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That's great!

Spouse feeks a zillion times better. Got a few to dos done yesterday and today. Walking and low stress physical work. He basically left me in the dust walking through stores and got stuff done no concerns no stops no symptoms.
Yippee!!!!!
One issue resolved for now.

See surgeon tomorrow for would definitely visit that will be good healing is as expected. Also get root canal....I'm honestly scared and anxious. First one ever for me, prior dental work was a filling in 1977. I'm a novice and afraid of pain.

Ongoing prayers, mojo, good vibes and anything else to keep me healing and on a positive path I appreciate.

I had a root canal a couple years ago- my first. It was not nearly as bad as I feared .They keep you pain free :-). More uncomfortable than painful in my experience.
I was told to eat softer food that night, so meatloaf and mashed potatoes worked perfectly for me.

Best of luck—

I'm honestly scared and anxious.

I know you have a benzo prescription. I would take one a couple of hours before the appt. Not because the root canal itself is bad, because they do numb you up good. However, to keep the field sterile, they often use a rubber dam that attaches to your tooth with a small clamp. It's meant to keep your tongue from getting up there accidentally and contaminate the roots as they're being drilled out. For some people, that rubber dam can create a sense of panic... I want to say claustrophobia, but it's not really that. You just sort of feel like you're suffocating, although there's no way you will.

Of course, I have my own anxiety issues when it comes to dental work for my own personal reasons (PTSD from cleft lip/palate surgeries), and almost always take a benzo before hand, except for routine cleanings. But that friggin' rubber dam causes a major panic attack for me personally. In the past, I've had dentists or endodontists see how much I panic and tell me if I promise to keep my tongue away from the tooth during the entire procedure, they will do it without the rubber dam. I've had other DDSs tell me they won't do the procedure without one, so I load up on Xanax. Then it's a piece of cake. But since this is your first time having one, you don't want to wait until you get there, get the rubber dam on and realize then that you need the benzo. Or call the office in the morning before you go and see if they'll tell you that it's standard practice in their office - if not, you'll be fine. If it is, just take the pill - it'll also help keep your jaw more relaxed since you will have your mouth open a while.

Good luck. Honestly, I'd rather go through a lumpectomy again, than have that fucking rubber dam used for a root canal!

Oh Tush, that is such good news about your H!

Now as to the root canal, you know I'm the board expert here....ahem: things ain't like they used to be! If your Endo or dentist is good, you will not be ALLOWED to even flinch! As you know, being a nurse, we need to get ahead of pain perception and they are really onto that. I couldn't believe how quickly my recent endodontists were to ask if I was OK. And like number4 shares, I'm a bit anxiety-prone when my mouth has to be covered up with that sanitary barrier, which of course I know is for the best outcome for ME. My problem is, my nose is often so blocked up with perennial rhinitis that one time, I had to raise my hand, ask the drilling to stop, and lift the opposite side of the rubber dam so I could take a deep breath. The endodontist was totally understanding, which made it okay for me!

Hope that reassures you.

Sup good point. Now I will hit the flonase now before I head there.

Tushnurse, check in please....how is everybody doing out there?

The procedure was high tech and 100% pain free. He had that side of my head numb. Had a lot of super high tech equipment. Took 20 min from beginning to end. Said I will be sore and sensitive for a few days but I am fixed. I go tomorrow for final crown making/placement.

Have appts upcoming with radiation oncology, heme/oncology, surgery in next few weeks when all oncotyping is done to determine next steps. Whether its just rx tx or chemo and rx tx. I'm trying to not get too wound up about it. This is the most common kind of breast cancer and highly treatable. So if I have to have chemo so be it. My bald husband and son have said they will shave their heads in solidarity (they already do).

So focusing on getting protein healing and waiting.