Another questionable dental problem

This is quite smiliar to a question posed on 11/07, regarding a racing heart.  I had a root canal done three days ago and the day afterward, experienced a wildly changing blood pressure, heart rate and high (for me--102-degrees) temperature.  A stop at an "in-and-out" clinic suggested infection from the dental work, with an antibiotic and a pain killer perscribed.  A trip back to the dentist the next day solved nothing.  I'd had a full cardiac arrest 11-months ago and have made a strong recovery with little problem, until now.  A tooth had been pulled by a different dentist with no after-effect, could that ingredient in the numbing agent be the cause of my problem?  By the way, it is still swollen and painful but my temp.; BP & pulse are all OK.

[Barbarella]

Always tell your dentist that you want a shot WITHOUT epinephrine.  Epinephrine can raise BP and heart rate in certain people.