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Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts) Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:38 PM Dec 2015

I had nine teeth pulled last friday.

My teeth were literally crumbling in my mouth- not for lack of dental care, but as a side effect of the type of arthritis I have. I'm getting ready to have my third knee replacement, but the horrible condition of my teeth was a stumbling block due to the risk of infection.

Now that that's out of the way I can proceed once my mouth heals. Some time after the beginning of the year I'll finally have my right knee replaced, and hopefully this will be a major step (so to speak) toward me getting out of the wheelchair I've been chained to for the past five years.

For the curious, the answers to a couple questions- I stayed awake and my mouth was numbed with injections for the procedure. The worst part was the two shots he had to give me through my upper palate. The remainder of the procedure was painless, and after the numbness wore off there was actually very little pain.

I already feel physically much improved. It's amazing how one doesn't realize how bad teeth will drag a person's health and well being down, and how quickly a person can snap back from it, even after a long period of time.

Merry Christmas to me!!!

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I had nine teeth pulled last friday. (Original Post) Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2015 OP

Glad you are feeling better, Pris LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #1

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Orrex Dec 2015 #2

Yea! Good for you. I know very few people that are thrilled about going to the dentist. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #3

I'd always rather be LiberalElite Dec 2015 #5

I've known two people recently who almost died from tooth infections. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #14

I have a friend who recently discovered he has pneumonia Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2015 #15

A very Merry Christmas to you! Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #4

My dear Prisoner_Number_Six! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #6

Meant to PM you that I got your card Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2015 #7

Oh, good! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #10

Wait, what? You have three knees? NV Whino Dec 2015 #8

Doesn't everybody? Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2015 #11

! NV Whino Dec 2015 #13

Glad to hear that you are on the road to recovery! femmocrat Dec 2015 #9

glad that you are feeling better--looking forward to the day you can go kick some puke butt! niyad Dec 2015 #12

Dang,...but glad you are feeling better hibbing Dec 2015 #16

Enjoy the painkillers, lol JesterCS Dec 2015 #17

Are you going to get implants? Costs? panader0 Dec 2015 #18

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

1. Glad you are feeling better, Pris

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:43 PM

Dec 2015

I'm happy to know that you're feeling better and are about to get that knee fixed.
Merry Christmas to you, and an even merrier new year!

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

2. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:47 PM

Dec 2015

I'm glad to hear that the procedure caused you little trauma, and I hope that this leads you to better health and comfort!

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

3. Yea! Good for you. I know very few people that are thrilled about going to the dentist.

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:47 PM

Dec 2015

You are absolutely right about the effect of bad teeth on a person's health. I STILL to this day don't understand why dental work is not included with every health plan.
Any doctor will reinforce the importance of dental health and overall health.

Hope everything works out. Merry Christmas to you!

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

5. I'd always rather be

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:52 PM

Dec 2015

somewhere else but at the dentist but, not to sound like a goody-two-shoes -
I do try to remind myself while I'm in The Chair that I'm acdtually fortunate because there are people who would love to get the dental care they need.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

14. I've known two people recently who almost died from tooth infections.

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:38 AM

Dec 2015

One is still in the hospital. Last I saw a pic, he had a trachea tube and needs a lung transplant.

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

15. I have a friend who recently discovered he has pneumonia

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:18 AM

Dec 2015

because of his teeth. I also know that if I hadn't received a pneumonia vaccination ten years ago I'd be in very dire circumstances right now due to the fact that my immune system has been long since trashed due to the medications I need to take. I also had a booster vaccination this summer. Against all odds my lungs are strong and clear.

Screw the anti-vaxxers- they're wrong. DEAD wrong. Vaccinations WORK. They saved my life.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

4. A very Merry Christmas to you!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:49 PM

Dec 2015

And hopes for a speedy recovery.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,641 posts)

6. My dear Prisoner_Number_Six!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:55 PM

Dec 2015

SO good to hear from you and I'm thrilled that your teeth are no longer in the way of better health for you!

I am looking forward to seeing photos of you standing, once your right knee is replaced...........

Hope my holiday card got there.

Merry Christmas to you, and to all of us!

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

7. Meant to PM you that I got your card

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:00 PM

Dec 2015

on Friday. Many thanks and Merry Christmas!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,641 posts)

10. Oh, good!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:07 PM

Dec 2015

Merry Christmas to you and yours too!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

8. Wait, what? You have three knees?

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:00 PM

Dec 2015

I wish you well with your recovery. Merry (pain free) holidays.

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)

11. Doesn't everybody?

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:31 PM

Dec 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

13. !

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:19 AM

Dec 2015

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

9. Glad to hear that you are on the road to recovery!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:01 PM

Dec 2015

Best wishes, Prisoner!

niyad

(113,370 posts)

12. glad that you are feeling better--looking forward to the day you can go kick some puke butt!

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:34 PM

Dec 2015

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

16. Dang,...but glad you are feeling better

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:23 AM

Dec 2015

I had I think five pulled when I was a kid, I just had too many coming in. I remember just feeling miserable after.

Peace

JesterCS

(1,827 posts)

17. Enjoy the painkillers, lol

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 03:30 AM

Dec 2015

I need to have one pulled on my upper right side, the one right before the wisdom. Half of it cracked off from hard candy I think. Plus arthritis, and daily painkillers made it more fragile, fun for me.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

18. Are you going to get implants? Costs?

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:08 AM

Dec 2015

What about eating? I still have all but three of my teeth, but am having problems and I believe
I'll need considerable work down the road. It's a shame that the ACA doesn't cover dental.
I hope you get out of your wheelchair ASAP.

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