I have had a right molar that acts up with tooth ache on and off for
the last 3 yrs. Go to my dentist and he puts me on antibiotics and
does the filling.
Last Sunday bit into a harder tortilla dip chip and felt "something"
and found that I had a piece of the molar. Made an appt. with the
dentist for yesterday morning and he looked at the tooth and he said
the tooth is "dead" and said I needed to get the tooth out now before
it gets really bad. Gave me a dentist for this procedure.
Ok, I am terrified. Sorry, been around docs and hospitals all my young
life as my late dad was in Army and in the Medical field and never had
a problem. Late Mom passed away in 1958 when I was 14 of asthma. Never
had a terror of docs until had my first child and all of a sudden got
aniexty attacks, which I still have occassionally, but then lots
until children became adults.
Have heard horror stories of getting teeth out and now that I have
asthma since in my 20's am really concerned. Going to contact my
allergist today, but am concerned. Since I have asthma controlled only
until I get anxious and stressed, What if I get so stressed, I tighten
up in chest when I am going to be put under and need this procedure
to be done?
I am now a new 60 yr old and proud of it, but, gee, I feel so stupid
to be afraid and know this needs to be done. Can't even spell
correctly on this message! Sorry! I had a molar extracted just before
I was married and civilian dentist couldn't extract molar on left side
and had to go to Army dentists and the tooth was so wrapped around the
root then that I had 2 Army dentists(specialist) had to climb on top
of me in the chair to get the tooth out! This was before I ever had
asthma, and I was 20! Things have improved since then I know.
Michelle
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