WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKEE PAIN MEDICINE TEMP. AFTER A SURGERY OR MAJOR DENTAL WORK???

[SHELLBELL79]

Hello,
I am worried since I had just detoxed 21 days ago off fentanyl and have to get major dental work done from stress from hurrricane katrina, dry mouth. I always had great teeth. I need a lot of crwns, filling, 2 extractions, root canal, 2 boone/inplants. The pain with tooth throbbing is unbearable and motrin 800 an tylenol together does not get rid of the pain. I also have a surgical procedure called radio frequency that will almost get rid of my Interstitial cystis pain and vulvodynia pain and help even with IBS. Problem is your in severe pain for ablout a week. its worse than a broken tailbone. Anyway, I never had a problem stopping taking pain medication as long as in out of the severe pain. Ive always hated taking pain meds and I never got that high feeling or cravings. when I first had the readio frequency procedure I stopped completely taking norco b/c I wasn't in pain and wanted off the fentanyl but knew i had to detox off that and was just staying on it during june and mid july to finish my summer school session and then the day after my exam. i went straight to detox and knew I had to get my teeth and radio frequency done again b/c it wears off in a few minths but, it works sooooooo well! Thats why I also got off the pain meds too. If Im not in severe pain I don't need pain medicine and I have never crave it before or now. I wish i could go poof and get all this finished so I won't have to get all that damn dental work and the painful but big benifitting procedure. My doctors say I'll be ok but, Im still worried it the pain medicine will work and am prying that I won't be in as much pain as I was before! Any experience's, help, or advice???? PS. in 2001 it took 4 weeks or more to make the real crown and I was in excrucitating pain with my face throbbing soo bad...pain that would make you want to kill yourself. Well after taking vicodin es for the constant, severe pain for almost 2 months they dentist put on the real crown and NO PAIN. I didn't have to take anything at all. I just wish they could make crowns faster than 2 weeks now!
Ok i guess thats it! Please ease my stress and anxiety about it please!

[pheebs]

My sister broke two legs and 3 ribs all at once and never touched a pain pill.  And my dad's a dentist so I'm aware of absess'.  It's mind over matter.  Remember that someone out there always has it worse than us.  Why us???  Why not.  Without suffering there would be no compassion.  Be strong....you CAN do it.

[SHELLBELL79]

I know how much dental work costs.....mine total is over 10 grand ...another stress, I need to get all the money, which will be a lown or borowed and hope to get it all done together as fast as i can so i won'y be on vicodin long.....my mom was a dental surgery assistant for over 30 years. Believe me I wanted it done before detox but no money! vicodin works best with tooth and facial pain and if anyone has anyone had an absess they know how severe it is. A person with that kind of pain who has never in their life taken pain medicine will still be in some debilitating, I wanna die pain....worse than any detox. I know b/c I experienced the Fentanyl detox c/t. That is why Im freaking out! I could give a **** about severe painful surgery pain compared to dental pain! Again I hate pain pills, hate the way they make feel, never got high or cravings and I have had many surgeries. I am just wish I didn't have to go through the dental part and will never detox off a drug again. I am going to talk to my pain management doc about it b/c I am in a lil trobbing pain in the left side of my face and teeth and motrin 800 and tylenol, lyrica isn't even get rid of that pain. I wish I didn't have to go through this.....it *****! HAVEN'T I BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH!!!!....NEED SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK!

[christos24]

i severely fractured and separated my wrist in early april this year after being clean off of heroin and oxycontin for over 8 months. i first needed replacement and readjustment(ouch!!), then they wanted to try a bone stimulator up until now, now the plan is to have surgery if within four weeks it doesnt completely heal. When i broke it I was on 32 mgs of suboxone a day for my opiate addiction. well due to the pain in my wrist, through my addiction doctor, which is ironic was actually taken off of suboxone and put on 240 mgs of ms contin(morphine), it was ridiculous, but the addict in me allowed it too happen and continued it on. i was also getting norcos from the hand specialist taking upwards of 15- 7.5 mgs a day.now due to that i decided i needed to get off everything, come clean with myself so i started going to a methadone clinic everyday. it has really helped with the pain, my motivation, cravings, and withdrawals. It has given me not only pain relief, but structure and stability in my life. i would recommend for your situation you need to def. let them know of the opiates youve been on in the past so the anestheia is properly done and the pain management as well. i cant stress that enough, people can die from not telling the surgeons ahead of time and be completely honest. i had to be and i cant say how much better i am personally. the pain in my wrist was ecruciating but now it is controlled and all my doctors know my addicitive history. i know you never were big on taking the opiates for a high but you were on them enough to tell the doctors and make sure you are adequately watched. also have someone dole out youre medication, someone you trust. if you see youreself having a hard time go to a NA meeting, i dont agree with most of the ideas behind it, but it really really helps to be able to vent to people who know what youre going through, and also use this forum it helps lots of ppl eveeryday and i know it helped save my life. it can be life changing...christos

[johnnykelly]

that was 1000.00 -1500,00 not 41000.00 missprint

[johnnykelly]

BOy i hope you have exceptionally extensive dental coverage because there will be monitary-pain,as crowns cost 41000.00 -1500.00 a piece and are considered cosmetic in a lot of cases.In regards to the pills I agree whole heartedly with Cathy,I would follow her advice as it worked great. goodluck john

[SHELLBELL79]

I had googled and read that taking cal/magnesium it causes your opiate receptors to become more sensitive you don't have to take as much pain med. I know there are other things too that can help. I wish my major teeth work I need done was over but its not. I would rather have major surgery pain than the severe throbbing pain of dental work.

[worried878]

if u have to take narcotics let someone give them to u as prescribed...it was tough for me last year/it was before i quit for good but i quit for a month to get my tolerence down for a surgery as i was scared i couldnt get relief...and it didnt help...and i suffered...thig is my tolerence was so high it was pretty useless to take narcotics unless i took 15 a day...and i didnt have that many...as a rule i took 8 a day but in severe pain i needed more.....i would try to do the best u can with ibuprophen and ice...cross the bridge when it gets here and play it by ear.........it is just so easy to get addicted again after u have already been an addict....took me years to get addicted in the first place but if i use for even a week i dont feel well for a few days..and it messes with me mentally as i have painful neck procedures every 4 mnths and i quit taking them as it just did not end up being worth it...everyone is different...just be safe

[cathy5841]

hi shell...must be something about LA and dental pain.  i just had major disc replacement in my jaw...i took my pills with hubbys helps as prescribed...i quit on the 5th day and dealt with the pain....just be very careful....you can do it