Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Well done Skyblue for not only surviving your treatment but for getting through it ok. On many occasions when I have had extensive Dental treatment I have always taken my cushions and the consultant knew i was more comfortable lying nearly flat they accomodated me no problem. I wish you the bes tof luck with the rest of your treatment.

Thanks Amanda! Yes it's certainly one obstacle out of the way. The "big one" is going to be later this year...October/November-ish, but I'm just going to take it one step at a time...and hopefully should be just as easy as the others...!

skyblue

Every moment spent with PN is tricky, when I visit my dentist I shift about I carry many cushions and take my ice bottles to take me through those tough moments I have bad memories from my past of dentists who pulled teeth while I had no numbing feelings.
Nowadays I choose a dentist who understands how I feel and they accept my pain levels...so this makes me feel far more relaxed in their care. I wish you the best of luck in your treatment. I envy many people who have gone through teeth whitening etc...I am happy to have my yellow teeth as I prefer to be more comfy with my sitting! Thats my choice though.

Have you visited that dentist again? I am not getting the exact problem, but I think Cosmetic Dentistry, Barnegat, NJ might help you better. Hope will get good results!

I dread having any dental problem. I have had five root canal treatments over the past seven years, and usually experience a big pelvic flare (rather, a "whole body flare"!) after each procedure that take at least a week to calm down.

Big problem with the tooth is that any tooth infection or abcess needing root canal treatment is particularly painful while laying down on the bed. Most people try to sit it out till they get the pain resolved, but for most of us sitting out is not even an option. The last tooth that needed treatment was a very painful one - for days I could neither sit nor lie down, pain meds would not touch most of the pain, and was forced to spend much of the day and night walking, which also caused a big flare afterwards. Even the dental work and the two hour long sitting there did not seem much of a problem because life was going to be impossible otherwise.

OK. I once confessed that I have a crush on Ergoquest. <3 <3 Well...it's still on... Don't tell my hubby!

There's one chair in particular that I've tried and I was STUNNED to find a position that gave relief. I think the reason the chair works for me is because it is so like a dental chair in many ways. The specific one I tried is not on the website yet (I think). It goes "sub-supine"--so I could lower back far enough to take the weight of my upper body off my pelvis AND raise my legs high enough to not add weight/pressure to the pelvis.

Maybe we all really do need dental chair of some sort.

My dream work station: http://ergoquest.com/zero-gravity-workstations/

Too bad, Grace. I take it insurance did not cover your ergo chair?

Violet