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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:00 AM
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Okay, I'm going in for my second Root Canal in th last three
weeks on Monday.

I take good care of my teeth, floss, brush and rinse my mouth out at least five times a day with listereen. (I have to. I do all kinds of inhalers and they tell you to rinse your mouth so as you minimize the amount of the stuff you swallow.)

The only good thing is I'm on my third Vicodyn Script. I get so silly when I take the drugs....

Oh well, only another Hour before I take the next little white pill...
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:03 AM
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1. good luck!! Root canals really suck.
Glad you've got good pain relievers too.

:hi:
aA
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:03 AM
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2. Won't you be glad when all that fuss is over?
You have been through it with that tooth...

About time it got fixed, and permanently...

Hooray for Vicodins!

May the hour fly by!

:hi:
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:06 AM
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3. In the upcoming hours, don't forget to keep us posted!
:P
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:08 AM
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4. Well, I saw Taylor Swift on SNL and the only thing I could think was
about the guy in the back ground thinking to himself I bought a Les Paul for this....
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:11 AM
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5. Ha!
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:12 AM
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6. Time for the Big Gun.....Percodan
Oxycodone. Ask your doctor if it's right for you.

:evilgrin:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:14 AM
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7. These are fine thank you very much.....
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:18 AM
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8. Just kiddin', Chris
Hope all goes well. :pals:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:30 AM
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9. I can't get on the others caused I'd like them way too much...
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silverojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 06:05 AM
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10. I had to settle for regular over-the counter Tylenol for my root canals
When ya got ulcers, ya can't take the hardcore pain killers. Just gotta put up wit da pain. :(
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:21 PM
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20. Ulcers? Have you had the antibiotic treatment for the germ that causes ulcers?
It takes two weeks.
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LT TX Donating Member (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 11:10 AM
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11. I feel your pain!
I had a root canal this past Thursday. I have to go back this week so they can finish it up. I have had 3 root canals in the past 6 months - it is no fun!

The only thing that makes it somewhat bearable for me is to get the laughing gas and bring an MP3 player and listen to music. It kinda takes your mind off of things.

Good luck!
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 11:18 AM
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12. I've had 14 done
only two were necessary. The other 12? Undiagnosed Trigeminal Neuralgia (atypical, of course) I have a cranial nerve that fires off in my jaw. Feels just like a tooth needing a root canal every 28 days only in the fall and spring. And the next tooth to go was always next to the one that just went.

Are your teeth abscessing?
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 04:57 PM
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21. It seems as if the one might be...
I will find out tomorrow...

I couldn't sleep last night. The antibiocs give me headaches, so I am completely screwed up...
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veganbeatnik Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:23 PM
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13. You needed to take Vicodin for a root canal? I've had one myself
Edited on Sun Jan-11-09 02:32 PM by veganbeatnik
as well as wisdom teeth extracted. I recall being in pain after the root canal, but I still went out to a poetry slam that night! And as for the wisdom teeth? My dentist prescribed Tylenol #3 (w/codeine) and it blew. I took Ibuprofen for my next 3 removals and was a lot better!

Edit: Oops, you are not the OP, but here's my message to you::hi:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:27 PM
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14. Welcome to DU!!!!
:hi:

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veganbeatnik Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:30 PM
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15. Thanks...Hope you feel better...I know all too well about root canals
I can't imagine having more than one in a short space of time. Mine was over ten years ago and was quite an ordeal. Feel better:)
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:54 PM
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16. Thanks, but I am fine!
The person having the root canal is WCGreen!

I'm somebody else...

;-)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 04:58 PM
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22. I have so many other health problems that I think the Dentist
feels sorry for me. also, he knows I am a recovering alcoholic so he knows I won't abuse the drugs.
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:56 PM
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17. If he has an absessed tooth (thus the need for the root canal), he absolutely needs it.
I've been there. The pain is excruciating beyond words.
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veganbeatnik Donating Member (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:07 PM
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18. I had one and it took my head off...Never, never have experienced that level of pain
and I was hit by a car, shattered my leg...

I tried OTC stuff and it couldn't touch it. I was out to dinner with my mom and downed a few wines...I had to! It was so freaking intense that it scared me. Know what's funny? I couldn't see my dentist because he was on vacation and so I spent that night just sitting with the waves of agony. In the morning, it went away. Just like that. I made sure to see my dentist Monday morning and set up an appointment ASAP, but I was almost tempted not to because it had disappeared. Whew, what an experience...Still, I never did take any of those heavy hitters. I just wouldn't want to get addicted.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:19 PM
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19. Good luck.
I've had 12. I had three in one day once, the little front, bottom teeth. My dad had bad teeth too.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 05:00 PM
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23. My grandfather was a dentist and I still have a few filings from him
left in myu mouth. that was over 40 years ago now...
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 06:41 PM
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24. There are people who specialize
in root canals. I went to a guy who does root canals eight hours a day. He fixed my tooth painlessly and quickly and then emptied my bank account.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 06:56 PM
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25. I hope it goes well.
Root Canals can't be fun. We well. :hug:
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