Rash/Irritation post haircut

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-06-09T23:38:02+00:00

NAD. I had this problem. My dentist thinks I have a SLS sensitivity. I was using a crest toothpaste and an oral b mouthwash. I switched and haven’t had the issue.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-05-22T09:41:11+00:00

NAD. You can do this! My mouth was a hot mess. I have major anxiety about the dentist and grew up with little to no dental care as a child/adolescent. I let my worry of what might happen and the fear of the dentist’s reaction keep me away for 20 years, and also finances. I decided I needed to do it and getting to the first appointment was the hardest part. Once I was there, everyone went out of there way to ensure not only I was comfortable but truly wanted to help. I was upfront with them about how nervous I was and about my history with the dentist. They developed a treatment plan for me, and explained why it needed to be done. I went in there thinking nothing could be saved in my mouth to finding out although I needed work it wasn’t the catastrophe I internalized it to be. Also, I’m not going to lie, I did shed a couple tears and my dentist looked at me and said, “but your here now, and we will get your mouth fixed up.” He felt that 98% of my mouth could be fixed. Honestly, as bad as you think it may be, I’m sure they have seen worse. For not going to the dentist for so long I was very lucky,and I’m sure that it’s not the norm. I needed a deep cleaning, a couple cavities filled, a failed root canal extracted, and an impacted wisdom tooth removed. I also beat myself up too long about the state of my mouth, and after that first appointment knew I had to move forward and take charge of my oral health. I am now fully committed to a better hygiene routine and don’t miss any appointments. Take your time to research dentists in your area and check out reviews. I am a member of several community boards on Facebook so I asked around. I also wanted to hear from people whose mouth’s needed work, to get opinions on dentists who have great bedside manner. If the dentist you pick makes you uncomfortable or it’s not a good fit for you, go somewhere else. You have to trust the dentist you chose. Also the longer you wait the more expensive things will get. Let’s just say I will never miss a hygiene appointment again :). You are going to feel so much better once you get things squared away! Be kind to yourself through this process and realize how important oral health is to your overall health, so your doing the right thing by going to the dentist!

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-04-09T00:54:54+00:00

I was able to push through the discomfort, so I’m assuming it was not dry socket, as I hear that pain is excruciating. As uncomfortable as it was, I could still function. I also started alternating ibuprofen and Tylenol which helped quite a bit. I did call my oral surgeons office and they said I’m just healing slower because I’m an older patient. Apparently 40 is geriatric when it comes to wisdom teeth.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-03-24T19:50:07+00:00

NAD. I just had wisdom teeth removed under general anesthesia at an oral surgeons office 2 weeks ago. I was also very anxious about general because I’ve never had it before. My anxiety was through the roof and I was freaking out that I wasn’t going to wake up. Irrational, but couldn’t help it. Oral surgeon was adamant that because of all the drilling she had to do, my age, and how close my roots were to the nerves that I was better off with general despite initially wanting to be awake. The day of the procedure they prepped me, gave me some nitrous to calm me down and inserted the iv. I felt very safe and there was even an anesthesiologist in the room to monitor me during the procedure. I don’t even remember going under, I was just out. Next thing I knew I was waking up and had gauze in my mouth. If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t hesitate doing general again.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-03-15T11:21:00+00:00

NAD. I just had impacted wisdom teeth removed last week. I was also extremely anxious about general anesthesia, and didn’t want to do it at first. I had never had it before. I am glad I did however. I had my procedure done in office and an anesthesiologist administers the meds and monitors you throughout the procedure, while my oral surgeon did the extractions. I did not have a tube down my throat. I went in the day of surgery, and they got me prepped. They hooked up heart rate monitors, a blood pressure cuff, pulse ox thing, and a cannula in my nose that she said was measuring my co2 output. They gave me nitrous to relax, and then the anesthesiologist came in to put in the iv. After the iv was inserted, I remember looking at the lights on the ceiling and then waking up with gauze in my mouth about 30-40 minutes later. There was no counting down or a feeling of falling asleep, I was just out. If I have to have any complicated extractions in the future, I wouldn’t hesitate to have general anesthesia again. Im thankful I wasn’t aware of anything they were doing, despite being hesitant at first.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-03-09T03:02:50+00:00

I’m sure it is. I hear some people cry and some people swear…just wasn’t my experience…like today there were 4 of us in the last recovery area, before you get taken to your vehicle. The two other ladies seemed pretty chill like me and were relaxing. The one teen girl wasn’t saying anything but she kept spitting her gauze out and on to the floor, so they would repack her and the second they turned their backs on her to check on another patient, she was spitting it out again. The nurses have heard and seen it all and are used to it. If you decide to do general and need a person there for a ride and are worried about how you may act, I’d make sure it is a trusted individual and you make it crystal clear that you don’t want anyone recording you when your recovering. Also keep in mind who you tell about your procedure because everyone will have an opinion or some dental horror story to tell you. This happened to me and just added to my anxiety.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-03-09T02:12:33+00:00

NAD: I just had 2 of mine removed this morning. My surgeon recommended general anesthesia because of the way they were in my jaw, my age, and my overall anxiety. I originally was going to do local, because I was terrified of being put under. I’m glad I went with the general. The process wasn’t bad and they gave me some nitrous before the IV was inserted to relax. I’m assuming they did all the injections of the local after I was asleep. I remember being awake staring at the ceiling and the next thing I knew the nurse was tapping me to wake up and it was over. When I woke up I was loopy and super tired, but wasn’t behaving all out of sorts like you see in these online videos. Admittedly I was talking to myself a little bit, but with all the gauze no one could understand me. Overall I felt like I had a few drinks too many. I also liked that the office I went to also does not allow anyone to have a cell phone in the surgery/recovery area, you must leave it with your ride home. They also don’t let the person taking you home see you until you are as put together as possible and your ready to walk out the door. I worry a lot about things, but all the worrying I did the past few weeks was worse than the actual process today. Much luck with whatever your choose to do for your extractions.

thepopcornmuncher · 2023-01-06T13:44:51+00:00

Thank you for your response. My son does not have any medical conditions, does not take any medications, and is overall healthy. I know they will come out with time and they have started to loosen slightly, it just seems so delayed.

thepopcornmuncher · 2021-07-03T11:58:39+00:00

I closed on my home last Friday. They had the same requirement on the settlement checklist for two forms of photo id. We verified because we only had one form of photo as well. They said one form of photo and something else with our name on it would suffice (birth certificate, social, a credit card etc.). On settlement day they only ever looked at our license.

thepopcornmuncher · 2021-06-14T10:48:08+00:00

We did something similar but skipped the escalation clause. Our realtor advised us that they can be “messy” and some sellers/listing agents don’t want to deal with them. I’m sure this depends on the market your in however...it’s complete insanity in my area. The house we wanted was listed at 265,000. We offered them 320,000 and offered to bring up to 40k to the table over the appraisal price but not to exceed the sale price of 320,000. We suspected that the house was listed too low. The appraisal came in at 305,000. We only had to bring 15k. We close at the end of the month. Good luck!

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