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So, I've got a problem with one of my wisdom teeth coming through and went to the dentist last Friday because it was bleeding and aching a little. She had a quick look and said it was red and inflamed and I'd need antibiotics. I don't recall her saying anything about it being infected. Anyway, I was given 7 days of Metronidazole and I'm on my 5th day now and I'm scared it's not working. Although I'm not in pain, my tooth has a dull ache and when I pull my cheek back I can see the flap of gum/skin where the tooth is coming through and there looks like there is puss in there or something and when I poke a cotton bud by it it stinks.
I am always monitoring my pulse rate and I know that it increases when you have an infection and mine has gone up by about 10 bpm today and I feel a little warm so I'm freaking out that the infection has spread into my body. I saw my GP yesterday and she is excellent but she said it would smell because the infection has no oxygen where it is and I need to take the full course for it to get better. I called the dentist for a check up and they said they already checked me and to just take in antibiotics to clear it.
I'm just panicking because I'm scared that it's not getting better and that it's now in fact gone into my bloodstream. I'm going abroad in a couple of weeks and I dont want this hanging over my head I'm so worried.
I'm desperately tired because I've a baby that wakes multiple times a night and I know that won't help but I'm utterly terrified right now. I don't know what to do I just need some sensible advice please.
ankietyjoe
01-10-19, 11:40
You're catastrophising something quite normal.
You're imagining a worst case scenario based on where you would rather be.
A tooth infection is not a life threatening problem.
Antibiotics need time to work, let them run their course.
Your body is more than capable of dealing with infection, let alone when it's compounded by taking antibiotics.
You're tired, and using self defeating thought and behaviour.
Stop checking your pulse, and when you find yourself thinking about the imaginary worst case scenario, distract yourself with something else. It doesn't matter what.
On a more practical note, get one of those single mono toothbrushes and some corsodyl gel and use that to brush/clean the area. I've had wisdom tooth infections several times in my life which made my face swell up a couple of times, and it does fix itself. However, since I used corsodyl gel and one of those brushes, it's never happened again. Next time you feel a little bit of swelling there really dig in with the brush/gel. It may even bleed a little, but that's fine.
Full in full blown anxiety mode at the moment...
A couple of weeks ago i went to the dentist as my wisdom tooth was hurting and I was given antibiotics for inflammation and that was that. After I'd finished them I went back as it was still hurting and they took an xray and said the tooth is impacted and it's got to come out but no infection there. The pain is from it trying to come through with no where to go. I'm terrified of having an underlying infection so I asked over and over "is there any infection?" to be told "no".
That was a week ago and it's not hurting too bad but I'm cleaning it over and over as I'm so terrified of getting an infection. What's causing my anxiety to go mad st the moment is that I'm going to Cyprus for 10 days in a weeks time and I'm terrified it's going to get infected whilst I'm over there. I'm used to checking my pulse and know my normal RHR is around 64 - 72 but normally more in the 60s and since yesterday morning it's not really come out of the 70s and I feel hot all the time. My anxiety was heightened yesterday as I had an unrelated hospital appointment but my anxiety had remained high ever since. I could feel myself all tense when I woke up this morning.
I guess I'm just asking if me feeling warm and my heart rate rising a bit so because of my constant anxiety? In my mind I'm terrified it's cause of an underlying infection.
NotDeadYet
10-10-19, 18:03
Honeyskye
The symptoms you are experiencing are absolutely anxiety. You mention how your anxiety was already heightened and this a heightened anxiety will cause your symptoms. Use your own words and thoughts to challenge the anxiety thoughts your having that have no grounding in reality.
Best Wishes
ankietyjoe
10-10-19, 18:03
Yes, it's because of your anxiety.
You've been told by a dentist it's not infected.
Stop checking, go enjoy your holiday.
This is all self made.
Oh, and even if you do get an infection, so what? Take some antibiotics and it'll go away. Thousands of people get tooth infections every day. You're creating a problem out of nothing.
Thanks for your replies. I can be logical and sensible for everyone else, just not myself. I have got a massive fear of sepsis. There are posters about it everywhere so it seems and you always read those scary stories about someone getting it from a paper cut or something like that. The damage has been done through all my years of googling.
I feel pretty rubbish at the moment as I've got a 9 month old baby that wakes during the night so I dont get a lot of rest and I think I've got a bit of a cold too but my mind will tell me that I feel terrible because I've got an infection or something.
I'll wake up in the middle of the night feeling really anxious and I feel all trembly and like I csnt breathe properly. I know in my logical mind this points to anxiety but my other side says no.
Thanks again for your support it really does help.
Get it out.. an impacted tooth will never not be impacted, get it out asap so you can put this behind you.
Get it out.. an impacted tooth will never not be impacted, get it out asap so you can put this behind you.
I am getting it out but it's only just been discovered and I go away in a.weeks time so it can't be done before then and besides, here in England with the NHS we are referred by our dentists to the hospital first for and assessment before we even get booked in for the surgery. If I'd have had the choice in the last couple of weeks to have had it removed I'd have done it that second but it doesn't work like that here
I'm going on holiday to Cyprus next week for 10 days and my anxiety is through the roof. I've had extreme health anxiety since my teens (I'm now 40) and following a complicated pregnancy last year and lots of medical intervention I am a complete mess. As far as I'm aware and after a multitude of different tests, I am reasonably healthy apart from a dodgey wisdom tooth that is due to be removed.
Instead of looking forward to time away with my family I am panicking about getting I'll out there. Anything from a bug to an infection of some sort, especially as I've just finished antibiotics for my tooth. My dr is my security blanket and I am just terrified at the thought of being out of the country for 10 days. Today for instance, I've got a pain in my lower stomach/side and this morning I was scared it was my appendix and now that has turned to worry about it being a kidney or water infection. I have been very stressed the last month and have felt my anxiety increasing. Literally any ache or pain will set me off into a panic wondering if it's something serious. I get very little sleep due to my 9 month old which only compounds my anxiety.
I am having therapy at the moment but not sure if it's helping as it's EMDR but what I really need is some coping mechanisms to help manage my anxiety. Whenever I think of this holiday I go into a panic because I'm scared of leaving home. I am so scared of something bad happening to me or my family that I don't know how I am going go come whilst away. Please can anyone offer any advice or tools I can use as I'm feeling pretty desperate at the moment.
Thank you.
You are not going to village in Africa. There are hospitals in Cyprus, though it is highly likely you won't need it.
Hi HoneySkye. I'm kind of in the same boat. Fuerteventura next month with my then 24 week pregnant girlfriend and 18 month old son. I've been a mess for 3 months now and need to get my head straight for this holiday. I'm hoping my anxiety and ailments may have waned. Maybe familiarise yourself with the area and see where the local doctors are. It may help. Cyprus is quite an anglicised place so they will probably speak good english too. Its easier said than done but maybe try and see this as a holiday from your anxiety too. Holidays are meant to be breaks to be enjoyed - we should at least try.
NotDeadYet
14-10-19, 04:30
Honeyskye
I'm so sorry you are going through this. American psychologist Dr. Brene Brown calls what you are experiencing "foreboding joy." It's where something exciting is happening or is going to happen but you begin catastrophizing. Her recommended remedy is gratitude. Take a moment each time you have these anxious thoughts and challenge them by expressing verbally thing that you are grateful for related to the experience you are having or are going to have. I've done this multiple times and it has helped me wonders. It does take practice but it is an excellent coping mechanism.
Best Wishes
Thanks for your responses. I've just developed a huge fear of anything health related. Because I was hospitalised a few times during my last pregnancy I associate any ache or pain as something serious and think that I'm going to end up in hospital. Even having a period scares me. I think what has also had a huge impact on my anxiety is the fact that I work in a law firm who deals with medical negligence for the NHS so I have read some pretty scary things. That plays on my mind a lot.
hii i can sympathise with ur situation xx a new doctor im seeing on friday, idk what they will be like :-0
i would say, in a sense.... the anxiety is harder to pin down than it first seems. to feel like you are over reliant on a doctor itself might be causing alot of anxiety... it's very strange... even though illness is a more substantial --> obvious worry. with persisting symptoms it can b prudent to go to a gp but in your situation there is no need xx even for someone in much worse general health than u, i would suggest not to worry about this trip but enjoy themselves
i would advise just to give your anxieties an external focus, focus on the anxieties of others and ask them things and this will help u alot to feel less alone maybe
and ofc anything absorbing like a crossword if ever you feel you might panic
Hi all I've posted a few messages of late about my health anxiety and how I'm struggling at the moment as I'm off on holiday abroad at the weekend for 10 days. I've just got an uncontrollable fear of myself or my children being I'll whilst we are away.
I've got a dodgey tooth that has got to come out when I get back and I've recently been on antibiotics for it for inflammation so I'm really paranoid it's going to get infected whilst I'm away.
I've been urinating non stop all week and of course I've been worrying that it's because I've got a water infection but my dr said she thinks it's my anxiety playing my bladder up. I went back today so they could test my urine and nothing showed up but the dr took my temperature and pulse and I told him not to tell me what they were as I'd obsess about the numbers and he said "your pulse feels fine and your temperature is ok". Because he said "ok" I'm worrying that it's because it's actually raised a bit.
I just feel so panicked right now, I'd love some sound advice or any thoughts on what I can tell myself in order to cope.
sarahsarah
18-10-19, 00:49
Didn't want to read and run. I'm going through a bad patch of Health Anxiety right now so not sure I can be of much help but I just wanted to say you're not alone and that when I am at my lowest, I always tell myself that I *will* get through this and so far I have been right. It is some comfort to me and I hope it is to you too x
OK, heres a thought - and something I have done in the past when I've been abroad and just got over some infection, and was worried it might return (your tooth). I asked the GP for a prescription again for the same med that dealt with the infection last time (I had a bad UTI and was worried about its return), to take as a back-up 'just in case'. I promised that I wouldn't take it without absolute certain need and would visit them upon return if I did need to take it. This gave me the back-up plan and security of mind. I didn't need it, and infact many years later the anti-biotic is still sat there unused and out of date ;o)
You need to keep reminding yourself that you still have good access to medical treatment whilst you are abroad, just because you aren't at home doesn't mean that doctors can't be accessed and hospital treatment given. Take a comprehensive first-aid kit with you - including some extra things like hydration fluids, childs pain relief etc etc blah blah and then you know you are covered in the event that some 'standard' illness happens. Anything else would need a doctor visit anyway and there will be mechanism for you accessing that on your holiday.
Here is some info about Cyprus health-care, I am presuming you have travel insurance and your EHIC cards? There is probably much more out there, lots of it if you do a search, so another tip is to make a list of the telephone numbers and information you might need in any emergency. (There is more on gov.uk as well.) I presume you have booked with someone privately, or some holiday company, so ask them what the contact details are of the local GP. Infact holiday homes and rentals have this information in a file for your access anyway and hotels will deal with all that for you. Stick that list into your first-aid kit and you are sorted. You need to not transfer your HA fears, but then you will know this, so keep all the 'fear stuff' away from your children who will be very excited and without fear. ;O)
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I've posted a few times over the last couple of weeks with the same issue. I've got an impacted wisdom tooth that's got to come out and I was on antibiotics a couple of weeks ago for inflammation on the gum around it. I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 10 days and am terrified that it is going to get infected whilst I'm away and I'll end up in some dodgey dentist or hospital. I called the dentist this morning to explain and asked if they could give me some antibiotics to take away with me in case I feel I need to take them and she said no, she can't prescribe something that's not needed just on the off-chance.
It's put me in a right state. I am terrified I'm going to have some deep rooted infection that's going to cause sepsis whilst I'm away. My head always feels hot and me pulse is all racey so I'm convincing myself I've got some of infection in my blood stream already from it. I just need someone to give me some sensible advice as I've read things about untreated dental infections causing blood poisoning. This is going to ruin my holiday, right now I can't even see myself getting on the plane tomorrow.
I'd be so grateful for some friendly words right now.
I've posted a few times over the last couple of weeks with the same issue. I've got an impacted wisdom tooth that's got to come out and I was on antibiotics a couple of weeks ago for inflammation on the gum around it. I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 10 days and am terrified that it is going to get infected whilst I'm away and I'll end up in some dodgey dentist or hospital. I called the dentist this morning to explain and asked if they could give me some antibiotics to take away with me in case I feel I need to take them and she said no, she can't prescribe something that's not needed just on the off-chance.
It's put me in a right state. I am terrified I'm going to have some deep rooted infection that's going to cause sepsis whilst I'm away. My head always feels hot and me pulse is all racey so I'm convincing myself I've got some of infection in my blood stream already from it. I just need someone to give me some sensible advice as I've read things about untreated dental infections causing blood poisoning. This is going to ruin my holiday, right now I can't even see myself getting on the plane tomorrow.
I'd be so grateful for some friendly words right now.
Sorry you're stressed about this, I worry like you about small health things.
But 8 years ago I was on the waiting list for an impacted wisdom tooth operation for nearly 18 months - the tooth had only partially come out, and was half covered by gum. It never caused me too much bother, apart from when food got stuck between the gum and tooth and the gum got a bit irritated. I just used antiseptic mouthwash daily to help keep it clean - sometimes I would use like a calpol syringe to squirt water into the gap to flush out any gunk. If I went 18 months with this, I'm sure yours will be fine as well.
Regarding the racey pulse and feeling hot, I've suffered from episodes of racey pulse for years because of my anxiety - had heart tests and all fine. And the feeling hot, I'm going through this now with my current health worry. I swear at times I'm burning up and I've got a temperature, but then when I take my temp it's fine. Maybe psychosomatic, as a fever is a symptom of my current health fears.
nomorepanic
18-10-19, 12:14
Hi
This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your thread was merged with another of your threads.
Please when posting on similar topics add it onto your previous post rather than starting a new one.
It is nothing personal it is just to make it easier for people to follow your story and to give you advice as a whole.
Every country got folk with teeth, every country got dentist's. Even Afghanistan. Just take out health insurance in case
I've made some replies (2), with direct advice about things you can do to try and assist yourself to cope with your holiday. It seems you've started a new thread though, and it has been merged, so you will need to look back for my replies.
Well Honeyskye, I don't know if you ended up going or not, or if you were able to take any of my 'practical advice' in the posts a page or so back. I would be interested to know how you got on when you return. (as I do hope you went) :yesyes:
I'm well aware that my anxiety is running rife at the moment, however, I've an impacted wisdom tooth that has been causing me problems recently.
About 6 weeks ago the gum was bleeding and inflamed so the dentist gave me antibiotics and referred me to the hospital to have it removed although I've not had an appointment yet.
My latest scare is that it's just started to flare up again. I've kept it very clean and done self water rinses, used corsodyl, etc but last night it was hurting again so I took a look and some of the gum was red and bleeding. This morning I scraped around the tooth with a cotton stick and there looked to be some pus there.
What's really bothering me is if it's infected again and if so, the consequences. I'm terrified I'm going to end up with sepsis. I'll call the dentist tomorrow but I'm worried they won't see me until later in the week and by that time I'm scared the infection will have run rife in my body and end up in my bloodstream.
Please can someone offer me some calming sensible words as I'm beside myself with worry.
So, are you back from holiday now ? (didn't see any update on your holiday threads and was wondering....oh its been merged now I think)
Infections don't 'run rife' as you think they do, infact some people leave infected wisdom teeth (although this is infected soft tissue by the sound of it and not the tooth itself) years before doing anything and hoping they will break through (had mine infected badly at 18 and 21, and its still there and so am I). I'm not saying that is a great idea by the way lol. Painful and nasty to have in the mouth, but your body is designed to deal with minor infections and keep them under control, hence the pus that you see collecting, which is white blood blood cells trying to do their antibacterical stuff. So, its everso simple, ring the dentist tomorrow and get another prescription, probably for a longer course of the same antib you had last time, as clearly it wasn't quite wiped out by the last course. Maybe also it wasn't the right antibiotic and they will prescribe something different, although these infected impacted teeth are a darned nuisance and keep having this problem due to food collecting underneath the gum. They shouldn't even need to see you for this as its the same issue you were seen for before, and it it was me I would describe the problem to the receptionist and ask for the dentist to write a script to pick up right away. If you start to develop any sort of fever then you know to make contact with a doctor, rather than a dentist, but I bet you don't need to. Sepsis is extremely rare, and people have latent or even very active infections all the time with no compromise to their overall health. Hopefully your appointment will come through soon.
nomorepanic
03-11-19, 14:25
Hi
This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your thread was merged with another of your threads.
Please when posting on similar topics add it onto your previous post rather than starting a new one.
It is nothing personal it is just to make it easier for people to follow your story and to give you advice as a whole.
I'm 37 years old and all 4 of my wisdom teeth are impacted.. From time to time I get pain from one of them, I suppose reminding me that I need to get them out.
I know lots of people with impacted wisdom teeth, its a common issue.
If your so worried about infection why have you not made the appointment to have them removed if you were given a referral 6 weeks ago? Infection does not automatically equal sepsis. Yes, it's possible but it's a rare complication of an untreated infection. Truth be told I know a few people who have dealt with infected teeth for years. Get it taken care of as soon as you can and then you wont have to worry about it anymore.
I'm 37 years old and all 4 of my wisdom teeth are impacted.. From time to time I get pain from one of them, I suppose reminding me that I need to get them out.
I know lots of people with impacted wisdom teeth, its a common issue.
If your so worried about infection why have you not made the appointment to have them removed if you were given a referral 6 weeks ago? Infection does not automatically equal sepsis. Yes, it's possible but it's a rare complication of an untreated infection. Truth be told I know a few people who have dealt with infected teeth for years. Get it taken care of as soon as you can and then you wont have to worry about it anymore.
I think the OP is trying to get it treated/taken out and has been referred for this and is still waiting.
It isn't that easy over here.
OP it's very, very, very rare that you would have any sort of complications from this. I would also say warm salt water is better than Corsodyl which is also expensive and stains your other teeth.
If you do go down the Corsodyl route, supermarkets do their own version which is £2.rather than £5 for Corsodyl.
No, was going to say the same, she's had a hospital referral for the dentist there to remove the wisdom tooth and is still waiting for an appointment.
Thanks everyone. Yes, I am waiting for my appointment to come through for consultation with the maxilfacical surgeon regarding removal. If I'd have had thr option to have it pulled before now then I'd not be posting. Those of us from the UK will know all about NHS waiting lists...
I have a massive fear of sepsis. Any kind of infection terrifies me. I'm worried because it was only 6 weeks ago I was on antibiotics for it. Is it common for flare ups to happen so soon and if so, will they just give me another course?
If you Google pericontitis or gum infection you can guarantee it will say you can die from the infection. I've been useless today as I've been so wrapped up on this.
I think the OP is trying to get it treated/taken out and has been referred for this and is still waiting.
It isn't that easy over here.
OP it's very, very, very rare that you would have any sort of complications from this. I would also say warm salt water is better than Corsodyl which is also expensive and stains your other teeth.
If you do go down the Corsodyl route, supermarkets do their own version which is £2.rather than £5 for Corsodyl.
I was not trying to be rude but maybe that's maybe how my post came across. I was just saying, person said they were gonna call dentist 2marro but was worried about being given an appt for a week out, guess I thought that meant a dentist was accessible. I figured maybe could get some antibiotics at the very least if infection was a concern while waiting to get it pulled...
I was not trying to be rude but maybe that's house my post came across. I was just saying, person said they were gonna call dentist 2marro but was worried about being given an appt for a week out, guess I thought that meant a dentist was accessible. I figured maybe could get some antibiotics at the very least if infection was a concern while waiting to get it pulled...
Not at all, never thought that you or your post was rude and sure the Op thinks the same:) Just a struggle over here to access our healthcare that we've all payed towards, it's all a waiting game.
This will make you laugh..... my Sister in Laws Dad needs his ears syringing and it's a 2 month wait:doh:
Not at all, never thought that you or your post was rude and sure the Op thinks the same:) Just a struggle over here to access our healthcare that we've all payed towards, it's all a waiting game.
This will make you laugh..... my Sister in Laws Dad needs his ears syringing and it's a 2 month wait:doh:
Oh wow, that's nuts!!!!! And truth be told kinda scary...
The thing is Careful (and no you aren't being rude at all), many dentists can and will do extractions (one of my wisdom teeth was removed by my dentist) but if there is a need for someone more specialist as its assessed as hard to remove, or even a GA or something out of the ordinary, then its the dental hospital department. It also depends if the OP has private dental cover, or is covered by the NHS, sometimes if you are NHS dental you need to have extractions at the local facility for it and wait, but if you have private dental cover you can get it done asap. There are lots of factors that could be the reason for the OP having to wait, although I am surprised after 6 weeks that there hasn't been at least an appointment letter, and I think I would have chased it by now as there could be an error or its lost. I suspect also that the OP won't be at the top of the list by any means as its inflammed/impacted wisdom tooth 'only'.
Honeysuckle, on the previous page I gave my thoughts about the anti-biotic situation - ring them tomorrow am and ask their advice on what you should do. I think they will have to prescribe again, as I think it won't be removed with an active infection around it. I might be wrong, but that was my understanding of usual practice. Peridontitis googling doesn't come up with 'death, sepsis and destruction', I think you are looking far too hard to see that to be be honest, infact what it comes up with is stacks of information about how its the most common of human problems, how its caused and how its treated. Can it flare up again quickly ? absolutely - its caused by bacteria being trapped where it can't be cleaned away and causes the gum inflammation etc. If all the bacterai wasn't killed by your last course, then it can recur. The conditions causing it haven't changed, as the wisdom tooth hasn't been removed yet.
Sepsis is very rare, but can be treated in early stages very successfully, in late stages, yes, it can be life-threatening, but you will have many many clues that something is wrong and would know to ring your surgery ages before you felt that ill. As a student I 'treated' lol, both times, my terrible inflammed and infected impacted gums by squirting salt water under the gum section, and gently massaging the area upwards and outwards to remove the infection. Boy it was agony for a week, I can recall it now, and painkiller's didn't seem to touch it, but I was lucky and it then grew out of the gum and broke through. I tell you this to show you that there are plenty of people who don't even see a dentist and go for antibiotics and they survive just fine.
Give them a ring in the morning.
Thanks Carys. I just googled 'is pericoronitis dangerous?' out of interest and to quote on article from a US dental surgery
"Risk of Infection
While most people only experience pain and irritation from pericoronitis, it is also vitally important to acknowledge the risks. If you bite down too hard and taste blood, there is an open wound in your mouth and a high risk of infection. Mouth infections are very dangerous and, if untreated, can be fatal. This is why pericoronitis is considered such a serious condition in dental circles: because a single accident chewing your lunch could lead to a life-threatening infection".
Ok, that scares me. I read on - here's another one:
"A partially erupted wisdom tooth is susceptible to an oral bacterial infection known as pericoronitis. Pericoronitis can be extremely painful and potentially dangerous".
Danger and death it seems. The internet pisses me off. It's my own fault for googling I know but I'd never hand normally worried but after reading all this I'm terrified it's going to get serious.
I will call them in the morning and explain and also see why I've not received an appointment from the hospital yet.
Try reading this one instead.....
https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/pericoronitis
There is a far more measured piece of information on the link above. It doesn't talk about danger, infact it does even talk about trying to treat if you want to at home at first, then it talks of 'if its severe and recurs'. If you do a search for 'Pericoronitis dangerous' you will get all the danger articles the web can find and they will all be biased as they are all the ones that talk of danger, if you just search Pericoronitis you get something VERY different! You are going looking for something being dangerous by actually typing that in the search engine. If I wanted to find out about - say - a UTI. I could just search for UTIs, or I could search for 'Can UTIs kill you' and lo and behold I will come up with articles about kidney faliure and sepsis. So, yes, it is your own fault for googling.
I had pericoronitis too a few years ago and had to have my partially erupted wisdom teeth extracted after the infection was cleared up. Call the dentist tomorrow morning and tell them that it appears the infection is back. In the meantime, continue to keep in clean. How many times a day are you doing salt water rinses? You may need to work in a couple more rinses each day. If you have one of those plastic syringes that the dentist gives you, they work even better at getting the food particles out from under that gum flap near the tooth.
The good news is that since your tooth is partially erupted, it's easier to take out. It took less than 5 minutes to take out both of my partially erupted wisdom teeth.
Thanks again everyone. I called the dentist first thing and explained that I think it's infected again but they said that they can't get me in until Wednesday afternoon and then the dentist may not prescribe antibiotics. How she can say this without looking in my mouth is insane. The area around my actual tooth doesn't hurt, it's the inside of the cheek on the side. What I do is use a cotton stick pressed into the inside of my cheek to move the gap in the flap of gum away a bit so I can get a salt water flush down there. I'm not sure if by doing this I've aggravated the tissue on the inside of my cheek as that's where it's sore. The area doesn't look red to be honest but it does hurt around my cheek so I'm panicking that the infection has spread to my face muscle or something.
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I went to the dentist yesterday and she had a look in my mouth at the tooth and the gum and said theres no infection there the gum irritation is due to the tooth trying to come through. I asked a couple of times whether she was sure it wasn't infected as I can see stuff in the gap inbetween the gum and the tooth and she said no it wasn't.
That was that.
Today though I've developed a headache that I just can't shift and I feel a bit hot and my pulse feels faster than normal. My eyes feel really achey and tired. My anxiety is running rife and telling me this is because I'm developing sepsis.
My sister has been unwell recently with a headache and feeling a bit fluy so I don't know if there's a virus going around. I've just started back to work this week following 10 months maternity leave and I'm on a computer all day so I don't know if that has something to do with my eyes as well as the fact my sleep is crap because of baby.
I'm just worried I have got an infection that's been missed and it's going systematic.
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