AtomicCookie
12-11-17, 23:09
Hey there everyone! Before I even begin, I just wanted to say I barely joined the forums after years of being a guest and reading up on other threads. I liked how supportive people were to one another here, So I decided to join. :)
I will try not to ramble, but my main concern has been a toothache I have been having for some time now. I made a dentist appt for 7 am this coming Tuesday and am actually looking forward to it. The tooth was cracked a while back and has since developed a bit of a cavity. I had gone to a dentist about a year ago who proceeded to clean it out a bit and then put a putty like substance that hardened over it so as to keep it clean for a month before I could get the root canal and crown.
Well the office ended up closing down before I was able to go in (To be fair he really wasn't too professional..kept saying how he couldn't wait to be off since I was his last patient and was yawning literally in my face and stretching), and I have had that filling that was suppose to last a month in my mouth for a year. Why didn't I go to the dentist sooner? Well it wasn't ever hurting do I forgot all about it.
Now I am not so much afraid of the dentist. The shots will only sting for a moment and it will then be numb. Maybe they decide to drill it, but that's ok because I won't feel a thing and it will be fixing the issue. No my anxiety does not come from the dentist visit...it comes more from the fact that I think my symptoms are worse than they are.
I have been taking 600 mg of ibuprofen every 6-8 hours and it makes the pain almost non-existent. Yet I keep worrying that there is a abcess (sp?) And that the infection is spreading throughout my jaw. Sometimes the pain suddenly comes on, and I panic a bit on the inside. I keep thinking it is going to spread to my brain or worse.
Funny thing is, I worry about these things even though I know it is just my mind getting the better of me. I have seen people with black stumps for molars, and people with pain so bad they are crying and ibuprofen does not help them. Yet they all survive and get treatment. I have seen people with half their face swollen and high leveled fevers who complained of bad tastes in their mouth cause of a infection..yet they too did just fine in the end once they got treated. Heh, see why I am looking forward to my visit?
Yes, I have bad pain now and then and a numb tongue (probably from poking my tooth with it too much), and a rather sour taste...but nothing as bad as any of the above. Plus I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at the same time, and there is no way this tooth infection thing is as bad as that. The wisdom tooth thing was not even that bad!
I guess in the end I just kinda wanted to vent, and maybe hear from people who have experienced something similar to this in the past? Like I said...I'll probably be all better after my visit with the dentist and will look back on this knowing I worried too much over nothing.
P.S: I use to worry alot about my health...like more than I do now. I am on a small dose of Setraline (50mg a day) and it's been more than enough. I forgot to take my medication for like 3 days (so bad I know) so maybe that is why my anxiety caught up with me? Currently back on track :).
I will try not to ramble, but my main concern has been a toothache I have been having for some time now. I made a dentist appt for 7 am this coming Tuesday and am actually looking forward to it. The tooth was cracked a while back and has since developed a bit of a cavity. I had gone to a dentist about a year ago who proceeded to clean it out a bit and then put a putty like substance that hardened over it so as to keep it clean for a month before I could get the root canal and crown.
Well the office ended up closing down before I was able to go in (To be fair he really wasn't too professional..kept saying how he couldn't wait to be off since I was his last patient and was yawning literally in my face and stretching), and I have had that filling that was suppose to last a month in my mouth for a year. Why didn't I go to the dentist sooner? Well it wasn't ever hurting do I forgot all about it.
Now I am not so much afraid of the dentist. The shots will only sting for a moment and it will then be numb. Maybe they decide to drill it, but that's ok because I won't feel a thing and it will be fixing the issue. No my anxiety does not come from the dentist visit...it comes more from the fact that I think my symptoms are worse than they are.
I have been taking 600 mg of ibuprofen every 6-8 hours and it makes the pain almost non-existent. Yet I keep worrying that there is a abcess (sp?) And that the infection is spreading throughout my jaw. Sometimes the pain suddenly comes on, and I panic a bit on the inside. I keep thinking it is going to spread to my brain or worse.
Funny thing is, I worry about these things even though I know it is just my mind getting the better of me. I have seen people with black stumps for molars, and people with pain so bad they are crying and ibuprofen does not help them. Yet they all survive and get treatment. I have seen people with half their face swollen and high leveled fevers who complained of bad tastes in their mouth cause of a infection..yet they too did just fine in the end once they got treated. Heh, see why I am looking forward to my visit?
Yes, I have bad pain now and then and a numb tongue (probably from poking my tooth with it too much), and a rather sour taste...but nothing as bad as any of the above. Plus I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at the same time, and there is no way this tooth infection thing is as bad as that. The wisdom tooth thing was not even that bad!
I guess in the end I just kinda wanted to vent, and maybe hear from people who have experienced something similar to this in the past? Like I said...I'll probably be all better after my visit with the dentist and will look back on this knowing I worried too much over nothing.
P.S: I use to worry alot about my health...like more than I do now. I am on a small dose of Setraline (50mg a day) and it's been more than enough. I forgot to take my medication for like 3 days (so bad I know) so maybe that is why my anxiety caught up with me? Currently back on track :).