Please I Have A Question????

[Amber_lv]

OK i went and got a tooth pulled yesterday because my son hit my in the jaw with his head and it broke it well i have a really bad fear of the dentist because of bad experiences. So anyway i went in and it took him an hour just to get the tooth out he was pulling so hard he was moving my other teeth forward it was killing me then he was using this tool to pull it out and he was pulling and all the sudden SNAP went my tooth he looked at the nurse and she quickly went to the hall and they were kinda whispering and mouthing something she was gone for a few min then she came back and handed some stuff to him. I asked him is it out? And he told me the top is i just got to get the roots so i didn't think anything of it well then he started digging again and i could feel stuff being chipped away later i found out he removed some of my jaw bone. After it was all over he gave me a prescription for percocet and i went home. Well about and hour and a half later i was able to get my meds but by that time i was dying in pain also he said the bleeding would stop within an hour and it should be pretty much done in 20 min well i was bleeding so bad i had to change the gauze every 20 min and when i took it out it was gushing so i called and they told me it was normal i didn't stop bleeding for over 3 hours and then it died down a little well i just thought that i would be better in the morning but i will tell you all i am in so much pain i don't know what to do i can't even open my mouth because it hurts so bad i tried to eat a yogurt and i can barley get a spoon in my mouth. My gums are swollen almost up to my front two teeth and my cheek is really swollen and sore to i literally can barely open it up. So i was wondering does this sound normal to all of you? Do you have any suggestions?

[Janet]

My only suggestion is don't pay!! He owes you what ever he charged and more for your pain and suffering.

[Amber_lv]

well i had to pay $48.00 at the time of service and my insurance covers the rest ijust can't believe how bad it hurts right now i'm in tears just sitting here

[Janet]

Do you have any safe pain medication you can take? I'd be calling either that denist back or your personal doctor and see if they can give you something for the pain. You shouldn't have to suffer that way.

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by Janet

Do you have any safe pain medication you can take? I'd be calling either that denist back or your personal doctor and see if they can give you something for the pain. You shouldn't have to suffer that way.

he gave me pecocets but it still hurts

[magnolia]

Hey Amber!

I was so hoping I'd get on and see that you were feeling a little bit better today but unfortunately, that's not the case I saw your post on YT and now here. I don't have a dentist background so I don't know if what I'm going to tell you is right but.....I did have 4 wisdom teeth cut/pulled many, many years ago and this is what I did:

1) As I told you last night (and someone on YT as well) NO STRAW!!! Either sip from the cup or use a spoon to drink your juice (or your drink of choice).

2) Rinse your mouth with warm salt water 3-4 times a day - this will help with the healing.

3) If your jaw is swollen (and it sounds like it is), put some crushed ice in a ziplock bag, wrap it in a cloth, and gently place it on your jaw.

4) As for your pain meds - I can tell you this (yes, I do have a medical background but when Sam was almost killed last year thanks to Hurricane Rita - that's another story - his doctors gave this advice) - there is a 30 MINUTE window to take your meds, you can push it to 45 if in severe pain. That means if the directions say take one every 4 hours, you can actually take it 3 1/2 hours later. Can you take 2 percocets at once? If it doesn't say, call the pharmacist where you got it filled and ask if it would hurt you to take 2 at once - then only 1 pill 3 1/2 - 4 hours later. Also, take tylenol in between - this won't hurt you!!

5) Only liquids for several days - chicken broth (you can eat the noodles as they will slide down your throat - kinda like a raw oyster - sorry, didn't mean to make ya laugh). Jello, milk shakes (use that spoon!!) - main thing is you need to keep something on your stomach, especially taking pain pills!!

6) If you are still in pain by tomorrow or Friday morning - call another dentist!! Explain to them what happened and how you're feeling. If another agrees to see you, they can take x-rays to see if any bone is missing from your jaw. If it is, and I'm not a "sue happy kinda person", but - I first get the "bad" dentist to refund the $48 - if he's worth anything more than a "d@mn", for his reputations sake - which is shot with you - he will do the right thing and refund you that money. If not and you find that he caused more damage than good (i.e. more loose teeth, damage to the jaw, etc.), ya might want to contact an attorney if it's gonna end up costing you a LOT of money to fix what he screwed up.

Whew! I guess that's all the advice I can give - and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn last night...LOL!!!! Oops, there I go again - bad Suzi - making Amber laugh! Anyway, I sure hope you are feeling better sooner versus later! I'll check on you later

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by magnolia

Hey Amber!

I was so hoping I'd get on and see that you were feeling a little bit better today but unfortunately, that's not the case I saw your post on YT and now here. I don't have a dentist background so I don't know if what I'm going to tell you is right but.....I did have 4 wisdom teeth cut/pulled many, many years ago and this is what I did:

1) As I told you last night (and someone on YT as well) NO STRAW!!! Either sip from the cup or use a spoon to drink your juice (or your drink of choice).

2) Rinse your mouth with warm salt water 3-4 times a day - this will help with the healing.

3) If your jaw is swollen (and it sounds like it is), put some crushed ice in a ziplock bag, wrap it in a cloth, and gently place it on your jaw.

4) As for your pain meds - I can tell you this (yes, I do have a medical background but when Sam was almost killed last year thanks to Hurricane Rita - that's another story - his doctors gave this advice) - there is a 30 MINUTE window to take your meds, you can push it to 45 if in severe pain. That means if the directions say take one every 4 hours, you can actually take it 3 1/2 hours later. Can you take 2 percocets at once? If it doesn't say, call the pharmacist where you got it filled and ask if it would hurt you to take 2 at once - then only 1 pill 3 1/2 - 4 hours later. Also, take tylenol in between - this won't hurt you!!

5) Only liquids for several days - chicken broth (you can eat the noodles as they will slide down your throat - kinda like a raw oyster - sorry, didn't mean to make ya laugh). Jello, milk shakes (use that spoon!!) - main thing is you need to keep something on your stomach, especially taking pain pills!!

6) If you are still in pain by tomorrow or Friday morning - call another dentist!! Explain to them what happened and how you're feeling. If another agrees to see you, they can take x-rays to see if any bone is missing from your jaw. If it is, and I'm not a "sue happy kinda person", but - I first get the "bad" dentist to refund the $48 - if he's worth anything more than a "d@mn", for his reputations sake - which is shot with you - he will do the right thing and refund you that money. If not and you find that he caused more damage than good (i.e. more loose teeth, damage to the jaw, etc.), ya might want to contact an attorney if it's gonna end up costing you a LOT of money to fix what he screwed up.

Whew! I guess that's all the advice I can give - and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn last night...LOL!!!! Oops, there I go again - bad Suzi - making Amber laugh! Anyway, I sure hope you are feeling better sooner versus later! I'll check on you later

Suzi I just love you you have helped brighten my day even though it kills me to laugh at least you have made me want to Thank you some much for the support and the advice!!! It's good to know about the 3 1/2 hour thing because the pills ware off about 2 hours after i take them. I have just kept myself busy on here and YT trying to keep my mind off the pain. I don't know what i would do without all of you here and on YT thanks again for your help!

[magnolia]

Originally Posted by Amber_lv

Suzi I just love you you have helped brighten my day even though it kills me to laugh at least you have made me want to Thank you some much for the support and the advice!!! It's good to know about the 3 1/2 hour thing because the pills ware off about 2 hours after i take them. I have just kept myself busy on here and YT trying to keep my mind off the pain. I don't know what i would do without all of you here and on YT thanks again for your help!

Oh, I'm so glad I am helping to make you feel better And I too think the world of you - for some reason, I have just "clicked" with you - and I'm ever so grateful for your love and friendship If your pills are wearing off at 2 hours, take a couple of tylenol. Also, call the idiot dentist back tomorrow and ask if he can prescribe you some Mepergan - it's got morphine in it (not much but it IS a stronger pain pill than the percocets). That's what the docs here put Sam on after his accident last year and he LOVED it. And if he won't (or can't prescribe that to you), call your regular doc, explain what happened, and see if he/she can call you some in. And if that doesn't work, I'll come right on out to Salt Lake and see if I can't convince that dentist. A sister hospital is in Salt Lake so I might can convince corporate to fly me out there on the pretence of business... But seriously, call first thing in the morning and ask about getting some Mepergan. If they ask how you know about that drug, tell them someone smatter than him told you about it

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by magnolia

Oh, I'm so glad I am helping to make you feel better And I too think the world of you - for some reason, I have just "clicked" with you - and I'm ever so grateful for your love and friendship If your pills are wearing off at 2 hours, take a couple of tylenol. Also, call the idiot dentist back tomorrow and ask if he can prescribe you some Mepergan - it's got morphine in it (not much but it IS a stronger pain pill than the percocets). That's what the docs here put Sam on after his accident last year and he LOVED it. And if he won't (or can't prescribe that to you), call your regular doc, explain what happened, and see if he/she can call you some in. And if that doesn't work, I'll come right on out to Salt Lake and see if I can't convince that dentist. A sister hospital is in Salt Lake so I might can convince corporate to fly me out there on the pretence of business... But seriously, call first thing in the morning and ask about getting some Mepergan. If they ask how you know about that drug, tell them someone smatter than him told you about it

LOL i will call him if it still hurts this bad tomarrow the only bad thing is i have a 16 month old thT I Hve to take care of so to much pain meds wouldn't be good. You are so funny i would love to have you fly down and knock some sence into that dentist lol. Well i know you can't but thanks for the offer!

[Janet]

Sure hope you're much better tomorrow. I saw on another post where someone suggested warm salt water. I forgot all about that when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. That worked great. You just have to make sure you do it 3,4,5 times a day. I also had some pain pill, but didn't need it.

[Sherry Lynn]

Long ago I had impacted wisdom teeth pulled, so I know your pain! On the plus side, I lost a lot of weight... on the down side, I was 5'7" and only about 110 lbs at 17!!

My question is... why in the heck was he pulling the tooth to begin with? It should only be done as a last resort because your other teeth will shift and then you'll have some serious dental problems! Now you'll need some kind of bridge or something to keep the other teeth from shifting out of place. What a PITA!

I'm going to the dentist in the morning for a cracked tooth, and they are putting a crown on it. It will be my second crown.

Funny story....

I hate, hate, HATE to go to the dentist so much (I make him give me some Valium) that when I was a kid they had to knock me out to get into my mouth!

So.. one time I was telling a girlfriend about it. She was a very prim and proper Southern gentlewoman, and in her slow Southern drawl she says "Why Sherry Lynn, you should just do what I do. When he puts that little napkin around my neck and lowers that chair... I reach over and grab his testicles... look him in the eye... and say 'Now we aren't going to hurt each other, are we?'... I've neeeevvvver had a problem!"

I laughed so hard that everytime I think of going to the dentist, I always think of her! I can still hear her deep drawl. It was such a shock to hear her say something so naughty!

Hope you feel better soon...

[magnolia]

Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn

So.. one time I was telling a girlfriend about it. She was a very prim and proper Southern gentlewoman, and in her slow Southern drawl she says "Why Sherry Lynn, you should just do what I do. When he puts that little napkin around my neck and lowers that chair... I reach over and grab his testicles... look him in the eye... and say 'Now we aren't going to hurt each other, are we?'... I've neeeevvvver had a problem!"

LOLOLOL!!! I forgot all about that lil piece of advice for Amber - and I'm a southerner - although I'm far from prim and proper So Amber, add this advice to the others you've received but move this one to NUMBER 1!!