My Mom who is bedridden has had a toothache since Friday. Usually it will go away in few days, but not this time. She has to be transported by gurney and it always stresses me out! I just feel bad for her to have to go to the dentist by gurney and then have to endure a possible extraction. Thursday can't come soon enough!
They need to do a few extractions BUT because of her health problems they need to send her to a "special care dentist" at medical center/hospital. I called them to make an appointment but they said that they do not take gurney patients and referred me to another medical center and they said that the initial hospital DOES take gurney patients. Why does everything have to be SO hard?
-I am going to wait until tomorrow for the dentist to send the referral and hope I don't get the same annoying woman on the phone
-For now my mom has pain pills and a 10 day antibiotic treatment. That should help ease her pain
My sweet daddy had so many dental issues as the Parkinson's went on--I don't know why. But he was so heavily medicated all the time he didn't feel much pain. He had to be moved with 3 adults on each end of the trip--and sitting in the dentist's chair was excruciating for him.
So sorry you have to go through this. No ideas on how to make it easier, just sympathy.
I feel your stress! Hugs!!!
Look at it this way. She has to go to the dentist for that tooth. If it’s infected, the infection could spread to her brain. She will get relief when she goes, then she will come back home and be fine after a few days. That’s how to approach it.