Dental sedation - anyone been through it?

floyd

I had it for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth in one procedure and I remember very little about it.
It is like a fabulous floaty feeling where everything is amazing I do remember getting shouted at for closing my mouth but other than that everything else that went on is a distant blur. There was a nurse there with the dental surgeon who was saying lots of nice reassuring things as I drifted off.

My husband was waiting for me and had to physically make me go and lie down when we got home as I was adamant that I was going to go shopping. He later told me I looked like something from Night of the Living Dead with crusted blood all round my mouth, half closed eyes and I was making big stompy Frankensteins Monster noises when I walked :rotfl:

I went out like a light within an hour and slept like a stone for 3 hours, they advise you go home and rest as you might feel some discomfort when it wears off but I didn't feel anything at all.

Good luck and I am sure you will be fine

MrsE_2

Once when I had it, I did feel like I was drifting up to & floating on fluffy clouds.

Thats about the most you will know about whats going on.

Its dreamy sort of stuff. It is an opiate isn't it?

HC_2

MrsE wrote: »

Once when I had it, I did feel like I was drifting up to & floating on fluffy clouds.

Thats about the most you will know about whats going on.

Its dreamy sort of stuff. It is an opiate isn't it?

They told me they use two drugs, one beginning with M, and one something like ketamine? I think I've heard of the latter.

I wish a dentist would come online!

HC_2

floyd wrote: »

I had it for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth in one procedure and I remember very little about it.
It is like a fabulous floaty feeling where everything is amazing I do remember getting shouted at for closing my mouth but other than that everything else that went on is a distant blur. There was a nurse there with the dental surgeon who was saying lots of nice reassuring things as I drifted off.

My husband was waiting for me and had to physically make me go and lie down when we got home as I was adamant that I was going to go shopping. He later told me I looked like something from Night of the Living Dead with crusted blood all round my mouth, half closed eyes and I was making big stompy Frankensteins Monster noises when I walked :rotfl:

I went out like a light within an hour and slept like a stone for 3 hours, they advise you go home and rest as you might feel some discomfort when it wears off but I didn't feel anything at all.

Good luck and I am sure you will be fine

Lovely post, thanks so much.

MrsE_2

HC wrote: »

They told me they use two drugs, one beginning with M, and one something like ketamine? I think I've heard of the latter.

I wish a dentist would come online!

Morphine..

tomstickland

MrsE wrote: »

Once when I had it, I did feel like I was drifting up to & floating on fluffy clouds.

Thats about the most you will know about whats going on.

Its dreamy sort of stuff. It is an opiate isn't it?

Yeah it was pretty good. I can see the attraction!

Ketamine? That's mainly used as a horse tranquiliser.

HC_2

I so appreciate your posts. Thanks so much to everyone. I feel a lot better now, thanks to you all.

I'm still sh*t scared, but that's only to be expected from someone who cries when the dentist gives her a scale and polish (and refuses to let her finish the job).

A bit of the temporary dressing broke off this evening, so I know I have to go and get the job done soon.

And costs over £500 for the torture!

HC_2

MrsE wrote: »

Morphine..

That scares the bejesus out of me!

Cigarettes, great.
Wine, lovely.

Drugs - eeek!

I hate even taking paracetamol

MrsE_2

HC wrote: »

I so appreciate your posts. Thanks so much to everyone. I feel a lot better now, thanks to you all.

I'm still sh*t scared, but that's only to be expected from someone who cries when the dentist gives her a scale and polish (and refuses to let her finish the job).

A bit of the temporary dressing broke off this evening, so I know I have to go and get the job done soon.

And costs over £500 for the torture!

I don't know how much that jab is on its own, but if they gave it out willy nilly (like my old dentish did years & years ago - but it was cheap then), anyway whatever it costs its worth it, I would get it for fillings if I could.

I freeze when the drill starts.........

HC_2

tomstickland wrote: »

Ketamine? That's mainly used as a horse tranquiliser.

She definitely mentioned that. I remember because I recognised the name.

Ne-e-e-igh!