What to Do?

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What to Do?
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Tue, 08-19-2008 - 8:18am

I have been having trouble with my fillings for a few weeks. I would bite down and I would get such pain. I told the dentist last year and they said fillings can do that sometimes. Yesterday I woke up to a 102 degree fever and couldn't eat all day. When I ate, I would vomit. I rested all day and by day's end, my fever was down. Today I woke to 100 degree fever, pain in my mouth, nauseau, and pressure between my eyes. I don't have insurance and my hubby is getting upset that my health problems are causing us money. I already saw the doctor and paid $70 and she told me of a place to get my meds cheap. She even gave me samples which helped. Two weeks ago my left eye started getting funny and now I am going to the eye doctor which costs too and I don't think I could afford the dentist. I don't know what is wrong with me. I am tired of being sick and not having money or insurance. DH is still looking for a job, but to no advile and he isn't trying that hard :( I am scared. Could my fillings and high temp cause me lots of problems?


My mouth feels yucky, I have bad breath and my stomach feels sick. Fortunately I got a free meter from a drug company, but have to strips. I have to order them at a price so I don't know where my numbers are.


Having diabetes and no insurance is scaring me. I feel stressed. Any help would be appreciated.

Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie

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In reply to: stephsmom98
Tue, 08-19-2008 - 8:54am

Debbie, I am sorry you are having problems.


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Tue, 08-19-2008 - 9:20am

Eye problems and nausea can be directly caused by tooth problems. IF that got taken care of, the rest of these symptoms (and the dr visits associated with them) would likely abate. True story: my mom's aunt thought she was dying. Nausea, dizziness, blinding headaches, muscle issues (weakness, trembling, etc), basically all the symptoms you'd suspect with a brain tumor. She got her head scanned and nothing - no sign of anything up there (lol) Turned out that she had some badly infected teeth - cleared up the infection, all her symptoms were gone just like that.

If you have a large university anywhere in your area that has a dental school, often they have the students (the ones about to graduate, akin to medical students interning) do supervised dental work CHEAP (since they're not licensed yet, but they are supervised by their licensed dentist professors). Might be a way to deal with that for less than seeing a dentist. But, you've also got to compare the costs of all these dr visits with the cost of getting the tooth problem taken care of - yes, dental work cost$ but so are all these other appointments KWIM?

--Deb

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Tue, 08-19-2008 - 10:31am
Thanks everyone. I just found out too that there is something going around. My nephew had the same thing I do and a friend had this also. I will see how I feel in a few days. If it is a virus, I should be back to normal soon. I felt around my teeth and I don't feel an abscess. I did find Xebrux,
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie
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Tue, 08-19-2008 - 12:09pm

Just because it's not an abcess and there's something going around doesn't mean there's not an infection or something there - you've got pain when you bite down, that's a problem and that's not likely the flu. There are way more possible infection issues than abcesses near the surface.

--Deb

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Tue, 08-19-2008 - 8:42pm

Debbie,


I agree with Deb. You can have a problem with the roots of your tooth and not feel and abcess. Does your county have a dental clinic? Mine does but they only treat by extracting the offending tooth. No root canals or anything like that. Diabetics are especially susceptible to gum problems because of our sweetness (elevated blood sugar). You really need to get this checked out as soon as you are able.




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Wed, 08-20-2008 - 3:50am

Hi,


Deb's suggestion about contacting a university dental school is one I can also agree with. We

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Wed, 08-20-2008 - 9:50am
Thanks everyone. I have to look into getting in somewhere cheap. Dh isn't going to like it, but I can't help it. We are already paying for me to go to the doctor and perscriptions and eye doctor, but we went for the cheapest rates possible. I have pain a little on my left side of mouth and my mouth tastes horrible. I do have a hiatal hernia and GERD, but am taking stuff for it. Still, the acid comes up and that can affect the teeth also. I still have a slight fever, near 100, and had a fever since Monday early morning. I feel pain in my joints and a little down my arm on my left side. My heart rate is near 100 beats per minute and doesn't seem to be slowing down. Is this all indications of infection? I have major problems. I might have to have my filling removed because it seems to be causing problems. And, I can't eat on my right side because my jaw is misaligned and I can't bite down on my right side at all. I have pain between my eyes constantly. I feel like I am falling apart and it is hard now because DH doesn't have a job :( I will let you know how it works out. I didn't think it was my tooth, but now it seems to indicate it is. Thanks for your help. DH isn't going to like all this, but I guess, he'll have to live with it or have my health really fall apart. I just have to let him get upset. I don't know what else to do. He'll get over it.
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie
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Wed, 08-20-2008 - 12:20pm

I'm not a doctor (and don't even play one on TV lol) but an infection that hangs around in your body for any length of time can become a systemic problem and cause inflammation in all sorts of places. A fever that doesn't come down is an issue; pain is an issue; a racing heart rate is definitely a problem - it indicates that your heart is needing to work extra hard to get oxygenated blood to the rest of your body and clear out the toxins that need to get out of the body.

You might even run, not walk, to the nearest ER if the pain, fever, and racing heart rate don't come down PDQ

--Deb

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Wed, 08-20-2008 - 1:25pm

Remember too, that infections and other problems that you ignore do NOT go away and often lead to more serious and much more expensive problems.

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Wed, 08-20-2008 - 3:25pm
Can the teeth cause all that? The racing heart and pain between eyes and high fever? My DH said to call and make the appointment for the dentist and not fool around with it. I do feel better and stronger today with a slight fever. But my mouth tastes like metal and it is drying out fast. I can't tell if it is my teeth or stomach. Thanks.
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie
Debbie, Mom to my "only" Stephanie

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