Eh, half of a filling fell out and the dentist found that the cavity that had been underneath it was too close to the nerve. Out comes the nerve!
I don’t think I’ve ever had any dentist use quite as much Novocaine as he did, though. By the time he was done I was numb clear back to my temple!
Thanks – this takes care of the immediate problems. Now I get to look forward to four (!) more visits within the next month and a half to get everything taken care of.
Try alternating ibuprofen and tylenol. There is some synergistic effect between the two. It worked great for my two root canals, crowns/wisdom tooth extraction and gum surgery. Just don’t chase tylenol with alcohol.
Actually, the overriding reason is that the two drugs are bad for different organs (kidney and liver, I think) and so you are basically spreading out the damage and can pump in more painkiller.
Duncan, I hope you feel better soon. I guess no infection? I had a similar problem and we tried to save the tooth, it ended up infected and inflamed and sore for a while and the root canal was a relief!
Get well soon! You have my sympathy – I seem to have no problems in the spring, but six months later, each fall – RIGHT BEFORE MFF – I always have major dental problems. I have had one root canal, three crowns, and a bridge installed in the last five year! And last year, ten days before MFF, my durgery to remove the remnants of the tooth that got the root canal so I could get that bridge. Which is why I was so out of it last year at the con! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. HUGS!
Ouch!
My sympathies: I just finished my fifth and last visit for the root canal at the end of October. I get to go back to start the crown in December. I’ll agree with alternating ibuprofen and asprin (or your favorite approximation thereof) — it helped me both with the pain and the swelling.
See you next weekend; hope you’re feeling better soon.
Oh no! What happened?!
I hope you feel better soon. 🙁
Eh, half of a filling fell out and the dentist found that the cavity that had been underneath it was too close to the nerve. Out comes the nerve!
I don’t think I’ve ever had any dentist use quite as much Novocaine as he did, though. By the time he was done I was numb clear back to my temple!
Thanks – this takes care of the immediate problems. Now I get to look forward to four (!) more visits within the next month and a half to get everything taken care of.
Try alternating ibuprofen and tylenol. There is some synergistic effect between the two. It worked great for my two root canals, crowns/wisdom tooth extraction and gum surgery. Just don’t chase tylenol with alcohol.
Actually, the overriding reason is that the two drugs are bad for different organs (kidney and liver, I think) and so you are basically spreading out the damage and can pump in more painkiller.
Duncan, I hope you feel better soon. I guess no infection? I had a similar problem and we tried to save the tooth, it ended up infected and inflamed and sore for a while and the root canal was a relief!
Get well soon! You have my sympathy – I seem to have no problems in the spring, but six months later, each fall – RIGHT BEFORE MFF – I always have major dental problems. I have had one root canal, three crowns, and a bridge installed in the last five year! And last year, ten days before MFF, my durgery to remove the remnants of the tooth that got the root canal so I could get that bridge. Which is why I was so out of it last year at the con! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. HUGS!
erf! *hugs*
Erg. I know all about emergency root canals.
*ack!* Sorry to hear that.
Hope everything heals up OK.
Glad it didn’t happen during the con!
Ouch! You take care of yourself, Duncan. No hard foods for a time.
Ouch!
My sympathies: I just finished my fifth and last visit for the root canal at the end of October. I get to go back to start the crown in December. I’ll agree with alternating ibuprofen and asprin (or your favorite approximation thereof) — it helped me both with the pain and the swelling.
See you next weekend; hope you’re feeling better soon.
🙁
Oh, yikes! Sorry! I’ve had two root canals, but I’ve got a great dentist, never even the slightest amount of pain… You need a referral?
I’ll bring some vicodin to MFF, just in case.
If you’re taking lots of tylenol, AVOID ALCOHOL.