Emergency Root Canal?!? Noooo!

ohnoitskaroljo

I've been having pain for a few days - really excruciating pain which I figured was due to the tooth I have that cracked a few weeks ago (it didn't hurt so I was putitng it off until after the wedding). Well today I finally caved and went to the dentist only to find out that I need a root canal - SO I'm forced to take a half vacation day today and a full one tomorrow so I can go get this procedure done. RIDICULOUS. I am so unhappy about this. OH! And they gave me an antibiotic to take which the pharmacist told me can be really harsh on the stomach, and I'm already prone to nausea issues thanks to my sliding hiatal hernia. And I'm supposed to take that 3x daily. Ugh. Really? 

This week sucks. I REALLY hope this root canal goes OK and I'm good for the wedding next Friday!!!

OH! And my mom burned her whole forearm on her flat iron. NO idea how. No idea why she was even flat ironing her hair last night... *headdesk*

m tulli

I feel you I got mono a month ago which has been kicking my ass. I also have an issue with my white blood count and a pain in my upper right liver area. In the last week I've had ultra sound, chest Xray, and CT scan. Monday I see a blood specialist because no one can figure out what's wrong. Wedding is next sat. I so hope I feel well for it.

LibbyC730

Oh no!  Good thing you went when you did and not even closer to the wedding, though!  Hopefully taking the antibiotic with food will help with the side effects, too.  I'm sure it will go smoothly, but stinks that it had to be right now!  No one needs that headache! 
m tulli...good luck for Monday!  Hopefully they can get something figured out!

ohnoitskaroljo

M Tulli GOOD LUCK! Goodness! I had so many problems like that after I had my daughter, took forever to diagnose my hernia. I was having pain where my gall bladder should be and i was nauseated all the time and I had to have an ultrasound, xrays, a gall bladder exam, a ct scan and a hida scan with ejection faction. NOT FUN. I'll be prayin for ya hun!!!

PeanutThomas

Oh no! ugh that's massively sucky. Try eating yogurt with live active cultures, that always knocks down the antibiotic nausea for me. Also ask if they can maybe give you an antibiotic that won't hurt your already-nauseated tummy.
On the bright side, you'll be able to eat your wedding cake without pain, right?

swuthrich21

You can do it!!! I had to have a root canal & an implant put in because my root canal fractured... and it was my FRONT tooth. I get the tooth finally put on tomorrow!! The antibiotics are probably the same one's I took and they aren't bad.. it's just annoying taking them 3 times daily! Everything will be good, keep your head up!!!! You'll be okay!!!

ohnoitskaroljo

I called and they switched my meds from Clindamycin 150mg to Amoxicillin 500mg 3x daily. I've taken Amox before so I think I'll be fine

I had my hair trial tonight tho so that's one good thing!!! I loved what we came up with

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Get it taken care of so you won't be in pain during the wedding!  I just had one a few weeks ago and it was cake!

ohnoitskaroljo

Thanks for the reassurance! I've never had one so it freaks me out.

ohnoitskaroljo

SO I had my root canal - wasn't nearly as bad as I was anticipating. I'm doing well, but extremely numb. And I'm starving. Looks like I'll have to go in for a crown at some point but I'll worry about that after the wedding unless complications arise. Thanks for the positive vibes everyone!