What The Dentist Said

[ailbhe]

"Oh dear," followed by "Is there any chance you're pregnant?"

So I had an X-ray and my unwise toothlet is visibly not fitting, now.

The root isn't properly open - apparently it's doing the wrong thing with the nerve, there inside my gum. And the tooth itself is trying to grow up out of my lower jawbone up into my upper jawbone, which it can't do. Meanwhile, it's damaging the adjacent tooth, inflaming the gum, enraging the general populace and annoying me.

Oh, and it hurts.

I have a week's antibiotic scrip, and some mouthwash, and OTC painkillers (and my sekrit stash of 30mg codeine phosphate), and in about six weeks I'll get a phonecall to set up an appointment for extraction. In a hospital.

I'll have to manage childcare; I hope it's straightforward. Though they are very well-behaved while I get my dentistry done, watching me have my wisdom tooth out is probably a mite traumatic for them.

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I've been a bit dazed all day, probably from the pain. It's easing off a little now, possibly due to antibiotics or mouthwash or something.

Comments

[tammylc.livejournal.com]

Fortunately the antibiotics usually put a quick end to the pain. I hope that's the case for you!

[barakta]

Ugh. Hope antibiotics help and extraction is as sane as can be.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*sends you analgesic vibes*
*sends tooth behave-better vibes*

[gloriap.livejournal.com]

Six weeks just to schedule? I hope your tooth pain eases up in the meantime. (Mine used to ebb and flow until I finally had the four wisdom teeth removed, lowers at 21 and uppers ten years later.) If I recall correctly, neither experience was traumatic and no after effects lasted longer than 36 hours or so.

Best wishes for quick relief.

[nitoda]

I guess if it's just the one it shouldn't be too bad. I had all four taken out at once which required general anaesthetic and left me feeling groggy for some months afterwards. No pain though. :-) Hope you are soon feeling loads better and that all goes well with the extraction.

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor dear!!

And thank you for the lovely postcard, *again*. You are very sweet to me.

Extractions

[velcro-kitten.livejournal.com]

forgot to say, i'm happy to help. I had 4 out under general (that bit was lovely) at Newbury (short waiting list) and I went in at 9am and was home that evening. They offered to do it under local but my look of horror put paid to that (oh and they gave me them back - I still have them somewhere!)