I have an infected molar from a root-canal, and I’m having much problems lately getting it professionally extracted. &@!$!*(^
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-Johnny
Tooth issues suck. Get well soon mate.
Oh shit, sounds painful. Good luck with that!
Oh no, I’m sorry. I don’t know much about that, but it must be really stressful.
Thanks! Yes, the pain is one thing, and the stress of dealing with a potentially bad situation is another.
But hopefully if I make it out alive, Nietzsche will bless me, or something. :P
That’s a rough spot to be in, I hope you are able to get it sorted out without issue.
Sorry to hear about your tooth pains. Is this your first extraction? I had one removed a couple years ago and it was kinda weird not having a tooth at first, but the procedure was virtually painless. even tho it was apparently a “difficult” removal… to me that just meant it took a little longer than most procedures. (Modern pain management is awesome, during my first root canal I even started snoring at one point when I almost fell asleep.) Anyway it was a little odd not having a tooth while it healed enough to get an implant, but now I’ve basically forgotten that it was ever out. Since I’m the US, of course the hardest part was that apparently someone made a data entry error so I had to make several phone calls and write a letter explaining that I DO have health insurance…
Damn, that sounds a bit bureaucratic, on your side.
Myself, I don’t really care about the extraction pain, and over the years, this would be… not my first molar tooth removed. It’s moreso my worry about a major infection in my jaw catching loose. Such things are generally not good…
Such things are generally not good…
Infections so close to the brain can be quite dangerous, so I hope you can get it removed very soon, because now I am fucking worried. Best wishes and get well soon! (If it does not bother you, please keep me updated)
Thanks. I’m going to try again, tomorrow or Tuesday.
I actually scheduled and showed up at one place on Friday, but they told me my ID was inadequate. Very annoying…
How did it go, could you get rid of it yet?
but they told me my ID was inadequate
Fuck that!
Actually I tried to pull it myself on Saturday. A found a nice vice-wrench to do the job, then sterilised it. So I went ahead, and tried to go really slow and gentle because 1) I’m a bleeder, and 2) the last thing I want is to break off a root. It took forever though, and I wound up falling asleep, with the tooth still in my skull.
Meanwhile, I found a 4th place to try, and will schedule on Monday. So far all three of my 1st candidate dental offices had some problem or other…
Actually I tried to pull it myself on Saturday
AAAAH AAH NO NO NOOO!!
I really really hope that the 4th place will take you, this whole thing is crazy. I’m so sorry that you have to go through that.
Actually I tried to pull it myself on Saturday (…) I’m a bleeder
You can’t be serious, that sounds dangerous af! Please get it removed professionally asap.
but they told me my ID was inadequate
It didn’t hit me when reading this last week, but is that normal procedure where you live? I don’t think I’ve ever been asked for ID when going to a doctor. They’ll ask for my social security card, but it isn’t mandatory, it just makes things easier with insurance. It doesn’t make sense to me, what if you’ve lost your ID card, or forgotten to renew it, don’t you still need medical care?
When I go to the local clinic, they do ask for ID, but since I don’t like to take it with me when I’m on foot (plus, it’s expired), I typically don’t have it. And they’re okay with that.
The issue with the 3rd dental office might have been that I was a brand new patient. Then again, a couple years back, a different dental office didn’t ask for ID as a new patient, and neither did an optometrist’s office. I guess such things are up to the provider in the state I live in.
my social security card
Oh, do they have those too in France?
EDIT : Godamit, the 4th place (oral surgeon) isn’t willing to accept my old ID, either. Problem is, my new passport is being worked on by a local law firm, and I have no idea when it’ll be ready.
Oh shit, I’m so sorry. Maybe I’m naive and ignorant, but that seems crazy to me, it’s not even like you have no ID document at all, it’s just out of date. It’s a dentist’s appointment, not a national security issue. If it was just for a routine check up, I’d understand, but for an infected tooth? Isn’t there duty to assist, or the Hippocratic Oath, or some crap like that? How reasonable is it to leave someone with a tooth infection just because their passport is out of date? I’m beginning to understand why you tried to pull it out yourself…
Oh, do they have those too in France?
Yep, it looks like this. With a “personal number” that’s assigned at birth — or when you immigrate if you weren’t born in the country. It’s sometimes accepted as an ID document, but not always. (I’ve learned very recently that it’s accepted for voting.)
