Molar removed today

[sue943]

I went and had my INR checked this morning and it was 3.1 which is near the bottom of my range, then this afternoon went to the hospital dental surgeon to have my right bottom molar removed. The procedure was totally painfree which is unlike now, the local anaesthetic has worn off and it is very sore!

At the moment, some four hours later, there has been no bleeding at all since it was stitched.

I have been told to rest and not do anything which will raise my blood pressure and to avoid things which send my heart rate up, no carrying heavy shopping bags or exercise for a day or two. The dental surgeon said that a rise in BP or HR could cause bleeding. I am also to avoid hard food for a day or two, no crackers or nuts for instance.

So to anyone else having teeth extracted whilst on ACT, don't worry about it.

Now tomorrow I am having my swine flu vaccination and I am hoping that will raise my INR a bit!

 

[Bina]

Hopefully they also mentionned to avoid using a straw when drinking liquids.
Isn't this a good reason to watch movies and read a good book.....good thing it went well.

 

[Mileena46]

Great news! This is one of the things that would scare me right now. Glad it all went well for you.

Mileena

 

[Cris N]

Thanks for reporting this - I'm sure it will help others to not be so fearful of dental procedures. Hope the pain disappears soon.

 

[sue943]

Mileena, this is the reason that I posted about it, to hopefully stop other people worrying if they need similar treatment.

There has been no bleeding at all and even immediately after he extracted the tooth I couldn't taste blood and the dental surgeon was fully in control at all times. The only difference for me was that afterwards he said not to use the mouthwash, just to spit then wipe my mouth.

 

[lance]

That's excellent news ................

That's excellent news ................

Sue, that's just perfect--thanks for this valuable information. Sooner or later most of us will need to have a tooth removed and it's good to know how well things can go.
Best wishes.

 

[skeptic49]

Thanks for posting about your experience, Sue. This is excellent info!

Best wishes,

Jim

 

[olefin]

Sue, that is great! Thanks for posting.
I will remember to mention your experience if I ever need a tooth removed. I'm not fearful of dental surgery but some doctors have a problem with a person being on Warfarin.

Hope the pain gets better soon.

I've been receiving treatments for a root canal that went bad for the last 3 months. But now I believe he has saved the tooth for it feels normal.