Group Hug - I know I need one...

[Foofy 0]

Kat,

you have probably already left, but I wanted to say not to be scared of the oral surgeon. I had to have a root canal through a crown and it was the most fabulous thing. I was in PAIN PAIN PAIN for two weeks before I could get scheduled (we have no endodontists in our town). When I got there, he said "You know that pain you are feeling now? That's all gonna stop in about 5 minutes." He was RIGHT!!! I wanted to cry with happiness. I will never fear an oral surgeon again. He was a god send. I hope you had a good experience.

[Kat817 19]

Foofy, I wish it had been a good experience...but it was not pleasant!

They had to dig out the root, and it hurt....today I am swollen and bruised. I have a spacer tooth thing that went right in on top of the open socket and stitches. Today I had it ground down some and it feels much better.

To top it off, the pain meds he give me are far too big for a bandster. I ask him, he said no he didn't think they were real big, but they were. My DH cut one up for me, but I think it let too much dissolve at once and I was soooooo sick. I avoid PB'ing and throwing up at all costs normally, but I had zero control over this, I heaved and threw up for an hour. So of course all that pressure on the open socket did not help!

Plus now I worry about my band!!! Of course!

My dentist today gave me small pain meds I know work. So it is all gonna get better from here.

I think I would have rather been banded again, or had another baby that do yesterday again.....glad it is over.

Hope everyone else is having a better day today too---hope the requested group hug helped all of you!!

Kat

[Ang1982 4]

Foofy, I wish it had been a good experience...but it was not pleasant!

They had to dig out the root, and it hurt....today I am swollen and bruised. I have a spacer tooth thing that went right in on top of the open socket and stitches. Today I had it ground down some and it feels much better.

To top it off, the pain meds he give me are far too big for a bandster. I ask him, he said no he didn't think they were real big, but they were. My DH cut one up for me, but I think it let too much dissolve at once and I was soooooo sick. I avoid PB'ing and throwing up at all costs normally, but I had zero control over this, I heaved and threw up for an hour. So of course all that pressure on the open socket did not help!

Plus now I worry about my band!!! Of course!

My dentist today gave me small pain meds I know work. So it is all gonna get better from here.

I think I would have rather been banded again, or had another baby that do yesterday again.....glad it is over.

Hope everyone else is having a better day today too---hope the requested group hug helped all of you!!

Kat

Ohmygosh Kat! What a crazy ordeal. Glad that they got you a smaller pain med that you can take. Hope you are feeling better soon!!

[Foofy 0]

Uuuugh. So sorry. What an awful experience. I hope you feel better today. Damn, now I'm back to being scared of root canals. :thumbup:)