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Dennis Vogel:
I came close to having very serious problems and possibly a diabetic coma or worse after having oral surgery yesterday.

I’ve been going to a specialist doctor / dentist (he is also a medical doctor) to have implants put in for missing teeth.

Yesterday the dentist had to put me under (he has an anesthesiologist) but before they put me under they wanted to draw some blood. Why I have no idea.

The young lady who was doing the drawing was new to this and was being helped by another older lady.

I’m not good a looking at needles so I looked away. She was having a hard time and hurting me a little and everyone has to start somewhere so I didn’t mind that much. But it was taking a long time. When she stopped I looked and could see that the syringe she was using was very large. Make the “high-sign” with your thumb and middle finger and that’s about how big around it was. And it was about 5.5 inches long. That’s a lot of blood. I’m guessing at least 500 ccs.

Then she came back and did it again. I don’t know how much blood she took the second time but it also took a while.

As she was drawing the second time I was going into shock and told them so.

(Years ago I gave blood at the Red Cross for a friend. They thanked me but told me I should not give blood again. It took an hour to release me).

The dentist came in and I told him I was in shock. He said I would be okay after he put me under.

The surgery went well and my son Brian drove me home about 10:AM.

But I was not feeling right. I was hungry but limited to liquids or very soft food so I had a cup (half scoop) of protein power with a little unsweetened cocoa mixed in. In about 20 minutes my sugar dropped (that little amount of sugar should not have harmed me) and I was weak and needed to eat something else. I kept eating off and on the rest of the day but never felt right.

About 10:PM last night I had a hard-boiled egg and that helped for about 20 minutes.

At 11:PM I almost passed out. When I felt a little better I got out of bed and took my blood sugar level and it was high.

I figured I needed something else and had a banana and that helped. But it was 2:AM before I got to sleep. (I like to get to bed about 9:PM and usually get up about 4:AM).

My sugar stays around 80 to 100 all the time. It will spike some after something sweet but always comes down.

When I got up this morning my sugar was 120. It’s always about 80 in the morning.

I have to think all the blood they took did something to me. I don’t think it will be permanent and I’ll be back to normal in another day or two.

As Ray has proven by simply being here after 4 years of terminal cancer, be pro-active with doctors and any medical procedure.

GaryK:

--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on April 18, 2012, 03:42:03 PM ---I agree with you Dennis; you really have to watch yourself with doctors or any so-called experts.  Everyone I know is in it for the money.

I have to get a dental implant too.  They are going to charge me $4,500 for one tooth.   ::)


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Agree also Dennis and John.   

Once had a dentist tell me this in response to my question of why his 'procedure' was so expensive:

"how else am I going to pay for my pool?"

He thought his response to my question was *cool and funny*........he didn't think MY response was very cool and funny though.

Take nothing for granted........even their wisdom.

Dennis Vogel:
This dentist lines us up Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

For two implants and not the teeth it cost me about $3500.00.

He rotates through three operating rooms and spends about 20 minutes in each. He operates from 8:30:AM to 4:PM.

You can do the math.

arion:
Glad your o.k. Dennis.  Your situation reminds me that I need to be even more thankful for being in good health and still having a full mouth of teeth.  Had a lot of cavities of course with the mercury fillings when I was a kid (probably fried my brain and that is why I'm so nuts...heh) but I haven't been to a Dentist in over 20 years and the last time I saw a doctor was 10 years ago in preparation to donate a kidney so I've got a lot to be thankful for.

eggi:
Hi Dennis,

I hope you'll be ok. I just don't understand why they took so much blood. Did they use a syringe for elephants? I'm glad it didn't go worse. You are right though, can't be too careful. Just to balance what has been said here. Many doctors have both expensive studies and equipment to pay for, but that doesn't mean they have to 'swim in money'! We are blessed to know some doctors who are very good at what they do and they don't care about money.

God bless you,
Eirik

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