Wintear
02-03-14, 19:06
So, I'm scheduled for two extractions tomorrow at about 1PM.
I won't be put under as I am not comfortable at all with that alternative. I'll be awake for the procedure. I'll be getting a few shots of Novocaine I'm sure. That and a topical gel of sorts like last time. Either way, I've NEVER had a tooth pulled before, let alone two in one go. I'm downright terrified of dentists. Their offices and even the mere thought of them send my Anxiety through the roof. I HATE the lack of control I have when laying down in that damned chair. They have complete and total access to your mouth the entire time and that's not something I'd say I'm necessarily okay with. <.<
With all the dental instruments that'll be poking around in there, surely there will be room for error? What if something goes wrong during the extraction process? What if something goes wrong AFTER the extraction process? What if the sites don't heal the way they're suppose to? What if dry socket or infection develops?
Oh, and I was prescribed Clindamycin 150mg liquid form to take for 7 days two weeks ago, which I did. I finished both bottles. It was given to me for a growing infection and a lingering infection located in the same teeth that need to come out tomorrow. These were discovered after x-rays were taken. After examining the swollen glands in my throat (underneath my chin and jawline) my dentist was sure that the infections were the root cause of my condition. After completing the course of antibiotics, the swelling was still present. It's only been getting more and more uncomfortable ever since, as well. So, if the antibiotics neutralized the infection, why are the glands still badly swollen? That does not add up to me. Shouldn't they have returned to normal size? Could the infections STILL be there, then? And, if that's the case, is it even SAFE to pull the afflicted teeth?
Has anyone ever went through extractions while wide awake? How much pain/pressure did you feel? Was it bearable? Are things like these blown out of proportion and made out to be scarier than they actually are? How much blood and puss will be draining from my mouth afterwards and for how long? Will there be even more swelling because of it?
Thank you guys for any/all replies. They'll help me a GREAT deal, you honestly have no idea. Hah...
I won't be put under as I am not comfortable at all with that alternative. I'll be awake for the procedure. I'll be getting a few shots of Novocaine I'm sure. That and a topical gel of sorts like last time. Either way, I've NEVER had a tooth pulled before, let alone two in one go. I'm downright terrified of dentists. Their offices and even the mere thought of them send my Anxiety through the roof. I HATE the lack of control I have when laying down in that damned chair. They have complete and total access to your mouth the entire time and that's not something I'd say I'm necessarily okay with. <.<
With all the dental instruments that'll be poking around in there, surely there will be room for error? What if something goes wrong during the extraction process? What if something goes wrong AFTER the extraction process? What if the sites don't heal the way they're suppose to? What if dry socket or infection develops?
Oh, and I was prescribed Clindamycin 150mg liquid form to take for 7 days two weeks ago, which I did. I finished both bottles. It was given to me for a growing infection and a lingering infection located in the same teeth that need to come out tomorrow. These were discovered after x-rays were taken. After examining the swollen glands in my throat (underneath my chin and jawline) my dentist was sure that the infections were the root cause of my condition. After completing the course of antibiotics, the swelling was still present. It's only been getting more and more uncomfortable ever since, as well. So, if the antibiotics neutralized the infection, why are the glands still badly swollen? That does not add up to me. Shouldn't they have returned to normal size? Could the infections STILL be there, then? And, if that's the case, is it even SAFE to pull the afflicted teeth?
Has anyone ever went through extractions while wide awake? How much pain/pressure did you feel? Was it bearable? Are things like these blown out of proportion and made out to be scarier than they actually are? How much blood and puss will be draining from my mouth afterwards and for how long? Will there be even more swelling because of it?
Thank you guys for any/all replies. They'll help me a GREAT deal, you honestly have no idea. Hah...