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Originally Posted by btdt
So now it is October while the pain in my tooth area is not as bad it is not gone. Sleep is becoming a huge issue as lack of it is causing me to be not happy. Update at the end of Aug a piece of bone the length of my tooth just came out on it's own. I thought good now it will finally heal. The extraction site did close but the pain did not go away just lessened. It is sensitive to hot and cold I still cannot stand anything in that area of my mouth. I went back to see the oral surgeon last wk and he took another xray said the bone is not filling in. He had no other suggestions other than to maybe come back in 6 months. I have been mulling this over for a wk today called the original dentist who could see me next Friday I nixed that idea as I figure why bother and told them I want a referral to another dental surgeon for a second opinion. I got that grudgingly the other surgeon has no appointments until November.
I am not sure what I am up against here but do wonder why this is such an issue. I talked to the dentist today on the phone told him the entire story again. He said the original dental work filling of four teeth (when they forgot to add the metal mould thing till after the filling had partially hardened) was not an issue. At the time of the original fillings that tooth would not take normal freezing and he had to keep returning to the room and doing a shot type freezing into the tooth. When they attempted a root canal on that same tooth a couple wks later that dentist tried to do that shot freezing it did not feel the same and it did not work. She tried a dozen times to freeze it and nothing on the inside would take the freezing this is where the bone was that eventually worked its way out.
When they took the xray last wk I asked if they would be able to see if there was another piece of bone left in there they said it would be hard to find because it would be bone on bone and may not show up.
Today I am thinking maybe I should try my doctor and see if she could get a cat scan of this area. This is four months I can't believe it. I feel like they are not believing me maybe because I wait so long in between visits and complaining. I have been complaining a lot to the receptionist at the dental surgeon she keeps telling me it should settle down soon. Also they give not appointments for follow up so you have to go there between 8-10:30 am and wait. The waiting room has no air I seem to get a head ache as soon as I walk in... I have had two consults after the extraction and both times waited the 2hours plus.. really a deterrent when they don't do anything anyway just offer more pain pills which make me feel weird and sick and I don't want.
I am beyond myself with this now I am thinking I may have better luck with my gp and a cat scan.
Does anyone here have any advice on how to proceed with this or suggestion of what could be causing the ongoing issues?
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There was length of bone in this socket keeping it infected for a long time after the bone came out by itself the pain eased instantly then came back off and on. I was told it was fine repeatedly.
I ended up leaving that dentist and finding another.
First trip in I had a weird reaction to freezing... very bad lidocaine without epi... long and drawn out story that is not my main problem today. I will tell it only if somebody thinks it is connected.
The new dentist I had the reaction with said it was impossible still I had it the next visit to him was because I broke a tooth. He took a look said come back next wk he did not have time to fix it. So I did it had a root canal and so I did not need any freezing. It was painless I was happy. I have been avoiding the dentist because of the drug reaction which took months to go away.
I have been getting recurring sinus infection that feel like they involve that repaired tooth. I go in he does an xray and says it is sinus I go to the doctor and get antibiotics then we do it all again. This last time I had been on antibiotics twice and it was not going way... so went back did the xray routine again. This time there was a tiny bump at the top of the gum I would not leave till he looked... he did not know what it was and sent me to a specialist. The specialist said it was one maybe two teeth that needed the root canal redone... maybe three. He does not take my insurance which does not cover that anyway... so back to the dentist to find a specialist that will take my insurance. I find him but can't get in for a long time... I am on my fought antibiotic before the apt comes and it is not working so I call... have to go to the other speicalist pick get the xray the first dentist sent... take he looks ...uses the drug suggested by the drug allergy testing place the tooth will not freeze get another shot it falls out easy as pie ... he said it was a bad tooth he also said we will start with that one and keep going if we need to.
It was easy. He did one pull it came out did not strain my neck or shoulder will be important infor soon
I go down in the ellavator and my shoulder feels odd feel like I may vomit but don't at home my shoulder is very painful and I take codeine sleep. I was just finishing my antibiotic at this time... in the morning my back hurts so bad I can barely walk. The next day it is eased... that was Wed on Thurs I can't get up.. my back hurts in a different place I go to the clinic am told kidney infection.. get macrobid go home.. Friday I vomit all day.. Sat felt great when I first got up but it didn't last... sat in the night my face on that side swells I go to emerg in the night by the time I get in the swellling is gone they say finish the macrobid I will be fine but I don't feel fine.. I finish the macrobid go back to the clinic get another urine test and more codeine... doc says may be a stone go to emerg as they can test faster if it doesn't get better... next night I am in emerg... tell my long story get a different antibiotic cephalex and morphine ...but I don't take stay with the T3 I know as new drugs scare me.
Finish that drug go back to the dentist the one who pulled the tooth in the mean time...before the antibiotics are gone.. he doesn't recall .. I am so sick I fall asleep waiting on him and am stupid when he come in. My xray has been sent back to the first dentist who took it he asks is there pain I say not in the tooth just a pulling feeling as both teeth left there have root canals I don't feel much but my jaw and my foot kill.. told him what went on since the tooth was pulled. nothing...
He goes out says no sign of infection end of visit.. I am still waking up.
Finish that antibiotic go back to the clinic told I need to see my own doc she no more antibiotics but she gives me more pain pills. She says I need to get over this antibiotic thing as I have had six now...ok I try.
I resolve to wait as there is not infection in my blood on the cbc but the emerg doc said I have been on so many antibiotics it could still be there and not showing cause of pills so I am determind to wait htis out and if there is anything there it can grow be identified and killed... I don't make it.
When I first had the sinus infection maybe wk 2-3 I woke with a pain in the side of my head like I had been hit with a bat it stayed a wk but eased and left my doc thought arteritis and sent me for blood work and to the eye doctor...
Both dental specialists said that could be the infected tooth. My doc kept giving me antibiotics to keep meningitis away as she was afraid of that.. so am I.
A couple days ago I get that pain back in my head and my jaw is painful again.. my doctor is now back from vacation I have an apt for next wk but I call and whine and get in... again my lungs are full this goes with sinus... she give me a new drug ceftin... and says see the dentist...again I get the drugs and go to the dentist office the original one to talk to them she said she did not get a report from the specialist and will call and call me back this moring I have slept all day she did not call we are now into another wkend... this has been going on way too long.
I feel spent... confused and that there must be a way to find out if this is tooth infection or not?! Something conclusive the problem is I do not want to wait to get real sick again and can't seem to get taken seriously unless I am half dead the tooth show no signs ... but something is not right... it did hurt this morning I took more T#3 at 4am..
Ideas advice please. thanks
I am keeping this in one place hope that is not a bad idea.