 45. I've had bad teeth my whole life. I've been to the dental office many times. I went in 2008 and was all fixed up with fillings and a bridge. Had not had any root canals or extractions up to that point. I always had dental anxiety, it just got worse over the years. I avoided the dentist for many years. Then over the past few years all of the fillings started to fall out and my teeth started to fall apart. Upon visiting dentist office was told they need rootcanals, crowns, which i did not have the money for nor felt like i could handle the stress of the procedure so I had a few pulled out. Thats what I'd do wait til they got so bad then make myself go and get them pulled. Fastfoward to today. This year I found a new dentist and being in a better place financially with insurance I was finally ready to get some of the issues taken care of. There were a few teeth he could save with a filling. He wanted to do a RC on a as needed bases. I have 2 really big cavities in the back molders on each side on top. One really started to hurt me. I was going in to get it pulled. Since I had been going to this dentist and some of my other family members go here I trusted his skills and advise. He told me if I wanted to save that tooth we could do a RC and Crown. I'm going to pause here to give a little history to this story. I have had for years really bad headaches, my symptom are always the same with an occasional added one. Before they start I get a very tired feeling, where i have to lay down, my ears get sharp stabling pain though them, sometimes vision issues, nausea, always dizzyness, vertigo occassionally. In this past i thought this was migrains and sinus issues. But I go to see a ENT, after physical exam says based on my symptoms sounds like TMJ which i was shocked to hear that bc the thought never crossed my mind and I did not have all the symptons. He told me to take some otc non steroid anti inflammatorys and a follow up would be needed w more test to be sure about the TMJ. I mentioned this to my dentist, he did not seem concerened. Back to the story.
The doc presribed me antibotics, I'm in the chair getting the RC done, I need to use RR. They take all the stuff off, then my jaw is locked open, my muscle is spasm and the dentist is able to pop it back in place but it kept doing this for about a hr, they had already drilled to the pulp but could not continue said my jaw needed rest, they put a temp filling in. Doc assured me this was from staying open too long and the muscle had a spassm and to not open my mouth too wide and let it rest.... OMG how i felt when i left that office, sacred and in more pain then before. I had never took anything for my anxiety yet had xanax prescribed. That night I took one and thank God I feel asleep. The next few days were a special kind of hell. I was really scared i new i had to let them finish. The doc also does sedation denistry i asked for the first avialable apt. We did that. I dont remember anything about the procdure. The first week i felt like my bite was off, i went in he adjusted. The second week I was in the worse pain had a stabbing pain in my ear and pain that went down neck into shoulder accross my jaw to other teeth. I could not touch that tooth. I went in he took xray said it looks good prescribed me some steriod to help w healing and calm down area. I had a allergic reaction to that end up in ER still in pain. Week three Im still in pain feels like someone is grabing my check and squeezing and the pain is always there the intensty moves around from spot to spot. I called again to make a appointment for a follow up today. See how that goes. I'm really concerned about if the tooth is all good why do i feel so much pain and why does it move around. This is a different kind of pain than i had prior. With the tooth ache it was a throbing felt like it had a heartbeat. This feels like squeezing tight intense pain. Could this be TMJ related and not related to the tooth. And I need other work done. i was waiting for this side to heal up. I was going to do another RC but I just want the teeth pulled now and I'm thinking if this one is pulled will it be better. I cant think, having anxiey, panic attacks, cant eat sleep as much as i try and relax my mind keeps going in circles i think its bc the constant pain. I have a list of questions and concerns for my dentist. Not trying to make it difficult on anyone I just really want to be out of pain and in all this I still have to go to work everyday and its very hard to focus, no reset, no food, no wonder. I really dont understand and am puzzled and scared. and what to do next. If i thought the ER would help me I'd be there. I'm only taking tylenol and advil for pain. I dont like to take medication bc of allergic reactions. and even more freaking out since recent reacation and trip to ER. Im so upset in more pain that i was to start with, and i wonder if pulling this will help... sigh. And others ive know who had RC never had this issue.. yep.. If you took time to read this thanks, if you have any advise is welcome. I'm sorry in advance for any typo, grammer, spelling etc issuces. I'm just not feeling well and venting this all out maybe in the end I will have some good advise that would help
The doc presribed me antibotics, I'm in the chair getting the RC done, I need to use RR. They take all the stuff off, then my jaw is locked open, my muscle is spasm and the dentist is able to pop it back in place but it kept doing this for about a hr, they had already drilled to the pulp but could not continue said my jaw needed rest, they put a temp filling in. Doc assured me this was from staying open too long and the muscle had a spassm and to not open my mouth too wide and let it rest.... OMG how i felt when i left that office, sacred and in more pain then before. I had never took anything for my anxiety yet had xanax prescribed. That night I took one and thank God I feel asleep. The next few days were a special kind of hell. I was really scared i new i had to let them finish. The doc also does sedation denistry i asked for the first avialable apt. We did that. I dont remember anything about the procdure. The first week i felt like my bite was off, i went in he adjusted. The second week I was in the worse pain had a stabbing pain in my ear and pain that went down neck into shoulder accross my jaw to other teeth. I could not touch that tooth. I went in he took xray said it looks good prescribed me some steriod to help w healing and calm down area. I had a allergic reaction to that end up in ER still in pain. Week three Im still in pain feels like someone is grabing my check and squeezing and the pain is always there the intensty moves around from spot to spot. I called again to make a appointment for a follow up today. See how that goes. I'm really concerned about if the tooth is all good why do i feel so much pain and why does it move around. This is a different kind of pain than i had prior. With the tooth ache it was a throbing felt like it had a heartbeat. This feels like squeezing tight intense pain. Could this be TMJ related and not related to the tooth. And I need other work done. i was waiting for this side to heal up. I was going to do another RC but I just want the teeth pulled now and I'm thinking if this one is pulled will it be better. I cant think, having anxiey, panic attacks, cant eat sleep as much as i try and relax my mind keeps going in circles i think its bc the constant pain. I have a list of questions and concerns for my dentist. Not trying to make it difficult on anyone I just really want to be out of pain and in all this I still have to go to work everyday and its very hard to focus, no reset, no food, no wonder. I really dont understand and am puzzled and scared. and what to do next. If i thought the ER would help me I'd be there. I'm only taking tylenol and advil for pain. I dont like to take medication bc of allergic reactions. and even more freaking out since recent reacation and trip to ER. Im so upset in more pain that i was to start with, and i wonder if pulling this will help... sigh. And others ive know who had RC never had this issue.. yep.. If you took time to read this thanks, if you have any advise is welcome. I'm sorry in advance for any typo, grammer, spelling etc issuces. I'm just not feeling well and venting this all out maybe in the end I will have some good advise that would help