Diana,

I really hope letsconnect (she is a resource that pops in here once in
awhile) sees your post.  She knows a lot about dental anxiety and how
to help people deal with these issues.

As far as the strict medical preparations (preparing our body for
surgery), maybe you can call the office and ask some of these
questions.  Tell them your history (if they do not know).

You may feel initimidated or afraid to "bother" the staff with these
sorts of questions, but I would think that they should be made aware of
your prior history and your concerns.   I would think  they would want
to know these things.

JMHO.

Sue (nondentist)

an apicoectomy is essentially a root canal, will cause u the same problems down the road.  for info: http://bikerchick.freehomepage.com/custom2.html
Torrie
 I'm having a complicated oral surgery done in two days. This is a tooth
 that has been covered by a crown for several years. There's an
 infection underneath the tooth, on the root, that's been there for a
 long time and is getting larger. The tooth itself may be rotten under
 the crown and the crown is not sitting properly.
 So the oral surgeon is going to either remove the tooth completely and
 clean up the infection, or---if he decides the the tooth can be
 saved----he's just do an apicoectomy.

 Now, on to my question. I have had two teeth extracted last year, one
 wisdom tooth and tooth #19. Both procedures left me sick for weeks at a
 time: with high fever, pain, swelling and post-operative fainting.
 Naturally, I dread the upcoming procedure.
 I am very thin, which may be one of the reasons why my body does not
 process anesthetics very well and I get so sick.

 So I wonder if there's anything I can do to make it a bit easier on my
 body. Maybe eat or drink specific foods? Maybe certain foods can help?

 Thanks a lot!