
Many of us, myself included, come from a dysfunctional family which adds a lot of weight to the challenges of caregiving. I have read stores on various threads on other topics and decided it would be good to have a thread just for this topic for people to share, vent and discuss.
The idea for this thread originated on the thread named "The Caregiver....How are YOU doing today?"
I just hated it when my Mother once said to me: "Bloom where you are planted".
Maybe it applies this time. I know you are never leaving little E, your grandson.
You will be okay! Deep breaths.
Send, I will get it pulled next week. This morning the pain was so intense ( dentist said that is normal) I didn't know if I made sense. Yesterday it felt better because I used those dental floss sticks with the bristles between my teeth. What happened was it broke open the access causing some drainage which released some of the pressure. Oh boy, did it hurt this morning!!! I have norco to take later since the pain is more intense at night and morning.
Kelsey, thank you and yes it does suck.
Thank you everyone, time for a nap, been up since 3:30 am.
I am familiar with the pain, it took only once. I am the proud owner of a missing tooth, on the bottom, far enough back that it doesn't show.
I know you will make the right decision. I am not trying to convince you either way.
But just to re-assure you......
My friend had her tooth pulled after an endodontist tried to cure the abscess taking months of painful treatment. She has the money to do whatever she wants.
So it is not just a financial issue.
And I am thinking....our teeth can really mess with our sinuses....is this the cure for sinus issues, maybe?
Good luck.
Does that even make sense anatomically?
If you eat cayenne, is that going into a hole, into your sinus?
Maybe I don't get it, but it's okay.
The place on my gums where the tooth was tickled for awhile....I really liked it!
My teeth were too tight anyway.
Hubs had two fillings, weeks apart. Both times he got an immediate sinus infection, within 1/2 hour, and he was sneezing! Returning to the dentist, he had never heard of this, gave antibiotics. Downplayed, big time.
My hubs...autism....mercury fillings....sneezing, sinus issues immediately.We could not afford the other fillings.
the most miserable I've ever been was recovering from extensive gum grafts - needed I was told from having teeth pulled as a kid and wearing braces
The lack of oral care in facilities (think Cwillie's mom) just irritates me even more because of what I've been through
Mom has suffered greatly from nerve damage done by a dentist long ago trying to pull a tooth
I guess I better go brush and floss now
Anybody using that still?
I've had some of the most horrible pain in my life due to teeth and sinus infections and my poor Mom had half the teeth on one side of her mouth pulled because of jaw infections. Turned out it had nothing to do with her teeth. She was getting jaw infections due to taking Fosamax for Osteoporosis.
I tried to get mom to use a portable one a few months ago but she freaked out with it
Midget woke me up at 2am for a potty run and my tooth is hurting so I'm waiting for the norco to kick in. It hurts worse when getting up after laying down for a period of time.
Good night everyone!
I have three implants. Two involve a bridge. It is a bit of a procedure, but I have had so much dental work that I didn't find it that bad. Mine healed well and quickly.
upset - go for it! October is coming fast! So glad your sinuses are better since the procedure.
sharyn - hope you are feeling better. Sometimes an extraction is the most practical.
stacey - thinking of you and all you have been through. Hope all is going well and you get some rest soon.
It has been busy here again. R left a few hours ago and I am collapsed on the sofa. The fence is all but done. He needs another tool which he didn't have here, to finish two small places. It looks great! He is a very talented carpenter. What a relief!!! We got materials for some other jobs around the house. The lawn is good, evergreens watered for the winter, and we brought the tomatoes in and have one lovely orange one which should be ready to pick soon. The rest are still green but growing.
My eye is doing well and I can see better. I think I will ask about laser surgery for the astigmatism to be done well after I have healed from the cataract surgery. Thought, before the cataracts I saw pretty well with my glasses and I don't mind wearing glasses. We will see.
I sent off to the insurance co what I hope is the last email. It has to be close anyway.
Had a bit of a "misfortune" which I will relate in a separate post. It seems there is always something to deal with.
Hope everyone is enjoying a nice fall weekend.
Yesterday morning I took the last mouthful from a bottle of brown fizzy stuff (can't mention the name as it is under investigation) and felt something in my mouth. I spit it out into the kitchen sink and it was two cut off ends of the fingers of a latex glove and they had grainy yellow orange stuff in them, some of which I had swallowed.
I suspect the stuff was blood altered by being in such an acid environment. Soda is quite acid.
I don't think I am in any physical danger from what I swallowed, as whatever it is has been sitting in acid, but I was grossed out and nauseated much of the day and coughing in the morning as the grainy stuff stuck in my throat.
I took photos of glove tips etc and put them back in the bottle which still had some yellow stuff in it. We contacted the company responsible who told me this could not happen as there is no human contact during production. I was so mad I had to give the phone to R. They want us to send them the bottle etc. to test it. We also contacted the local health inspector who said it was out of her jurisdiction and gave me the number of the Canada Food Inspection Agency in E'ton. R will take the bottle there next week as we want it tested independent of the company's testing, I filled out an online form for the CFIA ad got a reply that they had received it.
And now we wait.
I really didn't need this!