[Magdalen] Tooth prayers again

[Christopher Hart]

Glad it went well. Rest up.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you all, I'm home and the procedure went very well.  The tooth came
> out without disaster and the surgeon removed a lesion that was probably the
> source of a lot of the infections.  The nitrous worked very well though I
> had a strange experience of drifting into a dream like other scene or
> story, not an especially pleasant one but nothing to do with the surgery.
> I must have showed some distress because I came back to the room with an
> assistant patting my hand.  I got re-oriented and by that time the
> procedure was nearly over. It wasn't very disturbing, just like a dream but
> different than I've experienced before with nitrous.  Usually I'm just
> deeply relaxed.  Anyway it's over, I've taken a pain pill as directed and
> plan a quiet day with cats for company.  I'm supposed to use cold packs and
> stick to cold food today.
>
> Thank you for the prayers and support.
> Susan
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Prayers for you as you go through this. I can't do nitrous as it makes me
> > sick, whether I eat or not. For something like you describe, I would
> either
> > have to be VERY numb or entirely out.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:17 AM, Arthur Laurent <ALaurent at npr.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Praying for you and your surgeon.
> > >
> > > I've had success with two implants and wish you the same.
> > >
> > > One of them needed a bone graft, which came out well. I wish I was more
> > > patient with these procedures; at least for me, it takes more than a
> year
> > > to go from hurting tooth to finished implant/crown.
> > >
> > > A few weeks ago, I had another implant installed (after bone graft)...
> > > It'll be at least January until the bone has grown into the implant.
> > >
> > > Still, it's so much better than bridgework, or endless root canals and
> > > whittled bone posts.
> > >
> > > And, yes, LOTS of Nitrous Oxide! My surgeon says he's always a little
> > > loopy after any procedure with me. HaHaHa  And Hydrocodone, too. Take
> as
> > > many meds as it takes to be safely comfortable.
> > >
> > > Arthur
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
> > >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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> do laundry.
>



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