Extraction of teeth in hospital advice

[macc2012]

After waiting almost 2 years on the NHS waiting list i have been booked in on Wednesday to have 4 teeth taken out in hospital and need some advice on it if possible.

the reason why i am having them out in hospital is because i have epilepsy and when the normal dentist tried to take them out i ended up having a fit in the dentist chair so he said it would be better for me to have them out in hospital as i have had some taken out that way before under GA.

so i went to see the dentist at the dental hospital who agreed to take them out and i though i was going to have them out under GA again which is what i would like and when i kept calling the MRI hospital in Manchester to find out where i was on waiting list they even said i was having them out under a GA.

but when i went for my pre-op on Christmas eve i did asked the lady who did the pre-op if it was down as a GA and she said no is was going to be a LA sedation which is not what i want at all.

last week i got a call from the Oral surgery booking office i did ask the person who called me and she said it was booked in on a theatre list for GA.

so i am confused and do not understand that 2 people from the same hospital can say to me different things as 1 says its under GA and the other one its under LA.

so i am in panic mode now as worry i will get to the hospital on Wednesday morning(i am on afternoon theatre list) and that they will do it under LA sedation when i have asked for it to be done under GA.

Also i am having it done on Ward 55 at Manchester royal infirmary so has anyone been there to have teeth out?

 

[krlovesherkids777]

macc2012,

I'm so sorry you are not getting the same answers or answers that are giving you a peace before you go in. I hope you can find someone to give you a solid answer before going in so it can give you a little more peace. It is normal in the first place to be a little nervous before any surgery, It sounds like you are doing all you can to move forward and do everything you can to help yourself. It also sounds like you know what you need and what makes you comfortable and good for you for speaking up for yourself! Let us know how things progress and if they give you a good answer.