Well!...... the remains of the tooth have gone and the whole experience has had some positives and some negatives!Let's start with negatives first:-
- appointment start time...11.00am but actual start time.....12.05pm!
Appointments were running way behind time. Not helpful when you're already feeling a little anxious.
- despite leaflet offering sedation by gas and sedation by IV infusion I was told the gas was only available to children and it was IV or nothing. I was pretty frustrated and showed the leaflet they'd sent me, but of course it made little difference.
I'd travelled for an hour to get there, there was a sedation team of 4 people so I decided to just get on with it.
Positives:-
- I can't remember anything about the actual extraction. One minute I was saying I could feel the sedative beginning to work (I began to feel tingly and 'nice') and next minute I was in a chair in another room... talking utter jibberish...according to my husband! 😄 Bottoms, teeth, and hippos were all mentioned apparently!🤭
- Was definitely not as stressful as I thought it could have been, and all over in 15mins.
2½hrs later, the socket is still oozing a small amount of blood but I'm relaxing on sofa. Local anaesthetic is wearing off but not needing any analgesia yet.
- I didn't take any extra prednisolone and haven't required any.
So, for a anyone with an imminent tooth extraction...try not to worry. Its not something I'd choose to have done but it's been easier than expected.
Reassurances from here helped enormously, and I felt well prepared for the experience.
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Though my broken tooth was howked out in good short order by my very efficient Germanic dentist here. They do tend to be a bit "get on with it" here. I DO remember having teeth out under sedation at the Dundee Dental Hospital - expected to be difficult as it was for orthodontics and I was 19.
Glad it went well in the end. Your jibberish made me laugh out loud. Had to explain to hubby what was funny! Teeth I could understand. But bottoms & hippos - hilarious! 😂
Glad it’s over and went well for you. I think sometimes it’s the thought of what may happen rather than what actually does. I’ve been fearful of anything medical since being on Pred should my body react negatively to any procedure 😀 Your experience has given me hope for my extraction.
very happy for you…& interesting if I’m offered that root/route! Pun not original. My dental visit was naff yesterday. Phone call offered me options & told me if I wanted to discuss them with the dentist the charge is £90. I said I think I have an abscess, gum very swollen, she (receptionist) said I’d need to see the dentist then. So, the dentist has changed her mind, & due to several things wrong with the tooth, coupled with my complex medical history & current state, I can go to hospital, NHS & free, but waiting time is 6 - 12 months, or she can speak to her colleague in the practice who was a dental surgeon for many years, but has decided to join their practice, & see if she is willing to do it (£350). But she’s on holiday this week. But I have an abscess, so metronidazole antibiotics for a week, & wait for a phone call sometime next week. This is my third attempt to find a dentist to remove it. Last time the hospital dental surgeon wouldn’t do it saying I’m at high risk of necrosis of thr jaw. It’s been 7-8 years (can’t remember the exact year it ruined my holiday in Sorrento), & I’ve had 7 infections. Not all of this is connected to PMR, but some is. Number 2 dentist wouldn’t do it as I’d been suffering from adrenal insufficiency problems at the time. The dental surgeon wouldn’t do it because I’d taken alendronic acid for years. Just thought I’d share with you all. I currently have a flareup as well as the infection, but not increased pred as I may need to increase for the procedure (if dentist requests), & want to drop straight back down. I know I have two weeks to drop down, so waiting for the phone call, & I will take it from then, probably!
Well done for getting through it. You may notice an improvement in your other aches and pains following the extraction. My Rheumy said that it's not unusual to get extra pain in your body when you have a dental issue. My dentist said the same. Something to do with the body's pain mechanism apparently! Our bodies are amazing but I do wish they wouldn't go wrong so often!
Added to which, if it is an abcess, there is a risk of the bacteria getting all over the place - including joints and the heart - and they can cause interesting aches too.
So pleased it went well for you and not too stressful. Take care not to dislodge the blood clot that’s formed. No swishing too hard with mouthwash. I found a warm saltwater rinse a couple of times a day helped me a lot 🌸
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