I've got a long list of chronic illnesses, and my health has deteriorated greatly over the last two years. I've lost teeth through a combination of Hiatus Hernia and Sjogren's Syndrome, but to cut the story short, I've been offered implants by the Dental Hospital.
Now comes the difficult part.
At first I was up for this although I have to say this procedure sounds somewhat brutal. I thought they were only interested in doing the bottom teeth, but now they're saying they want to do both, (I had all my top teeth out when I was 19), something to do with making sure everything's aligned properly. Now, bearing this in mind, I have to say I'm very prone to urine infections and already take a long-life low-dose antibiotic as I'm prone to chest infections too. Also, the slightest thing can go septic on me. They don't seem to be bothered by this, and say they will put me on antibiotics before they start the work. This all has to be done under local anesthetic - if they would put me to sleep until it was all over, I'd be fine! It's also been said that this could take a good 12 months before it was all finished. Has anyone here had implants done? How was it? Did it hurt, but was worth it? I'm really getting myself in a state about this, as I don't know which way to turn, and what decision to make. I don't know if the trauma of it will be worth it, or how it will affect my system. Can anyone help me please? Thanks in advance.
