The Dental Fiasco!!

So. I went to my dentists today to have a tooth extracted. Petrified as I was I went in head high. I waited in the waiting room to be called. After maybe 20 minutes I was called in. I had lots of anesthetic in. 2 syringes worth. Got to go wait for a further 10 minutes before being called back in to begin.

The pain itself was agonizing. I felt everything. Reason being I have a high resistance to anesthetics. So Mr dentist man loosened the tooth as I squeezed my eyes shit tight and endured. Then came the ultimate pain where he tore it from the gum. OUCH!! I groaned in pain as he did this. He said he was proud yada yada considering i was petrified and obviously in pain. Was told I could probably get away with one more day of antibiotics then could stop them.

The anesthetic had worn off 25 minutes after initial application - talk about short lived. :)

Anyhow, it was all done and I was very happy to be able to shut my mouth fully without excrutiating pain. That was until it began to bleed 2 hours after the extraction. I tried everything they told me. Called them, was referred to an emergency line... which was SHUT... That line referred me to NHS direct - So I called and they gave me a bit more advice. Tried it... an hour later still bleeding and me feeling terrible. Called them back again and this time was told: Go to A&E.

MEH - Hospitals... So I had high blood pressure and a slight fever. Still bleeding i was referred to another unit. They looked it over, numbed me up better than my own dentists - so much my tongue and entire right side of my face was paralyzed and proceeded to gouge out the small clot that had formed yet was still weeping. Cleaned it out with mouthwash and then proceeded to poke around in the socket. They then proceeded to fill it with a packing substance to stem the blood flow and then made me bit down on an anesthetic soaked piece of gauze. Yummy. Not... tasted disgusting.

I have to say... I HATE DENTISTS. I haven't had the best experience in the past with them but today has just taken the piss.

Not only do I have to finish the course of manky antibiotics I'm on... I'm now on codeine phosphate and paracetamol for the pain. I have to rest for the next 2-3 days.

All this for a "simple" extraction. FUCK - I'd hate to see a complicated one.

I'm off to rest.
Have a nice evening people.
Amelia.