Abscessed Tooth

[Frosty]

I went to my appointment this morning with the oral surgeon, they had me lay down and there was a nice young lady on either side of me. They looked so nice and innocent... there must have been some signal that I missed because they suddenly decended on me like a pack of jackals!

One grabbing each arm, hook up the blood pressure cuff, insert IV, monitors everywhere! It was actually a little daunting! Then the surgeon put cuffs so I couldn't move my arms and my head started itching and I couldn't scratch it. He said something about the cuffs being so I couldn't get up and wander off, I told him more like so if I felt it I couldn't swing and punch him. He laughed and said 'that too'... Then he went to the IV bag and told me I would start getting drowsy... I was watching the monitor at the time, heart rate 69 and BP 129/80. That's all I remember until they woke me up to get dressed to leave.

Tooth is gone, came home and took a 5 hour nap. Discharge instructions said to keep relatively quite today, so when I went out into the -10F weather to toss hay to the horses and feed the birds and the cats, I didn't sing as I went around. They did say something about putting an ice pack on it, that probably counted.

Thank you for all of the support and well wishes, I love and appreciate you guys!

 

[redhen]

Sounds like it went well!

If i ever have to have a tooth pulled, thats what i want..to be knocked OUT!

 

[scottyj]

I have an abscessed tooth and tried amox 500,the infection just seemed to laugh at it,I went to the dentist and he gave me clindamycin,is this stuff any good,it is only 150 mg strong.The swelling has not gone down and seems to be getting worse moving up towards my rt eye.I have a bag forming under my eye and it is getting worse,I took benedryl to try to help the swelling.I have an appointment for wednesday to get a root canal,hope I can last that long.