I Wrote My Doctor A Letter
I don't understand the strange, legalistic system I got thrown into by asking member services a simple question about pain management, but as a result I got back some legal sounding response about IV meds and no mention of what I really talked about--needing much more time to become numb with local anesthetic.
I am terrified to come back if I ever need a cortisone injection for fear that I'll end up once again having that needle inserted when I'm not numb. All I want for myself and people like me is a system to give us more time to get numb, test us to see if we are, and then proceed. People like us are only 1-2% of the population so I understand things are not set up for us normally.
It takes 30 minutes in the dentist's office for me to become fully numb. I had given you all that info in advance. I don't know what more I need to do to communicate my needs. I'm happy to wait outside the treatment room while the anesthetic takes effect.
There are studies you can find.
--Tapati
(I got cut off by the limit with that last sentence in their message center.)
I am terrified to come back if I ever need a cortisone injection for fear that I'll end up once again having that needle inserted when I'm not numb. All I want for myself and people like me is a system to give us more time to get numb, test us to see if we are, and then proceed. People like us are only 1-2% of the population so I understand things are not set up for us normally.
It takes 30 minutes in the dentist's office for me to become fully numb. I had given you all that info in advance. I don't know what more I need to do to communicate my needs. I'm happy to wait outside the treatment room while the anesthetic takes effect.
There are studies you can find.
--Tapati
(I got cut off by the limit with that last sentence in their message center.)