Freaking out about oral cancer

[elswordfish]

It went fine. I don't have cancer. Only thing is I don't have the money for a root canal in the time span that they want me to get it done. So, I'll have to get it pulled.

They put me on Clendamycin though. Ugh. I've never taken it before and it scares me. Those side effects aren't pretty.

[NancyW]

Not sure what choice you have but to take the antibiotic. That infection is not going to go away on its own.
Glad you went today :-)

[elswordfish]

I tried one of them about 3 hours ago. Managed to keep down and in dinner so far. You can get an extremely upset stomach from that drug. Along with many more side effects that are much worse.

If it starts giving me hell. There is another antibiotic I can go on that is not in the group of medicine (cillins) that I am allergic to that doesn't have all those side effects.

[NancyW]

The "cillins" make my stomach sick unless I make sure to eat with them.
How is the other an option if you're allergic to it?

[elswordfish]

I'm not allergic to it. Just the "cillen" antibiotics. I just phrased that wrong. I've had zero sleep. Can't have any till around 6:30 either as my last round of pills for the night is then.

Also. The dentist ticked me off/made me even more worried by wanting to extract my wisdom teeth on the top. Which, really don't need to go. I'm over the age where it's considered safe (I'm 31 and it's not as dangerous for those 12-25) and I have never been under General Anesthesia before and I am scared over that now. All the what if's there.

I just want and need him to pull that infected tooth. Hopefully he'll do that first and then I can tell him to shove it.

[NancyW]

"Over the age it's safe" ??? Where did you get that from?
If your wisdom teeth are impacted they need to come out. You don't have to be put under general, not even sure they recommend that anymore. You can have novocaine and nitrous oxide.

[Fishmanpa]

"Over the age it's safe" ??? Where did you get that from? .

I think I can take an educated guess

I had mine out (top and bottom) in my 40's with just shots... no general anesthesia.

Positive thoughts