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Originally Posted by crmak
Hi! I'm having a root canal done tomorrow. Is there anything I should be sure to avoid? I know that in the past, I had to have my dentist stop using Novocain. My system couldn't seem to handle the adrenaline.
I'm always so leery...I never assume anymore that medical people know anything about MG.
My health has been rotten for a couple of months now. It's like everything stopped working. My rheumy thinks it may be related to stress (I've got PTSD), but I don't know.. He hates that I have to get a root canal due to the stress that goes with it, but knows it can't be avoided. Ugh..
Any advice?
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The dentist can give you novocaine without epinephrine. It will take longer to start acting so he should inject you about a half hour before the procedure and let you sit until it works. Tell them you are allergic to epinephrine - this happened to me and I thought I was going to have a heart attack as my heart would not stop racing. It was very scary and I will never use epinephrine again. Good luck