The Wisdom tooth, she is gone!!

"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed! Thanks Wafflycat
for mentioning yours. It helped reduce my terror a little bit. Almost
completely pain free, just waiting for the anesthetic to wear off.
Paracetamol on standby. They said dont do anything strenuous for a couple
of days and then we had to decide whether a 3 hour training ride counted!
The consensus was that as long as I keep the intensity down I should be
ok. So back on the bike tomorrow!!

Stan Cox

Most welcome! Glad to know my fear and then having it seen to properly
helped.

Cheers, helen s

Stan Cox said:

Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed!

Ooh. I had mine done a couple of years ago. Under local anaesthetic! I could
hear the tooth cracking as they divided* it. I could also see the level of
exertion on the dentist's face as he struggled. Ugh.

*broke it in half with a whacking great pair of pliers.

Response to Stan Cox:

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Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed!

Just think of it as being a few grams lighter. You'll be able to *race*
up those hills!

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Mark, UK
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to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes
beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is
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Response to Simon Bennett:

I'm just glad this thread turned up *after* my visit to the dentist this
morning: nothing but a polish this time, thobut.

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I could also see the level of
exertion on the dentist's face as he struggled. Ugh.

If there's any exertion going on I close my eyes and put myself here -

57.28581110583394 -6.45514624556624

(or thereabouts)

- on a nice summer evening.

I hope nobody else starts doing this as a result of this post - I don't
want to turn up and find a bunch of other dentists' patients there as
well...

--
Mark, UK
"I've noticed that the press tends to be quite accurate, except when
they're writing on a subject I know something about."

"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed! Thanks Wafflycat
for mentioning yours. It helped reduce my terror a little bit. Almost
completely pain free, just waiting for the anesthetic to wear off.
Paracetamol on standby. They said dont do anything strenuous for a couple
of days and then we had to decide whether a 3 hour training ride counted!
The consensus was that as long as I keep the intensity down I should be
ok. So back on the bike tomorrow!!

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might cause
bleeding gums?

John said:

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might
cause bleeding gums?

ISTR that's what they told me when I had mine done. It's also important to
avoid dislodging the blood clot that forms in the gum.

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Response to Simon Bennett:

I'm just glad this thread turned up *after* my visit to the dentist this
morning: nothing but a polish this time, thobut.

Quoted message said:

I could also see the level of
exertion on the dentist's face as he struggled. Ugh.

If there's any exertion going on I close my eyes and put myself here -

57.28581110583394 -6.45514624556624

(or thereabouts)

- on a nice summer evening.

I hope nobody else starts doing this as a result of this post - I don't
want to turn up and find a bunch of other dentists' patients there as
well...

Talisker Bay on Skye. Nice!

Cheers
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Mark McNeill said:

Response to Stan Cox:

Quoted message said:

Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed!

Just think of it as being a few grams lighter. You'll be able to *race*
up those hills!

Ah bless you. I am now a few grams lighter, now if I can just do
something about the other 4 kilo I might be able to "race" up some
hills 🙂 Anaesthetic has now worn off an I am firmly on planet
paracetomol 🙂

Stan Cox
P.s. weather is gorgeous, I wish I was out on the bike

Simon Bennett said:

John said:

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might
cause bleeding gums?

ISTR that's what they told me when I had mine done. It's also important to
avoid dislodging the blood clot that forms in the gum.

Yup thats it. I think the added pressure from exercise might dislodge it.

Stan Cox

Quoted message said:

Ah bless you. I am now a few grams lighter, now if I can just do
something about the other 4 kilo

No need to diet - you can lose that just by splashing out on a new, shinier
bike... go on...

Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

Ah bless you. I am now a few grams lighter, now if I can just do
something about the other 4 kilo

No need to diet - you can lose that just by splashing out on a new, shinier
bike... go on...

Hmm.. I'd need one about 10kg under the UCI weight limit then..

...d

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Simon Bennett said:

John said:

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might
cause bleeding gums?

ISTR that's what they told me when I had mine done. It's also important
to
avoid dislodging the blood clot that forms in the gum.

Yup thats it. I think the added pressure from exercise might dislodge it.

Oh well in that case it just means no racing or hills ;o). A 3 hour trundle
should be fine.

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"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed! Thanks Wafflycat
for mentioning yours. It helped reduce my terror a little bit. Almost
completely pain free, just waiting for the anesthetic to wear off.
Paracetamol on standby. They said dont do anything strenuous for a couple
of days and then we had to decide whether a 3 hour training ride counted!
The consensus was that as long as I keep the intensity down I should be
ok. So back on the bike tomorrow!!

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might cause
bleeding gums?

If you've had any sort of anaesthetic in your bloodstream, you can be told
to avoid strenuous exercise for a couple of days, as well as avoiding
driving and making any important decisions. Apparently the residual effects
of the anaesthetic can last for a couple of days and can affect judgement.
Well, that's what I was told after the nice Mrs McInnes, wonderous dentist
at the Siskin Centre in Naarch and the nice gas man from the Norfolk &
Norwich hospital told me when I had intravenous sedation in order to have my
dental abscess & teethy-pegs seen to back in December. That nice Mrs McInnes
is the only dentist I had ever come across who has been human and humane
towards me whislt I've been sat in the torture chair and not some
bloodthirsty alien graduate of the Dewhurst School of Butchery.

Cheers, helen s

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"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Just got back from having my dodgy wisdom tooth removed! Thanks
Wafflycat for mentioning yours. It helped reduce my terror a little
bit. Almost completely pain free, just waiting for the anesthetic to
wear off. Paracetamol on standby. They said dont do anything
strenuous for a couple of days and then we had to decide whether a 3
hour training ride counted! The consensus was that as long as I keep
the intensity down I should be ok. So back on the bike tomorrow!!

Why nothing strenouous? Is this because raised blood pressure might
cause bleeding gums?

If you've had any sort of anaesthetic in your bloodstream, you can be
told to avoid strenuous exercise for a couple of days, as well as
avoiding driving and making any important decisions. Apparently the
residual effects of the anaesthetic can last for a couple of days and
can affect judgement. Well, that's what I was told after the nice Mrs
McInnes, wonderous dentist at the Siskin Centre in Naarch and the nice
gas man from the Norfolk & Norwich hospital told me when I had
intravenous sedation in order to have my dental abscess & teethy-pegs
seen to back in December. That nice Mrs McInnes is the only dentist I
had ever come across who has been human and humane towards me whislt
I've been sat in the torture chair and not some bloodthirsty alien
graduate of the Dewhurst School of Butchery.

Cheers, helen s

I had a good chat with the (very cute) doctor who took mine out. I
didnt have gas, just the normal injection. She was quite sure I should
be ok tomorrow. I will do the 7.5 miles to work on the cycle path and
if I feel at all odd I will get a lift home. Thanks for the warning.

Stan Cox

"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I had a good chat with the (very cute) doctor who took mine out. I didnt
have gas, just the normal injection. She was quite sure I should be ok
tomorrow. I will do the 7.5 miles to work on the cycle path and if I feel
at all odd I will get a lift home. Thanks for the warning.

Stan Cox

One thing to be careful of... the cold wind getting to your mouth. Instant
agony at site of extraction. Guess how I know! Use of Buff or other similar
item across mouth whilst cycling is recommended until the site of extraction
is properly healed.

Cheers, helen s

wafflycat said:

"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I had a good chat with the (very cute) doctor who took mine out. I
didnt have gas, just the normal injection. She was quite sure I should
be ok tomorrow. I will do the 7.5 miles to work on the cycle path and
if I feel at all odd I will get a lift home. Thanks for the warning.

Stan Cox

One thing to be careful of... the cold wind getting to your mouth.
Instant agony at site of extraction. Guess how I know! Use of Buff or
other similar item across mouth whilst cycling is recommended until the
site of extraction is properly healed.

Cheers, helen s

Hadnt even considered that. I will take precautions.

Stan Cox

Stan Cox said:

wafflycat said:

"Stan Cox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I had a good chat with the (very cute) doctor who took mine out. I
didnt have gas, just the normal injection. She was quite sure I
should be ok tomorrow. I will do the 7.5 miles to work on the cycle
path and if I feel at all odd I will get a lift home. Thanks for
the warning.

Stan Cox

One thing to be careful of... the cold wind getting to your mouth.
Instant agony at site of extraction. Guess how I know! Use of Buff or
other similar item across mouth whilst cycling is recommended until
the site of extraction is properly healed.

Cheers, helen s

Hadnt even considered that. I will take precautions.

Except we're set for a spate of moist, warm southwesterlies for the
forseeable. At least that was the case last time I looked...

soup said:

Have had all four wisdom teeth pulled (BTW "they" push teeth "they"
don't pull them) was a LOT of fun some "they" "just" cracked in two,
others were cut into four to aid extraction .

I was 'fortunate' enough that one of my wisdom teeth impacted badly
enough that the dentist referred me to a consultant that wrote such a
scary referral that my health insurance (which generally doesn't cover
dental work) paid out for all mine to come out under general
anaesthetic in a private hospital. I haven't a clue what they did - I
was chatting to anaesthetist about my daughter and then woke up with
what seemed like an entire bath-towel wedged in my mouth.

Took the next day off work, but that was it.

Unfortunately, the work to repair the adjacent tooth damaged by the
wisdom tooth was not covered, and that was rather less entertaining.
The dentist still sucks her breath in and ummms and ahhhs whenever
poking around in that vicinity, threatening dire things to come.

regards, Ian SMith
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Mark McNeill wrote:
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If there's any exertion going on I close my eyes and put myself here -

57.28581110583394 -6.45514624556624

(or thereabouts)

- on a nice summer evening.

For me the Talisker would provide some comfort after the dentistry was
over and I was back at home feeling sorry for myself.