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ChrisHansen
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- Aug 14, 2013
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Hello "Dental Fear Central,"
For the past week, I've been having extreme pain with one of my back teeth, and after visiting the ER, being diagnosed with a possible non-visible abscess, getting prescribed hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and penicillin, and getting an injection in my leg of "super motrin," as the nurse called it, (the name of it started with a T, I can't remember.) nothing has been able to stop the pain. I have been to a dentist; he wants to remove the gum behind the tooth via oral surgery, and I won't be able to get an appointment for two weeks, not only that, but it's the tooth that hurts, not the gum, so I don't understand why he wants to remove it. I can't sleep at night, no matter what. The nurse told me a few days after taking the penicillin as prescribed the infection would go away, but nothing has changed. Not only that, but the infection has gone to my lymph nodes, causing facial swelling and swelling under my tongue. The pain is intense, and there is no relief; it's a continuous flow of pain throughout the entire day, none of the pain medicines work, and ice packs don't do anything for the swelling or pain. I'm not sure what do to; go back to the ER, find another dentist... I'm running out of options here and would like to know what the best thing to do would be. I'm honestly quite scared, as nothing seems to be helping and it's only getting worse. Will provide more information on request.
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. I've also got some soreness on my tongue around where the infection is, any idea what the cause may be for that?
For the past week, I've been having extreme pain with one of my back teeth, and after visiting the ER, being diagnosed with a possible non-visible abscess, getting prescribed hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and penicillin, and getting an injection in my leg of "super motrin," as the nurse called it, (the name of it started with a T, I can't remember.) nothing has been able to stop the pain. I have been to a dentist; he wants to remove the gum behind the tooth via oral surgery, and I won't be able to get an appointment for two weeks, not only that, but it's the tooth that hurts, not the gum, so I don't understand why he wants to remove it. I can't sleep at night, no matter what. The nurse told me a few days after taking the penicillin as prescribed the infection would go away, but nothing has changed. Not only that, but the infection has gone to my lymph nodes, causing facial swelling and swelling under my tongue. The pain is intense, and there is no relief; it's a continuous flow of pain throughout the entire day, none of the pain medicines work, and ice packs don't do anything for the swelling or pain. I'm not sure what do to; go back to the ER, find another dentist... I'm running out of options here and would like to know what the best thing to do would be. I'm honestly quite scared, as nothing seems to be helping and it's only getting worse. Will provide more information on request.
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. I've also got some soreness on my tongue around where the infection is, any idea what the cause may be for that?