Decayed tooth / anxiety right now

[Tiger5]

Hey guys, first time poster , but been reading posts for some time. I have a very badly decayed bottom back molar. It needs to be removed. Saw a dentist 3 weeks ago, they said definitely needs extraction. Was on a course of antibiotics but because pain went away I canceled my extraction appt (real bad dentist phobia) since then I have seen a sleep dentist & given quote & antibiotic script in the mean time before my extraction appt. Right now I’m freaking out.

I started the antibiotics yesterday morn amoxicillin clavulanic acid antibiotics & the side of my face side of jaw looks slightly swollen not very noticeable but to me I can tell… I have pain but not off the charts pain or anything, I feel a dull throb. I could fall asleep soon (just trying to describe correctly ) .. the pain is noticeable I can feel it in my jaw under where the bad tooth is. Is it going to do something very bad to me? I have a big health anxiety issue of “worst case scenarios”.. I am having the tooth extracted next week (it’s Saturday now) but is it going to ki** me ??? or stop me from being able to breath or swallow ????
These are my fears

.. if something bad Was Happning due to my tooth WOULD I know??? I’m scared pls help me with any knowledge I do not want to Google because I know it will give me scare & I’ll end up ringing an ambo thinking something is happening to me! The tooth is bad, it’s only half the tooth & has black bits for a long long time as I cracked it yrs ago trying to open a sauce bottle lid it’s obviously decayed n got worse over the yrs… I’m just worried it’s going to make something happen to me bad…. I need help to know it’s not. I’m on 2nd day antibiotics & it’s 7pm on Saturday night… I feel worried! Thanks

 

[letsconnect]

Hi, there's no reason to panic, this is not going to kill you. Obviously, if you were to suddenly experience a lot of pain and swelling, go to ER, but this is a very unlikely scenario. And yes, you would know if it was an emergency, as you'd be in unmistakable pain.

You can find out more here:

K

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Mar 16, 2018

Had an abscess over a year now. Probably closer to two. Cause me no bother at all and I have one of those little gum books next to the tooth so I know it’s draining. I am terrified of getting this tooth removed as I went to have it removed when it first abscessed. The dentist injected it about 12 times and it wouldn’t go numb. Iv only been back since once but about a different tooth. I am laying awake at night crying thinking this is going to kill me and leave my babies without a mum. But I still jus can’t bring myself to go to the dentist. So
I just wondering how often these things...

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Wishing you all the best for your appointment next week, and let us know how you got on

 

[Tiger5]

@letsconnect well I didn’t go, I cancelled, it was my sons 3rd birthday coming up and I just couldn’t bring myself to go due to thinking about recovery and all while it was my sons bday… I’m still dealing with the bad molars …. I am definitely getting them removed within the next couple of weeks .