So Yesterday, I had the worst hot flash of my life! And here is how it goes...
I arrived at the Dentist at 8:45 am for an appointment to have some fillings worked on; well fed and hydrated I might add. The day was a sunny and breezy 72 degrees Fahrenheit, 22 Celsius, and I had on some black, yoga pants, a black t-shirt, a green wrap-cardigan and flats. The Doctors office was the perfect temperature just cool.
I chit-chatted with the hygienist before the Dentist arrived about how I have a high tolerance for local anesthetics and am a wuss with injections. She also said that they would use both lidocaine and septocaine/articaine during the procedure, one for the top and a different for the bottom. Which she told the Dentist about. My Dentist and I were discussing the awesomeness of white-water rafting and where we had been, when he started to numb my gums with a little topical lidocaine and the hygenist have me some protective glasses to wear, before the injections and the rest of the procedure. P.S. Pina Colada flavored lidocaine is wretched. Then began the injections...ugh.
Surprisingly, they were not that bad! At first, then once it got deeper, it really sucked.
After the injections, they let me sit for a minute before the procedure. That is when things started to turn south. The hygenist asked if I would like to sit up, and I said Yes. Bad decision. About 50% incline I started to feel faint-like...Hot, nauseated and dizzy. I put my feet up, took my wrap-cardigan off and proceeded to turn so red that the hygenist asked me if I was O.K. I told her I was having a hot flash and she said I wasn't hot to the touch. She then exclaimed, "oh my god, you are sweating...like really sweating" I thought that was funny even though I still felt like I was going to pass out. And I was, there was sweat dripping off my elbows in a matter of a minute...maybe two. Then the hygenist did something that I will forever love her for, She asked if I would like some air (from the air gun they use to dry the inside of your mouth), to which I replied...YES! And let me tell you, that puppy was the greatest thing on the planet for the next few minutes. She sprayed my arms and then I asked her to hit my neck and sure enough within less than a minute I was feeling better.
The Dentist had them take my blood preassure 92/60 and my pulse was high. I did get freezing cold afterwards and had to put my shoes back on and use my cardigan as a blanket. Other than that everything went smoothly.
