[holland]

Well, as most of you know I have had a shaky couple of weeks, re home sickness/removals la la la...well, today JUST TOPS IT ALL OFF!!!!!

Ill begin...

Friday night, feel a twinge in my left hand side of mouth...think nothing of it. Saturday eating breakfast and it decided to give me more of a hint to 'get to the dentist' by giving me a huge shooting pain...so I think to myself, I will book in the dentist next week.

So I start eating on my right side....then I go to bed Saturday night...'Throb, throb, throb'...not to be outdone, my right side now starts to compete with the left, I am now taking pain killers every 4 hours. So I am awake Sat night, pain all sunday and the same sunday night....not good, head ache and cheek ache(if that is possible) to boot!!!!

Rang dentist monday...can get me in tuesday...so I have been today...get there and fear of dentists takes over....I am now shaking like a leaf and crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dentist is lovely, 2 xrays later and this was the verdict.....

Left side....thinks she can save the tooth (thinks she can save the tooth!!!!!!!!!), needs a filling:no

Right side.....nerve damage and an abcess ( excuse the spelling...not in the mood to check correct spelling at the minute!!!!!)...

VERDICT: My dentist recommends that I have route canal surgery...she can do it however it is likely to take 3 days and she cannot guarantee the success of it. She recommends I see a endiodentist ( spelling?) who specialises in RC surgery...slight hitch...he is in Wellington, there are none in Hawkes Bay and the starting costs are approximately $900.00.She says because I am so nervous she thinks I am best going to someone who can do it quicker and has more chance of making it work. The other alternative was to have it out, but she feels I would need sedating:wah as I am so nervous, and this would be a horrendous cost also. She did say other options, one of which involved having a false tooth that I take out every night and brush, which is not my favourite option at 27! Can't remember what else she said as I was in such a state!

To conclude: I am now sat here with tooth ache both sides having swallowed beans for tea. I am sad, cross and in pain, pain, pain:wah I am on anti-biotics for the abcess so hopefully that will take some pain away. I am booked in for left side filling on Thursday:wah and I am waiting for a quote back from welly guy once he has seen my xray.....I spoke to dentist receptionist this afternoon and asked her to email me my options, as I can't remember what the dentist said properly!

After all this, I went to work for the afternoon!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...i'll sleep tonight -NOT

I feel better now I have had a rant

J x

[sizzlingbadger]

Oh I feeling so sorry for you, what a nightmare you've had :no

I have a terrible phobia for dentists as well and know I've got to have a tooth filled but just don't want to go. Same as you get the shakes and start sweating. Really have to be sedated before I get in the chair !!!!!!!!!!!!

[speckythecky]

Yes, the cost of health treatment in NZ is a bit of a shock when coming from UK, don't like the sound of 3 days for root canal work. Hope the pain starts to subside soon

[Milliemoo]

Love, I really feel for you. HUGE HUGS!

I've had root canal before and I'm also very nervous at the dentist. Last time I went, she had to keep pausing to ask me to release my grip on the arm rest cause my fingers were white.

TBH if she thinks you'd need to be 'knocked out' for an extraction, I can't think why they wouldn't suggest that for the root canal. IMHO I think an extraction is relatively quick and is nothing compared to root canal surgery.

Sod the tooth I say. Get it yanked out and save yourself a couple of thousand $$$$.

Milliemoo

[holland]

Thanks for hugs xx

The problem is I had a 'whip it out' kind of dentist in the UK ( teeth I mean)...gosh that sounds a bit rude!

And so I have had one tooth taken out, same side at the bottom, which has just left me 2 teeth at the bottom right side to chew...if I get it whipped out I will only have one!!!!!!!

I am torn...pain and cost a fortune or...mushed food!

J x

[peebles16]

Ah bless Jade what a time you're having lately - sending big cyber hugs your way :)

Karenx

[Moorf]

I went through a root canal a couple of weeks ago - my 2nd in New Zealand.

I have NEVER met so many people who have had root canals in my entire life - is it a standard procedure here :confused: (an expensive one at that - I paid c. $1200 each time).

What I would say, Holland, is that the treatment I've had here has been far superior to that in the U.K that I had experienced and the dentists far more considerate.

Each time I've had root canal here they've done it over a period of 2-3 weeks to allow the tooth / gum to calm down between procedures. It's not painful (I always request max pain relief injections) but the sensations aren't nice - however, they do say it's better to try and save a tooth than have it removed - because you're effectively removing 2 teeth if it's a molar as the opposite tooth can no longer fully function.

Anyway, hope all goes well, just don't delay the treatment - it might "feel" better with painkillers but believe me, it'll come to back to haunt you...

Hugs
Moorf

[holland]

Thanks Moorf, great advice and reassurance....mmmm....have both of yours been successful??

J x

[zardell]

Love, I really feel for you. HUGE HUGS!

I've had root canal before and I'm also very nervous at the dentist. Last time I went, she had to keep pausing to ask me to release my grip on the arm rest cause my fingers were white.

TBH if she thinks you'd need to be 'knocked out' for an extraction, I can't think why they wouldn't suggest that for the root canal. IMHO I think an extraction is relatively quick and is nothing compared to root canal surgery.

Sod the tooth I say. Get it yanked out and save yourself a couple of thousand $$$$.

Milliemoo



That's exactly what I was thinking.

I hate (read:I'm petrified of) the dentist, but having an extraction is nowhere near as bad as a root canal - trust me - I've had both.

The root canal was a failure and I ended up having to have the tooth out, PLUS the next one to it 'cos I developed an abscess too.

Yes, I admit it - I have a small denture, but no pain.....:nice1

Huge hugs Jade and I hope the painkillers give you some relief.

Julie

xx

[Milliemoo]

Forgot to say......

If I was going to be spending $$$$$ on a root canal, I want a heck of a lot more assurance than "might be able to save it".

Can you imagine spending all that money then having to spend more to get the bl**dy thing removed. It's a bu**er that you've already lost a couple though.

Milliemoo

[Moorf]

Thanks Moorf, great advice and reassurance....mmmm....have both of yours been successful??

J x

Well, the first one I had done in NZ was to "correct" the one I'd had in the UK - seems the dentist in the UK had "missed" a canal and an abcess had formed. That was done in NZ 3 yrs ago and I've had no problems since, the dentist commented on how well it had been done when I had xrays recently.

The second one, which was done about 3 weeks ago, was a surprise as I'd broken the tooth and was only due to have a filling until they did xrays and said i'd need root canal. Three weeks on and I'm chewing choc eclair sweets so I'd say it's been pretty successful to date.

They do say that root canals can fail, but the orthodontist should be better able to give you an opinion on that.

Keep us posted and don't forget to always question their decisions so you know what they're doing and why (I'm sure my dentist shoves things in my mouth to STOP me asking questions... :D ).

Moorf

[holland]

Ive only lost one that side...and I only have 2 left....doesn't seem a lot does it...how many back teeth are the norm I wonder???

[holland]

jeess....the sides of my mouth are blinking cracked I had to open that wide for the x rays!!!!!!!!!! The whole dentist thing is just 'wrong'!!

J xx

[Moorf]

OH refuses to go to the dentist as he reckons that all that poking around with metal pointy things causes more problems :roll and that they look for stuff to fiddle with to bleed you dry of $$ lol...

[Moorf]

jeess....the sides of my mouth are blinking cracked I had to open that wide for the x rays!!!!!!!!!! The whole dentist thing is just 'wrong'!!

J xx

That's nothing - wait until the root canal - they used rubber dams (sp?) which kept mouth open for hour at a time!! Seriously.. OH wants one... :D

[lockstock]

I think root canals are an age thing. Once I hit 30 and beyond I spent more time with my dentist in the UK than anyone else. I never even got to the 6 month check-up. Thank goodness it was all on the NHS. I even used to travel 125 miles back to my home town after we moved to Wales. However, such measures now we're in NZ would seem a trifle excessive!

But here we are, two months in, a broken tooth repair for me, a replaced filling for OH and now OH has to have a root canal. (Maybe it wouldbe worth the flight home!!)

Some advice from my old dentist re pain control for me. Paracetamol on its own, not quite man enough. Ibruprofen on its own, not enough but you can safely combine the two since they have different properties. Obviously respecting each preparation's maximum dosage. I suppose I ought to add that it worked for me and I am not recommending any product to anyone. You're all grown up and can make your own decisions.

Jade, I really feel for you. In my opinion there isn't much worse than toothache and on top of everything else you have had to deal with. Hang in there.

[Lupin]

Some advice from my old dentist re pain control for me. Paracetamol on its own, not quite man enough. Ibruprofen on its own, not enough but you can safely combine the two since they have different properties. Obviously respecting each preparation's maximum dosage.

But stagger them so you get minimal pain relief gap.

Holland, you've had a lot of bad luck lately- hope some good stuff wings your way soon :)

[Familyofmonkeys]

If the pain is really bad you can also take coedine and diazepam at the same time as paracetamol and ibuprofen....but you won't want to do anything but sleep if you do!

[lockstock]

Blimey FoM - I thought my recipe (staggered of course) was heavy duty! But Codeine and Diaz are prescription only aren't they?

[benandclare]

There is also the option of Paracetamol then 2 hrs later Ibuprofen then 2 hours later Asprin,( so long at tummy ok) and then after 2 hrs back to the Paracetamol this ensures that max dosages per 24 hours aren't exceeded .

Hope it's better soon Jade

[LesleyS]

Oh Jade so sorry for your trauma and discomfort! It's not nice going to the dentist for anything really. Hope you feel a little bit better in the morning xxx

[5kings]

Don't know if this helps anyone, but a friend of mine was terrified of dentists, and it wasn't until she had a huge absess that made her look like a demented hamster she had to be forced into going. She was really nervous, shaking, cold sweats etc, but had saw a hypnotist and it really helped her.

I am sceptical about hypnosis, but then I have never tried, but it certainly made a difference to her.

Hope you feel better soon Jade,

Helen

[Kim39]

Eldest had a root canal done last year at a cost of $2,500. Luckily as she is a minor it was paid for by the powers that be, otherwise i would have told the dentist to pull it. Take the extraction option, and keep those bucks for something more useful.

Just as a footnote. Waz some good old whisky on it for the pain whilst your waiting.

Kim

[Jo Jo]

Awww, I hope you feel better soon. xx

[Helsandfamily]

Oh Jade,

hope you are feeling better soon!! I had an absess on my tooth that ended up needing root filling and the pain was awful.:wah

Once I had antibiotics, and strong pain killers (dentist prescribed) it was a lot better, and the actual root filling was a breeze, after the trouble with the gum. :roll

I am sure that it will go well for you.

Hels

[Silverwing86]

So sorry to hear about your dental problems Jade, that's just awful :no !

Being totally terrified of dental procedures myself, I can certainly relate ! Had my fill with 11 crowns and a bridge (including two root canals !), all done in the space of 1 1/2 years, and with a dentist I wasn't at all comfortable with :eek: !

Must admit though, I did get used to it (to a certain degree) after a while of going to the dentist every so many weeks. Holding a soft plush toy in my hands helped to calm me and stop me from cramping and squeezing my hands till they bled !

Also wanted to say that the last time I had a tooth pulled, I was told to only use Paracetamol rather than Ibuprofen (my preferred pain relief), since apparently Ibuprofen can cause excessive bleeding ? Might be worth checking out with the dentist...

I have the two back molars missing, on the left bottom side of my mouth, and a bridge covering the front two. It's been that way for a couple of years now, but surprisingly enough, doesn't bother me with eating/chewing at all (don't even notice it anymore).

I have been told though, that it can have an adverse effect on the molars above the removed ones, but I just couldn't stomach the invasive implantation procedures necessary to replace the two missing molars (or the cost for that matter !) at the time.

Anyway, not sure if any of this is helpful at all :o, but the very best of luck and I hope you feel better very soon.

Silver

[jo b]

Hi,

As an ex dental nurse I would always always try to save the tooth. Once you start loosing teeth your gum and jaw bones start to recede and in many cases make you look older than you really are, especially if front teeth are missing. This is also if you have dentures the gums still receeds hence people need to keep having dentures tightened/refitted etc.

Adults have 32 teeth including wisdom teeth. Many have those taken out if there isn't enough room, like me. After you 4th incisor (going off memeory) you generally have 3 molars top and bottom (not including wisdom teeth).

I unfortunately had to have a tooth (molar) removed after root canal but that was mainly caused through pregnancy as your calcium levels drop like a stone. Thats why pregnant women get free treatment on the NHS.

I agree with hypnotherapy it can work very well.

Good luck

Jo

[Mickstim]

Big hugs Jade! I have had root canal too (although in S Africa) and am still alive to tell the tale - as long as you have a gentle and undersanding dentist it's not so bad.

I'm with the whisky vote myself!

Bx

[vixxann]

Oh Jade you poor thing - big hugs
my only comment is that I can thoroughly recommend sedation - I had a wisdon tooth out whilst under sedation in local hosp and I cannot remember anything for 5 mins of my life - its just like having a five huge gin and tonics :p Apparently I was singing when I was waking up!

[Joolzr]

Hi Jade

Sorry to hear about your toothache- it's horrible. I've had problems getting a dentist in the Uk and ended up going to a second dentist as the first was supposed to be NHS but recommeneded really expensive treatment. The second one had a totally different approach and suggested different teeth needed filling (and charged me 1/3rd of what the first wanted). Is it worth trying someone different? It's a lot of money so getting another 'quote' might help.

good luck.

JoolzR

[dilanium]

Oh Jade,

Good luck with this, I hope you feel better soon however you go about it. :)

[marcia]

Oh Jade poor you - I can toatlly empathise with your troubles. Before we came over i was having loads of problems, my teeth felt spongey, had abcesses, had one tooth removed becasue the root had disappeared due to the abcess, then another, and ended up going into hospital to have a huge cyst removed from the roof of my mouth, so on one side i have a back molar, then two gaps, so no chewing on that side at all!! The next tooth along is dead and the dentist in the uk recommeded i had root canel on it, but couldn't do it till my mouth healed from the op, by that time we had moved over so I had to find a new dentist here and go through all my history (up to this point i had very little dental work done, a few fillings but always regular check ups - I was gutted!!) I found a really nice dentist here, hes south african, very gentley spoken and really puts you at your ease, my root canel stuff was done over 3 session over about 6 weeks, cost approx $800, i would check out prices with other dentists if I were you they do seem to vary. Just after my mum and dad arrived I ended up breaking part of a tooth on the opposite side - so no chewing at all going on then!! Luckily I got in the next day and he did a repair for me but doesn't know how long it will last - may need a crown eventually!!

Its a hard decision to make whether to pull or repair, if the repair doesn't work you feel like its money wasted, but once the tooth is gone its VERY expensive to fill the gap (I was going to get implants in my gaps, but can't bare to part with the money! Nobody can see them being at the back - just get jaw ache sometimes from only chewing on one side!)

Anyway I do understand this bit of what you are going through, but ontop of everything else you must be feeling pretty naffed off and low. Keep your chin up girl - your run of bad luck has to end soon, think you've had seven years worth in the space of a couple of months - how many mirrors did you break??!!

Sending you lots of hugs.

[holland]

Wow,

Thanks for all the responses everyone....mine doesn't sound so bad now!! ha ha

well, hubby has gone to bed and I am sat here winding myself up about tomorrow already...and thats only the filling!! Good grief, I do need to get a grip...there are far more serious things in life. I plan to have a quite word with myself before I go in tomorrow and tell myself to stop being so ridiculous!! We'll see if it works....

Oh...and tomorrow, guess what time my appointment is....'tooth hurty'.........
I really am not in the mood to joke about this, however friends and hubby have found it mildly amusing most of the night!!!

Aghhhhhhhh

Don't want to go!!!

Good news though...anti bi's and pain killers seem to have kicked in, which is fab!!

[peebles16]

Oh Jade at least you can still share jokes with us :D
Seriously though toothache I think is one of the worst pains (apart from childbirth obviously :) ) just seems to fill your whole head...
Really hoping tomorrow will not be nearly as bad as you think it will :)

Take care
Karenx

[holland]

Anyone had/heard of concious sedation??

[marcia]

Jade just take in a sledge hammer and tell the dentist you've provided your own anesthetic - so not to charge extra dollars!!!!!!!! :D

Good luck - you are (or appear to be) such an optomistic person, I'm sure it will be ok. Promise to treat yourself to something really nice afterwards, be it a new good book, item of clothing, cd, bottle of wine or chocolates (might not be a good idea tho! :o ), and do go out and treat yourself you certainly deserve it. ;)

Will be thnking about you tomorrow at 'tooth hurty'!!!! :p

[holland]

Since I mentioned the potential cost of dental treatment...hubby has banned chocs, sweets and D coke...at this moment in time, I wouldn't touch any of them to just not have to go through with it!!!!

Marcia, I do have a whinge now and then, but I just have to be quite practical....I am in pain and so I have no choice!!!! I wonder if I start chanting that now, it will actually sink into my imaginative mind my tooth hurty tomorrow?!?:p

[holland]

ps- I will most definately treat myself...I am feeling a pair of shoes coming on for each trip to the dentist!

[jo b]

Jade,

I have decided you are a jinx. Since yesterday my tooth has been irritating me and to make matters worse I always have a 'fiddle about'. I thought it was the flu at first making everything feel sore but I have just rang the dentist as I think it is the start of an abscess.

I go tomorrow a 9.30. Good luck with yours.

Jo

[shakyle2906]

Jade

I had sedation in the Uk as i am like you, very nervous of the dentist.

I paid something like £45 and found it great. It was a few years back now, but i remember getting myself totally worked up over the whole thing!

I had like a needle in my arm from memory and although was 'awake' through the whole thing, i felt very calm and very at ease. I remember sitting in the chair worrying as they had sedated me and i thought i would feel drowsy and go to sleep, but it was great!

It was a bit odd later, felt very spaced out and felt like i was floating out of the dentists............but felt really good about the whole experience. Just remember going to bed for rest of day and waking up feeling like i had a huge hangover........I would definetly do it again if i had the choice, but thats in my honest opinion.

Hope it all works out for you. There is no bigger baby than me as regards the dentist.

Sharon
x

[Hongi Hicker]

Come on now you all know the solution.

It's simple, it solves most problems, you can do it on your own and you don't get it on prescription.

It makes you happy when all around you don't know what you are smiling about.

I bet Capatin Cook and his crew used it when they had toothache, follow the example of the previous early arrivals...have a drink!:cheers

[NZ Hopeful]

Oh Jade at least you can still share jokes with us
Seriously though toothache I think is one of the worst pains (apart from childbirth obviously :) ) just seems to fill your whole head...
Really hoping tomorrow will not be nearly as bad as you think it will

Take care
Karenx

I've had quite a few abcesses and would honestly say that the pain from that was far worse than childbirth :uhoh

I was in labour for 36 hrs with my first and my abcesses tend to last about 3/4 days and the pain is constant, as least in labour you get a couple of minutes break between contractions! :D

Give me childbirth anyday of the week! :laugh

ps had to remove some of your smilies as I was over the limit! Sorry!

[Moorf]

I hope you didn't watch telly last night Jade, there was an article on the news (or was it Fair Go/Close Up?) about some place north of Auckland where the locals have no dentist and so they pull their own :exit - some even used superglue to put them back in .....

[holland]

He he...what a brave girl I am!!! I have my filling lodge firmly in my mush!:D

I didn't cry....I paced the waiting room like a caged animal...and when I was called...took a deep breath...'had a quick word with myself' and went for it!

I now look like sly stallone mind!!!

I have decided I think it is the needles that really get to me...but they put numbing stuff on my gum before they started...then injected....so it didn't feel that bad!

Going for consultation re extraction in April....

I had just finished treatment thinking...fab...hopefully I won't have to come back for 6 months and she announces that I need a further 2 fillings...but they are not urgent at the minute...I have to contact her when I have had the other out!!!! good grief!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and:wah :wah

On a positive note.....I survived!:laugh

J x

[holland]

Jo.B...How did you get on????

j

[zardell]

Glad to hear you survived Jade !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For me, I think that once the numbing injection is over I start to feel a bit calmer that things begin to feel a bit better.

Chin up love,

Julie

xx

[Moorf]

Brave girl!! :nice1

Now, remember to maintain the numbness with vino :D

H
x

[holland]

He he...I don't drink moorf...but I may start after this week!:D

[peebles16]

Well done Jade - good enough reason to start on the vino me thinks :D

Karenx

[Moorf]

He he...I don't drink moorf...but I may start after this week!:D

Maybe you should start :D

[holland]

maybe that is where I am going wrong?????

[Moorf]

Yes, perhaps there's a correlation between your dental problems and lack of alcohol - that might explain why the dentist said my teeth were "extremely good for my age" :laugh

[holland]

Interesting...

I reckon if I drank now ( having not drank for 8 years)...I'd hit the deck after a sip!

[Moorf]

Cheap date! :D

[willsken]

Interesting...

I reckon if I drank now ( having not drank for 8 years)...I'd hit the deck after a sip!

8 years???? I manage about 8 hours!! :uhoh :uhoh

:laugh

[holland]

:laugh

I got that drunk 8 years ago....and was that ill...that when my hubby found me lying on the bathroom floor using the weighing scales for a pillow...I said 'I am never drinking again':cheers

and I haven't!!!!:D

[Moorf]

:laugh

I got that drunk 8 years ago....and was that ill...that when my hubby found me lying on the bathroom floor using the weighing scales for a pillow...I said 'I am never drinking again':cheers

and I haven't!!!!:D

Sounds like a regular Friday to me :laugh

[holland]

:laugh

[peebles16]

Ah takes me back - talking to hughie down the big white telephone :D :D

Can't do it now as kids don't get hangovers :(

Karenx

[shakyle2906]

Ah takes me back - talking to hughie down the big white telephone :D :D

Can't do it now as kids don't get hangovers :(

Karenx



Me too Karen..........

About 16yrs ago, would have been about 21/22 and remember going out on the town with my then boyfriend, his brother and sister in law.

Diamond White (cider) hadnt long come out and i remember downing 13 (yes 13) bottles plus a few half a larger and limes...........boy was i out of it. I kept burping cider all week, so if felt like and havent touched it ever since.

Remember being in a taxi with my hadnbag open feeling very very unwell!

Memories eh!

Sharon
x

[LesleyS]

He he...I don't drink moorf...but I may start after this week!:D

Don't drink? And Live THAT close to the vineyards? :wah

[marcia]

Jade was thinking about you this afternoon! Glad you coped with it, brave girl, now what treat are you getting??

My hubby is a non drinker - had a couple of bad episodes when he was 18/19 and doesn't touch the stuff now, can get quite naffed off at drunk people me included!! :D - especially the time he had to stop on the M62 motorway a couple of times for me to open the door and throw up!!! Ahhhhhhhh the memories :o

[jo b]

Jade

I go today, will let you know. I have a really sore throat now, think it's the after effects of the flu I have had. God I am still achy now.
Good on you for facing your fears...............without alcohol!!The power of the mind is amazing but even better with alcohol:D

Jo

[Silverwing86]

Good to hear you got through it so well Jade, well done :clap ! Don't think about the rest just yet, cross that bridge when you come to it.

Good luck to you too Jo ! Will keep fingers crossed that you manage to get through it as well as Jade has.

Cheers,
Silver

[holland]

Thanks everyone...good luck Jo...I really am thinking of you over here in NZ!!!!

Mmmmmm...my treat will definately have to be shoes!!!

Been up since 6.00am....tooth ache ( bad side-that needs extracting)....but is manageable!!!

Let us know Jo!

J x

[jo b]

Well good news. My dentist, (a lovely lady called Sharon) said she thinks it's sinusitis (sp?). So she gave me a course of antibiotics and said go back if it still bothering me. I told her I feel like ripping my gums out and she explained that your gums tend to reflect how your body is feeling. So I think my pain is flu induced.

Thank Goodness even though I don;t mind going the dentist I can think of much nicer things to do with my time.

Jade now you know your fear is needles it shouldget easier as at least you know what you are fearful of, if you know what I mean.

Jo
x

[peebles16]

My teeth are killing me - just in response to the email Mum sent saying oh by the way met you dentist (in UK) and he said your x-ray showed up a bit of gum disease.... What is it? How do I make it stop? Can't get to a dentist here till Monday morning and have 2 BBQs and day out with the kids tomorrow :( Can't even drink coffee and believe me I need the caffeine to survive - aaarrgghh!!

Karenx

[lockstock]

OH came back from the dentist on Thursday clutching the receipt for the $650 he had just paid for a root canal filling. Last night (Friday) he proudly presented me with another filling which had just fallen out. :(

[peebles16]

OMG am so worried about how much this is all going to cost - might have to flash credit card at this rate :(

Karenx

[holland]

oh Karen....has the pain eased yet???

Is there some kind of dental insurance I wonder??? There must be..surely...

Lockstock.....so expensive isn't it...I am dreading my bill for my 'consultation' and then the 'tooth whipping out ceremony'!!

J x

[holland]

Jo,

Have anti-bi's kicked in?:uhoh

J x

[peebles16]

Getting there Jade but having to drink through a straw and basically eating is a nightmare.. :( Living on painkillers but dentist appointment is tomorrow although am not expecting any miracle cures unless she wipes it out - aarrggh..

Coffee through a straw - yum, yum

Karenx

[peebles16]

Getting there Jade but having to drink through a straw and basically eating is a nightmare.. :( Living on painkillers but dentist appointment is tomorrow although am not expecting any miracle cures unless she wipes it out - aarrggh..

Coffee through a straw - yum, yum

Karenx

[holland]

oooooo Karen, I sympathise xxx

Hopefully they will sort it out for you tomorrow...keep us posted!

J xx

[peebles16]

Ooops sorry for the double post - thanks jade and will do

Karenx