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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:20 PM Original message |
I see the oral surgeon tomorrow. I am nervous but ready to get this overwith |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. I had my wisdom teeth out when I was 18 |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. they asked me if I wanted this done awake or asleep |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. You won't even know it happened |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. Damn straight. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. It's like time stops |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:09 AM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Same here - 4 wisdom teeth out in one sitting |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Yes, you want to be asleep for this |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I just had a tooth pulled, I was asleep |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. good choice |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. i have a good dental insurance but they do not cover general anaesthesia... |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. actually I had to get an "exception" for coverage |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Check with your regular insurance for the anaesthetic. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
63. My friend... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. I had all four extracted ... awake ... but feeelin' gooood. |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
56. i was awake for my 3. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good luck! |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. yes, the pain goes |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
36. ROFLMAO! Absolutely. nt |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:25 PM Original message |
I love that |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. It was $25 just 20 years ago |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Mine was 16 years ago |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Not the same as pulling a tooth |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. How much did gas cost |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. How much was minimum wage? $4.00 hr? |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. big deal, he went to school |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. She also |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. that was the example |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. please don't fight in my thread |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. Don't be |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. im going through the insurance part now. |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. I've had my fun with my health insurance |
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marybourg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oral surgeons are very skilled. Relax and it'll go well. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. ask him for a seditive like valium n/t |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. Think NitrousOxide - and think Happy Thoughts |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I think they use an IV drip nowadays. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. not my doc....he's got the gas...it's like a big fat doober |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. They don't call it "Laughing Gas" for nothin |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. That is the difference between an oral surgeon and a dentist pulling it |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Nitrous and Oxygen have all kinds of building requirements |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Mine was an IV drip |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have to have 4 teeth removed some time in the future |
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Imalittleteapot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not to worry. They have many ways to sedate you. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Getting teeth yanked is pretty cheap and low-impact |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. that was my other option...root canal. I said heck NO |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. root canals are not bad if there is no abcess |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
69. The worst part is really sitting there for that long with your mouth cranked open |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. The extractions will be a snap compared to the insurance hassle |
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walkaway (725 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. Ask for VICODIN! |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I can only take lortabs |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Vicodin and Lortab are both combinations of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #44 |
58. I'm partial to just plain oxycodone |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. only if you exceed the dosage |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. You'll kick yourself for not doing it sooner |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
30. I had mine out when I was 18 or 19. The stitches hurt more than the teeth or jaw. |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. I remember when the stiches came out |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. My stitches didn't keep my mouth sorta closed, they just closed over the holes |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Haagen Dazs |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. Have you had teeth taken out before? It's usually no big deal. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. years ago I had my wisdom teeth out but they could not find one of the 4 |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
68. OMG how odd LOL! I'm sorry for laughing but that's unique! I hope it comes out okay.... |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. That was pretty much my day after the surgery |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
46. Be thankful you have insurance. |
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NiteOwll (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. I had all four wisdom teeth pulled at the same time |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
50. My suggestion: get Novocaine only, no sedation |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. The thing is, they're not impacted |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
70. This would be my choice every time, too |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
55. After the fact you'll wonder why you were frightened. |
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Lindsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. I've had so much dental work done I could write a book... |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
60. Good luck! |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
66. It'scrazy how fast the IV knocks you out. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
67. Are they impacted, or grown out? |
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