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Beckybo
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Hi everyone. I will cut a long story as short as I can....
I’m 37 and haven’t been to the dentist for years...at least 12. Fear fear fear.
So 2 weeks ago I got a really bad tooth infection and had to take antibiotics for a week. This and this alone made me drag myself to the dentist as I literally couldn’t go through that pain EVER AGAIN. I will give birth to 10 more children first. Anyway, the dentist told me I needed it out, that was fine...get it out and let me start getting my teeth health better again now. 2 days ago I went for my extraction, I was so scared and actually shaking in the chair. It had taken so much courage to get there....and it was horrible ? the roots were so long, and he had to manipulate and move the tooth around so much, I though my jaw was going to break. I’m not exaggerating here, I’ve had teeth pulled before. Anyway I went home and the past 2 days have been so horrible. So much pain and swelling and now I have been told I have dry socket ? I feel sick, I’ve lost around a stone over the past 2 weeks through not eating due to the pain of the abscess, and I was so actually happy to have it taken out to start to feel normal again. I’ve not slept for 2 nights and had a 1 hour nap earlier. I’m on more antibiotics and I had the socket packed today with something that the dentist says will dissolve on it’s own....so for the moment the pain is manageable...but for how long? I feel delirious and weak...I need to sleep to just give me some more energy to fight when the pain comes back. I’m slipping into depression, and don’t remember how I felt before the abscess now because pain has just been my life for the past 2 weeks....please somebody tell me things will get better ???
I’m 37 and haven’t been to the dentist for years...at least 12. Fear fear fear.
So 2 weeks ago I got a really bad tooth infection and had to take antibiotics for a week. This and this alone made me drag myself to the dentist as I literally couldn’t go through that pain EVER AGAIN. I will give birth to 10 more children first. Anyway, the dentist told me I needed it out, that was fine...get it out and let me start getting my teeth health better again now. 2 days ago I went for my extraction, I was so scared and actually shaking in the chair. It had taken so much courage to get there....and it was horrible ? the roots were so long, and he had to manipulate and move the tooth around so much, I though my jaw was going to break. I’m not exaggerating here, I’ve had teeth pulled before. Anyway I went home and the past 2 days have been so horrible. So much pain and swelling and now I have been told I have dry socket ? I feel sick, I’ve lost around a stone over the past 2 weeks through not eating due to the pain of the abscess, and I was so actually happy to have it taken out to start to feel normal again. I’ve not slept for 2 nights and had a 1 hour nap earlier. I’m on more antibiotics and I had the socket packed today with something that the dentist says will dissolve on it’s own....so for the moment the pain is manageable...but for how long? I feel delirious and weak...I need to sleep to just give me some more energy to fight when the pain comes back. I’m slipping into depression, and don’t remember how I felt before the abscess now because pain has just been my life for the past 2 weeks....please somebody tell me things will get better ???