Surprise! You get to have a root canal done today! This definitely was not something I ever thought I would have to go through much less on Monday morning!
Throughout the weekend I'd been battling a strong toothache that progressively got worse. I called my dentist on Sunday night and they replied first thing Monday morning and told me to come in. They did an x-ray and the dentist said I had an infected cyst on the top of one of my nerves and that he thought I would need 2 root canals! I tried not to cry..I thought they were going to have to pull both of my teeth (you see I've never had this done) and was relieved that all they did was drill a hole and pull out the nerve...that's all you say?
He sent me to a specialist that same day (they work quickly) and the specialist confirmed that is was in fact an infection, but I only needed one root canal!
So, drill baby drill (ha ha!)...the worst part was acutally the numbing up part...it was so tender b/c of the infection. I kept praying and telling myself if I can go through child birth, then I can handle this...nonetheless, I was gripping the arm rests like crazy and trying not to cry...I'm a wimp when it comes to things like that.
I came out of it pretty well and have to go back in 2 weeks to seal the root canal---right now I have some antibiotic stuck up in the hole and I get to taste medicine for a couple days...yuk, but the pain is gone! Whoo hoo...
4 comments:
I have had root canals and cringe at the thought of any dental work. I would take child birth over a strong tooth ache that then leads to a root canal. What an exciting day off you had!
OMG that would totally freak me out:( I have to get my wisdom teeth taken out and I continue putting that off. Yikes - you had quite the eventful day.
katie a wimp... no!
Hello! It's funny to read this...I worked for an endodontist (the specialist you went to) for 2 years and we saw problems like this ALL the time...its no big deal, but yes, if you are infected it can hurt! The medicine they put up it the tooth is called Calcium Hydroxide, and they have to put that in because to seal up the tooth it needs to be dry...your tooth was probably bleeding a lot and they couldnt keep it dry...so, in goes the oral antibiotic for a couple of weeks to clear it up :) I learned a lot there and got to see A LOT of interesting things...one lady was so drugged up on the nitrous oxide that she peed in the chair and didnt even know it!
~Jahna
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