Had the offending tooth removed! The one that had abscessed!
***IT WAS A PAINLESS PROCEDURE***
The dentist and aneasthes.. gas man.. were quite brilliant. Had intravenous
sedation with a bit of hypnotherapy chucked in. Worked a treat. As an added
benefit, the gas man was a cyclist, so we were nattering about 'bents before
kick-off.
I felt as if I was asleep but dreaming, where I could hear voices and I
could feel 'something' going on in my mouth, but I was totally and utterly
unconcerned by it all. Which is a complete first for me as regards
dentistry.
I took about half-an-hour to be back in the land of the lucid, but was
tired. Vernon brought me home and I've spent the rest of the day asleep on
the sofa.
Now I'm awake, I've no pain, no discomfort and no swellings.
*EXCELLENT*
So to any fellow dental-phobics, I highly recommend this way of getting the
necessary done to the gnashers.
The only downside is I'm not supposed to cycle (or drive) for two days post
procedure, as the effects of the chemically induced haze can take that long
to get out of the bloodstream apparently.
Cheers, helen s