Well folks, I've gone to the dentist twice in the past week and neither time did I take preventative antibiotics. The ADA says they're not required for getting a root canal, so I decided to trust the medical community and go along with that.
So far I've lived.
I will say, though, that the generalized anxiety I always feel when going to the dentist just drives me crazy (so to speak). I'm so sick and tired of feeling anxious at every little thing. My body fails me too often. I usually remind the dentist's office at every single appointment about my inability to handle epinephrine, but this time (as with the ADA) I decided to trust them and not remind them (I know it's written in big text on my file and even highlighted in yellow!). However, within five minutes of receiving my shot I just couldn't handle not asking and so I made a fool of myself. The nurse patted me on the arm and assured me they did not give me epinephrine and asked how I was feeling and told me my heart was racing simply at the "excitement" (said tongue-in-cheek). Then I relaxed and felt fine.
Stupid body.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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It certainly is hard to break that habit. I don't say it when I go to my new dentist but when I went to the endodontist I told them I can't have the epi, then they began work, and wouldn't you know it, they had given me the epi. My heart was pounding and racing, I thought I would jump out of my sking.
Sometimes you just can't be to careful, just like if you have an allergy.
Glad to hear it all went well!
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