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bluemooon
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Yet another person with wisdom teeth fears- especially with sedation methods
So, like about half the people here I am booked to get my wisdom teeth out in 9 days (it feels like an eternity... If I could get them done tomorrow I probably would).
Basically, this is something I have been putting off for 7 years, I am so terrified to get them done (I'm only 23, so while I know that it would have been easier to have them done at 16, I hope that I am still young enough not to have too many complications). I'm not remotely worried about the pain afterward nor any post-op complications. I have had major knee reconstructive surgery so I know that with the help of pain killers I can manage the pain. I also have 3 partially erupted, straighter than my regular teeth wisdom teeth, and one that is growing in that's bugging me a bit (mostly just my ears, a sharp but brief pain every once in a while in my other wisdom teeth), but I have seen the xray and it looks fine, its a upper anyways.
My extreme anxiety (ie- trouble eating, sleeping, functioning in my day-to-day life) comes from the procedure itself, and the whole process before hand (trying to get to the office the day of etc...). I am concerned because my dentist won't put me in contact with specialist (not even a full name or phone number) to let him know how nervous I am or to discuss other options. I have been told that this violates the informed consent concept.... I'm frustrated because up until this point I have been quite happy with my dentist.
They said I would be just fine with the LA, or 1mg of ativan at the most. I talked them into two when I told them how I tried to pull the epidural needle out of my spine when I had my knee done. However, 7 years of pent up anxiety makes me worry that even the 2mg of ativan won't be enough.
I'm trying to find a dentist who can administer the IV sedation. After the spinal freezing that's what I had when my knee was done and it was about as amazing as possible in those circumstances (esp. the extra pain killers that time) I love that the risk and recovery is way shorter than the GA, and that I have absolutely no recollection of the procedure itself.
However, I can't seem to get in any quicker (in fact it might be an extra month or more) to see one of these specialists, and the waiting is most likely going to be the worst part of the procedure for me.
Anyone had any experiences with extreme anxiety and ativan? Did it actually work? Do you think that there is any chance I will be allowed to take 1mg just to get there, and then another 1mg before the procedure? They somehow expect me to sit through a 20 minute consultation with the specialist the day of the procedure. As I will need some sort of tranq. just to get through this, it does not seem to be in line with informed consent....
Thoughts? Reassuring words?
So, like about half the people here I am booked to get my wisdom teeth out in 9 days (it feels like an eternity... If I could get them done tomorrow I probably would).
Basically, this is something I have been putting off for 7 years, I am so terrified to get them done (I'm only 23, so while I know that it would have been easier to have them done at 16, I hope that I am still young enough not to have too many complications). I'm not remotely worried about the pain afterward nor any post-op complications. I have had major knee reconstructive surgery so I know that with the help of pain killers I can manage the pain. I also have 3 partially erupted, straighter than my regular teeth wisdom teeth, and one that is growing in that's bugging me a bit (mostly just my ears, a sharp but brief pain every once in a while in my other wisdom teeth), but I have seen the xray and it looks fine, its a upper anyways.
My extreme anxiety (ie- trouble eating, sleeping, functioning in my day-to-day life) comes from the procedure itself, and the whole process before hand (trying to get to the office the day of etc...). I am concerned because my dentist won't put me in contact with specialist (not even a full name or phone number) to let him know how nervous I am or to discuss other options. I have been told that this violates the informed consent concept.... I'm frustrated because up until this point I have been quite happy with my dentist.
They said I would be just fine with the LA, or 1mg of ativan at the most. I talked them into two when I told them how I tried to pull the epidural needle out of my spine when I had my knee done. However, 7 years of pent up anxiety makes me worry that even the 2mg of ativan won't be enough.
I'm trying to find a dentist who can administer the IV sedation. After the spinal freezing that's what I had when my knee was done and it was about as amazing as possible in those circumstances (esp. the extra pain killers that time) I love that the risk and recovery is way shorter than the GA, and that I have absolutely no recollection of the procedure itself.
However, I can't seem to get in any quicker (in fact it might be an extra month or more) to see one of these specialists, and the waiting is most likely going to be the worst part of the procedure for me.
Anyone had any experiences with extreme anxiety and ativan? Did it actually work? Do you think that there is any chance I will be allowed to take 1mg just to get there, and then another 1mg before the procedure? They somehow expect me to sit through a 20 minute consultation with the specialist the day of the procedure. As I will need some sort of tranq. just to get through this, it does not seem to be in line with informed consent....
Thoughts? Reassuring words?
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