Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
Has anyone here had a reaction to Lidocain?
They told me today the gas may not numb me enough to do a crown.
I am petrified.
My crisis last year came 4 days after a dental visit after I had lidocain. Hard for me to think my crisis wasn't from the lidocain.
My husband thinks my crisis last year was triggered from some adrenal cortex drops given to me a couple days before that from a clinic.
Ann
They told me today the gas may not numb me enough to do a crown.
I am petrified.
My crisis last year came 4 days after a dental visit after I had lidocain. Hard for me to think my crisis wasn't from the lidocain.
My husband thinks my crisis last year was triggered from some adrenal cortex drops given to me a couple days before that from a clinic.
Ann
Taking care of ourselves is a big job.
Ann
Novacaine is the most dangerous of the "caines" for us. I hope your dentist is using or will use another for you.
The problem with that one in particular is that it is metabolized by cholinesterase and we are usually taking cholinesterase inhibitors (Mestinon). This is addition to the general problems with weakness described in the Handbook. b.
Novacaine is the most dangerous of the "caines" for us. I hope your dentist is using or will use another for you.
The problem with that one in particular is that it is metabolized by cholinesterase and we are usually taking cholinesterase inhibitors (Mestinon). This is addition to the general problems with weakness described in the Handbook. b.
Novacaine is the most dangerous of the "caines" for us. I hope your dentist is using or will use another for you.
The problem with that one in particular is that it is metabolized by cholinesterase and we are usually taking cholinesterase inhibitors (Mestinon). This is addition to the general problems with weakness described in the Handbook. b.
University of Michigan Dental faculty will see me. I am so thankful. I feel safer and more secure at a major university hospital.That hospital did my thymecomy and I did very well.
My anxiety ended when they said they would see me.
Ann
I was just reading over this since I had a filling replaced at the end of March, got a shot of whatever Caine they were using, and immediately had extreme heart palpitations. I told the dentist and he said that he was surprised because he used an alternate to what he usually uses since I am on thyroid meds for thyroidectomy.
At the time I was having occasional palpitations and was concerned that my thyroid meds were too high, but labs said no.
I just so happened to have a cardiologist appointment the next day. He noticed the occasional palpitation and did an echocardiogram. On the way home from that appt, I started feeling the shallow and difficult breathing coming on along with general weakness. I went straight home and got in my recliner. My daughter called and wanted me to go eat with them. I did not feel like it, but went along anyway because I was afraid of being alone and feeling so bad. When we got to the restaurant, I could barely walk. My legs were like jello, in addition to not being able to breathe well.
I asked her to take me to the ER. Of course, I was evaluated for my heart, and after a while I began feeling a little better. I had all sorts of tests, mainly cardio, but also pulmonary. That's how I got hooked up with my awesome pulmonologist, who sent me to a neurologist when she suspected MG.
Apparently, this was my first flair of MG symptoms, but I didn't know it at the time.
Seems like too much of a coincidence that it followed and injection of whatever dental anesthetic I had.
Ann