loss, dental work and pain...

[hollyhobbie]

i miscarried at the beginning of last month. i thought it would be a good idea to get some dental work done before we tried again. big, big mistake. i am still in pain weeks later. been taking tons of ibuprofen but somehow when there was a lull in the pain and a few folks said yeesh, just try already, we did. day ten of my cycle. that is when i conceived my first baby. anyways, now i feel sick b/c my midwife says we should wait another cycle. which i understand but we also discussed the possibility i may become pregnant. if so i guess there is an increased risk of bleeding and perhaps miscarriage. yukk. so i am trying to be calm while i contemplate my root canal instead of my possible bfp or dreading a bfp if i get one. i just wanted to get it out. say it sucks really bad and makes me want to cry. goddamit. i am going to call another dentist tomorrow that seems to be more holistic and supportive. i think my dentist is a crappy one. that is not helping. i thought to myself tonight...i gave birth to my baby at home with no pain meds, why? b/c i had good care and had the confidence to get through the pain. a good dentist should be able to help me get through the pain and fear of dental work!!!

k, enuf of a rant. thanks for listening. rescue remedy, anyone?

[Jacque Savageau]

Dental work DEFINATELY hurts more than labor :hug I'm so sorry you're going through all this. I had to have a root cannal while pregnant which included an x-ray. I was a MESS, but the pain was more than I could bare. I was terrified the entire pregnancy that I somehow hurt my child.

[hollyhobbie]

thanks for the reply. i havent ovulated yet and i am on day 18 so chance of getting pg are nil basically. i think the stress has delayed it thank goodness. and....the holstic dentist is amazing and wonderful and a gift. yeah i have to get the work finished but i feel completely different about it now. oh yeah and my chiropractor adjusted the tooth that was killing me and it made a world of difference. who woulda thought? thanks for your kind words. it is good to know i am not alone :)