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Dental update

lighttheway
lighttheway

I'm not sure if this is a great post to read for those with health anxiety but I really need some support


so I went to the oral surgeon for the front tooth pain dilemma. He ordered a cat scan because he saw a shadow above pained tooth. He said it was a cyst   Dental cysts near dead problematic teeth are common. Not necessarily a problem. But it was big and he felt it might be holding the tooth's infection. This might be why my regular dentist could not see the infection or understand my pain idk


i had oral surgery on wed. He took the from tooth and also removed the cyst. It was a very difficult procedure for me as I didn't realize he didn't use sedation until after it started I just presumed he did and so we used nova Caine which blocked most of the pain but nothing for my anxiety 


I had a few panic attacks thru the procedure and told him. Unfortunately he really didn't have a great bed side manner and asked me to please stay still so he could do what he needed to do


i got thru it. It's day 3 of recovery and I am struggling I really question everything. What's normal what's not. I've called with questions but my anxiety is thru the roof  stitches galore it's not pretty.  
I hope it's ok I shared here.  I could use any words. 

arfie
arfie
Site authority I ain't, but this strikes me as the ideal place to share about this, Falli. Thank you for the update. Congratulations on having made some sort of progress on the case. May your anxiety ease with the progress of the healing.
rmb
rmb
Glad you posted. I hope getting some answers is a relief. Hang in there!
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Vent freely here.

You got through it.

Here's to healing and feeling better!
lighttheway
lighttheway
Thank you all. !!!! It’s day 4. Healing is going slow. Anxiety is high trying to distract myself with Netflix
Patricia_stanley009
Patricia_stanley009
Happy to hear about your recovery! I had a cyst in the jaw and had my minor oral surgery 2 years ago. I too was very anxious about the surgery. As I had many panic attacks before, my dental expert [ https://www.guelphfamilydentistry.ca/ ] had given me various counseling like sections before the surgery. He taught me about oral surgery and the pre and post-surgery care that we should take to avoid complications in the future. After the surgery, I had small swellings and was only lasted for 2 days. With the proper care and medications from my surgeon, I had completely recovered without any complications.
lighttheway
lighttheway
That’s great! My experience has been different! It’s been 4 and a half weeks and still swollen healing has been super slow
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