Toothache & Paracetamol???

[Loulabelle]

Hi,

I have had the worst toothache I've ever experienced for the last two days. Been the dentist this morning and I have a root infection. However, they cant x-ray due to me being pregnant therefore can't identify the exact location of the infection to treat it (apparently I need root canal). The dentist gave me a course of amoxicillin and told me to take one paracetamol every 8 hours. This is not even taken the edge off the pain I'm in and I feel like getting a pair of plyers out and pulling my teeth out myself

Has anyone taken a higher dose of paracetamol during their pregnancy, or recieved any medical advice about what is a safe amount to take, as I can't take this pain much more. Im not due until April and there's no way I can cope with this until then so I'm praying the antibiotics kick in asap!

:'(

 

[wishuponastar]

Aww that sounds horrible for you hun. I had a nasty back ache a few weeks ago and my midwife told me it was fine to take 6 paracetamol in 25 hours. They're crap though aren't they? Barely touch pain!
xx

 

[Loulabelle]

Well so far they've been a waste of time! The dentist told me if I'm still in agony on Monday to go back and they'd start treatment without really knowing where I needed it. The thought of that is horrific to me but at this moment in time I really wouldnt care if they numbed my mouth and pulled every one of my teeth out! Clearly I'm not good with pain - god knows how I'll cope in labour!!! lol x

ps hope your back is ok x

 

[wishuponastar]

Aw yes treatment sounds better. Can they do the treatment while you're pregnant then? My back is fine now....just seems to be one thing after another at the moment though!!!

xx

 

[Loulabelle]

He said it's not ideal to treat it, but it's better to get it sorted than have me in pain for another 4 months as this would only lead to me feeling stressed out. He said it would have to be a case of trial and error trying to find the source of the infection though, so could end up being a bit of an ordeal! I've been really lucky up to now and have had barely any problems during my pregnancy, then this week - bang - the arrival of heartburn and severe toothache! Just hope it goes away in next couple of days and doesn't ruin my Christmas! xx

 

[wishuponastar]

Ah bless you. I really hope they can do something to help you to feel better. I've had really nasty heartburn too, especially at night time...thank goodness for Gaviscon!!!

xx

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

I had terrible SPD and I took 2 paracetamol every 4 hours (prescribed by the consultant at the hospital) and the baby is fine, as hardly any paracetamol passes through the blood xx

 

[xshauna_bazx]

Ah hun i really feel for you...ive had everyones share in toothache, its the worst pain ever aswell as earache! Get some clove oil, it works for a while but make sure you can use it when pregnant xx

 

[xshauna_bazx]

Oh and what about getting one of them temporary filling sets you can get them in chemists if theres a hole in your tooth that caused the infection but again check you can use them xx

 

[amandapanda]

I've just had really bad muscle pains due to flu and my GP told me that 6 paracetamol a day is ok if you want to be on the safe side. I feel for you though, sounds like you are in a lot of pain and paracetamol are rubbish really! My doc was prepared to give me some codeine (cause I am tri 2) but in the end I said no and stuck with paracetamol xx

 

[catty1]

Oh dear, poor you. I had a wisdom tooth infection a while back and I can honestly say there were times the pain was so bad I even wished the baby wasn't there just so I could take stronger pankillers.

I was allowed to take paracetemol with codine which was 1000% better than paracetemol alone. Check with your doctor though as that was first tri and it might be different for tri 2.

I hope you feel better soon. I felt much better about 36 hours after I started the antibiotics

x