Talking sternly to don - Gloria

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Hi Gloria

Most days I dont have the time to think about what if's and all.

Im busy.....but some days I get to thinking.....and thats what gets to me.

Im ok now. The aliens have settled down for the night. LOL :-)

I remembered that I have an alternate plan - stay home and let the nurse come here.

Hey, I love your analogy - 'rocking on the rocking horse'.

Its perfect. Thanks.

love

don in ks

From: M <pmcg@...>Subject: [ ] Re: acetaminophen and dentists Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:48 PM

You are welcome, Don.I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate

pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.All I want now is for

this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.Cheers,>> Thank you for this article.> I have added it to the Links Library.> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/> > love> don in ks> > ------------------------------------