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SallyUK
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Hi. I need some support. Major fear triggered by infection between canine/incisor flaring up. It's due to be extracted in ten days.
I had an acute infection a while back and it scared me so much because it didn't give me pain....anyway it all calmed down and was chronic according to my dentist.
It's flared up and I have had pain in the tooth, gums are really red and after using salt rinse I pushed the gum and a lot of pus came out. I felt relief. Later I did the same.
I've called dentist but hes on holiday. I can call emergency if I need to. Receptionist said to email and if he needs to see me he'll get in touch.
I'm writing for support over health anxiety. It gets so bad I can't think whether I need to worry or not, do anything or not and every single thing scary the dentist has said goes round in my head. Not that he meant to scare me but I interpret things wrongly when anxious.
He said at one point if the gums swelled again I might need antibiotics as I don't want an infection above the canine, it's nasty. So now I'm scared this is going on and is really bad and how do I stop it? My gums are nowhere near as swollen as they were before but the pus is freaking me out and I wonder what to expect. Now it's got a way out will it ease off?
Keep obsessing about the redness of the gums and thinking it's spread
I don't have a temperature but the tooth is sensitive.
Deep down I just want a magic wand to stop the redness, the pus and most of all the fear of it getting worse and fearing what that means.
Is it safe to leave it? It's painful but not like abscesses I've had in the past where it's agony and I wouldn't think twice to go see the dentist asap
My health anxiety is making it hard to judge anything. I'm scared of what an infection can do to me. Logic kicks in and tells me it's infection creating pressure and pain and it will either relieve or antibiotics will help and ultimately the tooth is going anyway but in between those thoughts I'm scared and overthinking.
Tips to calm me down?
I had an acute infection a while back and it scared me so much because it didn't give me pain....anyway it all calmed down and was chronic according to my dentist.
It's flared up and I have had pain in the tooth, gums are really red and after using salt rinse I pushed the gum and a lot of pus came out. I felt relief. Later I did the same.
I've called dentist but hes on holiday. I can call emergency if I need to. Receptionist said to email and if he needs to see me he'll get in touch.
I'm writing for support over health anxiety. It gets so bad I can't think whether I need to worry or not, do anything or not and every single thing scary the dentist has said goes round in my head. Not that he meant to scare me but I interpret things wrongly when anxious.
He said at one point if the gums swelled again I might need antibiotics as I don't want an infection above the canine, it's nasty. So now I'm scared this is going on and is really bad and how do I stop it? My gums are nowhere near as swollen as they were before but the pus is freaking me out and I wonder what to expect. Now it's got a way out will it ease off?
Keep obsessing about the redness of the gums and thinking it's spread
I don't have a temperature but the tooth is sensitive.
Deep down I just want a magic wand to stop the redness, the pus and most of all the fear of it getting worse and fearing what that means.
Is it safe to leave it? It's painful but not like abscesses I've had in the past where it's agony and I wouldn't think twice to go see the dentist asap
My health anxiety is making it hard to judge anything. I'm scared of what an infection can do to me. Logic kicks in and tells me it's infection creating pressure and pain and it will either relieve or antibiotics will help and ultimately the tooth is going anyway but in between those thoughts I'm scared and overthinking.
Tips to calm me down?