I was feeling better before Christmas and now I'm trying to reach that level again... However, even though I pressed my limits too much several times during the holidays (and ended up exhausted), I still managed to do and enjoy many things I couldn't half a year ago. It's really nice to actually see progress!

During Christmas I also tried to appreciate the fact that I'm getting better at recognizing my migraine triggers. For example I could tell after just a few seconds that the lights my stepfather wanted to put in the Christmas tree were not good for me (then I concentrated on feeling gratefulness instead of guilt when he used more than half an hour making other lights possible). I also realized that adrenaline gives me horrible migraines, which I should have been able to tell from the fact that stress does...

My biggest mistake during Christmas was ignoring my worsening headache. I had a nice family Christmas, but it ended in tears, a splitting migraine and the feeling that even brushing my teeth was like climbing Mount Everest. I know that I should learn from it, but I'm ambivalent about whether it was worth it or not.

Several times I was very scared that I would lose my progress and end up like I was before.

I'm a bit nervous about a dentist appointment I have tomorrow. I don't think I have any cavities, taking care of my teeth was the only thing I felt I had control over right after my concussion. But I will most probably have to get my remaining three wisdom teeth out.

The problem is that I had a short, simple dentist appointment last August, fixing a remain from the braces I used to have, and it was exhausting, so I'm worried about what a longer dentist appointment will do to me.

My dentist offers local or general anesthesia (nothing like the American anesthesia that generates countless of YouTube-clips), so I'm trying to figure out which one to choose. I had a wisdom tooth removed some years ago and was exhausted for some days, so I don't even want to think about how I would react to it now. I had the normal, local anesthesia then, so I'm thinking that maybe general anesthesia would be better. However I wonder if anyone have experience with general anesthesia together with PCS?

I tried searching this forum for experiences with dentist appointments, but couldn't find anything that answers my questions. I have waited to get good enough for removing the teeth for the last two years, but now at least one of them is so bad that I can't really wait much longer...

I had 6 teeth extracted last May (2 wisdom teeth) under general anesthesia and did not have any problems. Considering the fact that I have had no luck with any meds for headaches, I was amazed. Since I also have problems sleeping due to PCS, anesthesia offered a wonderful, restful sleep. Hopefully, anesthesia will work fine for you, too!

Good luck and try not to stress over going to the dentist.


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