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ToothFairy09
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Hello everyone, this is my first thread here.
Just a little back up - I was not anxious about the dentists my whole life.
It happened less then a year ago.
I suffer from health anxiety, but I found that I cope with other symptoms well - which I can't say when it comes to my teeth.
I have problem with my ,,madibular second molar,, - left. It was filled 8 years ago, 10 months ago, the filling fell. Few hours later, I was in agonizing pain.
They took me to ER, where the dentist put toxavit and said to come back in 2 weeks.
Well, I didn't come back, because I was terrified - few years ago, I had 4.5 hours surgery when they extracted my upper fifth tooth. And now they wanted to do a root canal, which was a no-no for me.
Finaly, I had a courage to go to the dentist one more time.
They gave me antibiotics and we decided that I want it out - I don't want root canal.
I spoke to the oral surgeon, and told him about my previous experience and that I am very, very anxious just when I see the needle for the anaesthesia. He told me not to worry.
Well, when they started the procedure, first of all, for some reason, the anaesthesia didn't work quite well.
At that point, I had already drunk all the prescribed antibiotics, and I wasn't in pain.
Even though we dealed for a surgery (yeh, incision and all that), the surgeon choosed to pull my tooth out - and it made me even more shaky!!
I had rapid heart beat, I was soaked from swelling, and my legs and arms trumbled
Not to mention that I barely breathed
He tried to pull it out - but ouch, that was so painful!! He used one more shot for making my tooth go numb - but no - I felt everything. He succeed only to brake my poor tooth, and got one piece out - he was struggling to pull it. And he couldn't, which I don't blame him - they tried to pull my upper fifth before - and I ended up with maxillofascial surgeon next to my chair.
So, he said nope, we won't do this today, go home, take another course of antibiotics, and see you in 10 days.
Well, I wasn't in pain before I went to the dentist, but now I am in so much pain
I take Macropen (midecamycin) 3 times a day (now it's day 2, first pill 36 hours ago), drank ketoprofen yesterday, today I got Nymer (nimesulide) because I was told by my family doctor that it's less dangerous to my digestive system, and I take probiotics.
I am not sure if I should still feel this much pain - I don't know how much time the antibiotics need to work - because I was drinking double the maximum dose of ketoprofen, and the pain wouldn't go away - all of it!!
I am deadly scared, just imagining that I sould undergo the whole pulling thing, makes me shaky
And when they numb me, it's the scariest part - I feel like I am going to sufocate
Please any advice how to relax, and if it's ok for antibiotics not to fully work 36 hours later...
P.S. They said I have ,,infection,, under the tooth. No abscess etc. Just infection.
Just a little back up - I was not anxious about the dentists my whole life.
It happened less then a year ago.
I suffer from health anxiety, but I found that I cope with other symptoms well - which I can't say when it comes to my teeth.
I have problem with my ,,madibular second molar,, - left. It was filled 8 years ago, 10 months ago, the filling fell. Few hours later, I was in agonizing pain.
They took me to ER, where the dentist put toxavit and said to come back in 2 weeks.
Well, I didn't come back, because I was terrified - few years ago, I had 4.5 hours surgery when they extracted my upper fifth tooth. And now they wanted to do a root canal, which was a no-no for me.
Finaly, I had a courage to go to the dentist one more time.
They gave me antibiotics and we decided that I want it out - I don't want root canal.
I spoke to the oral surgeon, and told him about my previous experience and that I am very, very anxious just when I see the needle for the anaesthesia. He told me not to worry.
Well, when they started the procedure, first of all, for some reason, the anaesthesia didn't work quite well.
At that point, I had already drunk all the prescribed antibiotics, and I wasn't in pain.
Even though we dealed for a surgery (yeh, incision and all that), the surgeon choosed to pull my tooth out - and it made me even more shaky!!
I had rapid heart beat, I was soaked from swelling, and my legs and arms trumbled
Not to mention that I barely breathed
He tried to pull it out - but ouch, that was so painful!! He used one more shot for making my tooth go numb - but no - I felt everything. He succeed only to brake my poor tooth, and got one piece out - he was struggling to pull it. And he couldn't, which I don't blame him - they tried to pull my upper fifth before - and I ended up with maxillofascial surgeon next to my chair.
So, he said nope, we won't do this today, go home, take another course of antibiotics, and see you in 10 days.
Well, I wasn't in pain before I went to the dentist, but now I am in so much pain
I take Macropen (midecamycin) 3 times a day (now it's day 2, first pill 36 hours ago), drank ketoprofen yesterday, today I got Nymer (nimesulide) because I was told by my family doctor that it's less dangerous to my digestive system, and I take probiotics.
I am not sure if I should still feel this much pain - I don't know how much time the antibiotics need to work - because I was drinking double the maximum dose of ketoprofen, and the pain wouldn't go away - all of it!!
I am deadly scared, just imagining that I sould undergo the whole pulling thing, makes me shaky
And when they numb me, it's the scariest part - I feel like I am going to sufocate
Please any advice how to relax, and if it's ok for antibiotics not to fully work 36 hours later...
P.S. They said I have ,,infection,, under the tooth. No abscess etc. Just infection.