It's going to be a Darvocet/Keflex weekend with a root canal on Monday.

[DemoTex]

Bummer. Before I start the Darvocet, I am taking Dr. D. to a nice restaurant for our 32nd wedding anniversary. I'm hoping Advil will get me through the evening (until I can pop a Darvocet at bedtime). I dread the root canal, but what the hell. It has to be done. Nothing could be worse than the botched double wisdom tooth extraction I experienced in Viet Nam.

[elehhhhna]

1. are you going to dinner the same day as the root canal?

are you nuts? Maybe Sat or Sun would be better?

[DemoTex]

5. Oh, no! Dinner was tonight. The root canal is Monday.

I am taking a Darvocet in a few minutes to try to get through tonight pain-free. Monday was the earliest dentist could schedule the root canal.

[DancingBear]

2. Don't sweat the root canal

I had one done on Tuesday, and the bad tooth was under a bridge, so my dentist had to drill through the bridge and hope he "landed" on top of the root. He did!!

Right now, my tooth is very sore to the touch, and I can't eat too well on that side, but my dentist told me that that this was to be expected due to the large amount of work that had to be done. I am on anti-biotics, but I haven't had to take anything stronger than Advil for pain (and that only once). He told me I'd be sore for about a week, but it would get better with each passing day. So far, he's right.

You'll do fine, but then again our 31st anniversary isn't until August, so we can eat in. :)

[Karenina]

3. It's ALL OK, Mac!!!

Just keep your mouth clean, heal quick and let's think about Telemann duets in cybespace with your sparkly new Loree! LOOK WHAT I GOT! (the one on the left with the masochist's octave key :P )

[DemoTex]

6. Oh, wow!

I mean, OH-WOW!!

[Left Is Write]

4. I've had four root canals (or maybe five; I can't remember)...

and it really is not as bad as some of the stories you hear.

Are you taking medication now over the weekend because of tooth pain?

[DemoTex]

7. I am told this guy is great.

The pain finally got out in front of the Advil. He Rx'd a Darvocet every 5 hours, but I think one at bedtime will carry me through the next day (I am extremely sensitive to pain pills).

[Left Is Write]

8. If the pain in your tooth is that horrible...

(and believe me, I sympathize!), then the root canal will be nothing. You'll feel such relief when it's done with and the source of the pain is gone.

I usually experience some discomfort for a day or two after a root canal (most of my root canals were not preceded by toothaches), but I doubt any discomfort you may have would compare to what you're feeling already. I wish they could get you in sooner than Monday.

[wallwriter]

9. I had a root canal recently. Don't worry.

The toothache I had before the root canal was much, much worse than the procedure or the recovery. I wouldn't call a root canal fun, but with lots of novocaine, it really wasn't too bad.

[chookie]

10. Thanks for your input

Those of us who fear dental procedures are heartened by your personal experience. Good for you!

[liberaltrucker]

11. You need a new dentist

My root canal was worthy of Percodan.
:hippie:

[Digit]

12. Yeah, Darvocet is like Excedrin...it is nothing

You need Percodan or Hydrocodone for that...but only briefly.

May your recovery be quick.