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carey24
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I'm 32, I've been told for years my wisdom teeth (all 4) need to come out. I saw a dentist, he took xrays and says the bottom ones are partially impacted under bone. He said I need to go to an oral surgeon and they will do IV sedation. Now I can totally understand how normal people would welcome being "asleep" and not remembering anything.
I, however, am not normal. Here are my problems with this whole thing:
1. I am a control freak. Big time. Not with everything, just my body and what's happening to it. I have severe issues with my body being under a stranger's control and I don't know what's going on. I also do not want to have to rely on anyone to drive me or stay with me after. I like being independent and when I'm sick I just want to be left alone. I know myself, and I will have an all out panic attack if I have to be put under any kind of sedation where I do not know what's going on. I've also read that your mind can actually fight the medication to the point that you cannot be put out.
2. I hate taking medicine. I don't like how it makes me feel and I think most people are way too quick to take it. I have to have a severe headache (migraine) to even take Excedrin or aspirin. I have never taken a prescription painkiller and could happily go the rest of my life never taking one. I have no desire to feel loopy, drunk, groggy, sleepy, or any of the other side effects they have. Basically, I need to be myself all of the time.
3. I will not take antibiotics. (guys-no need to read the rest of this) I am on birth control pills continously for migraines. Antibiotics counteract the pill. Therefore if I take antibiotics, I will have a migraine, my period, and (just to add icing on the cake) they all give me a yeast infection.
I can see my bottom wisdom teeth. To me they look fully in, meaning I can see all of the tooth. They look just like the ones in front of them. I do not understand why this cannot just be done with local or even laughing gas.
I am not worried about pain at all. I have an extremely high pain tolerance. (I accidently stabbed my thumb with scissors, they went all the way thru- came out the other side, got stitched without being completely numb, and had the stitches taken out by a dr friend in a hallway of the hospital bc I refused to go back to the ER-I was going to take them out myself, he said he'd do it lol.)
I have an appt with the oral surgeon in 2 weeks. I'm really stressing myself out about this. Does anyone have any insight on: painkillers, are antibiotics absolutely necessary, laughing gas for extraction?
Thanks in advance!
added notes: I am not scared, perse. It's not my idea of a fun afternoon, but the thought of getting my teeth pulled doesn't scare me. The thought of sedation, on the other hand, absolutely petrifies me to the point of tears. I've read about people that don't remember anything and just know they woke up at home in bed. I could never do that. I need to know what's going on at all times. The thought of not remembering leaving an office and a whole ride home scares me to death.
I, however, am not normal. Here are my problems with this whole thing:
1. I am a control freak. Big time. Not with everything, just my body and what's happening to it. I have severe issues with my body being under a stranger's control and I don't know what's going on. I also do not want to have to rely on anyone to drive me or stay with me after. I like being independent and when I'm sick I just want to be left alone. I know myself, and I will have an all out panic attack if I have to be put under any kind of sedation where I do not know what's going on. I've also read that your mind can actually fight the medication to the point that you cannot be put out.
2. I hate taking medicine. I don't like how it makes me feel and I think most people are way too quick to take it. I have to have a severe headache (migraine) to even take Excedrin or aspirin. I have never taken a prescription painkiller and could happily go the rest of my life never taking one. I have no desire to feel loopy, drunk, groggy, sleepy, or any of the other side effects they have. Basically, I need to be myself all of the time.
3. I will not take antibiotics. (guys-no need to read the rest of this) I am on birth control pills continously for migraines. Antibiotics counteract the pill. Therefore if I take antibiotics, I will have a migraine, my period, and (just to add icing on the cake) they all give me a yeast infection.
I can see my bottom wisdom teeth. To me they look fully in, meaning I can see all of the tooth. They look just like the ones in front of them. I do not understand why this cannot just be done with local or even laughing gas.
I am not worried about pain at all. I have an extremely high pain tolerance. (I accidently stabbed my thumb with scissors, they went all the way thru- came out the other side, got stitched without being completely numb, and had the stitches taken out by a dr friend in a hallway of the hospital bc I refused to go back to the ER-I was going to take them out myself, he said he'd do it lol.)
I have an appt with the oral surgeon in 2 weeks. I'm really stressing myself out about this. Does anyone have any insight on: painkillers, are antibiotics absolutely necessary, laughing gas for extraction?
Thanks in advance!
added notes: I am not scared, perse. It's not my idea of a fun afternoon, but the thought of getting my teeth pulled doesn't scare me. The thought of sedation, on the other hand, absolutely petrifies me to the point of tears. I've read about people that don't remember anything and just know they woke up at home in bed. I could never do that. I need to know what's going on at all times. The thought of not remembering leaving an office and a whole ride home scares me to death.
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