Oh the timing is rubbish isn't it! I hope you see the dentist today. 

You will ill find out on your onco appointment when chemo starts, they need to go through loads of stuff first, but I'm wondering if your will have to be delayed due to the tooth?? 

Good luck this morning...praying you get seen....xx

Waited outside emergency dentist for an hour and half in the rain this morning at 7.30. I was 8th in line. There must've been at least 25 people queuing.  Its my root canal that's failed with an infection. Not worth chancing redoing it, it's going to have to come out when the swelling has gone down after two lots of antibiotics. Don't want infection coming back when I'm on chemo. Hopefully, infection clears quickly so I can have it removed. Phew, it's all go alright! 

I'm so pleased you got seen to. I'm not sure chemo can go ahead until everything has settled, will be interesting to see what onco says....

hope  it clears soon...sounds pretty painful x

I'm seeing my usual dentist this afternoon. I'm feeling down this morning for the first time since being diagnosed. I just want to get on with chemo, but this dental issue is thrown spanner in works. The tooth in question will have to be pulled. God knows when as my face is still swollen. The two lots of antibiotics have stopped the pain considerably but one side of face is now swollen, and doesn't seem to be going down. Also, the tooth to be pulled will be noticeable, and I'm thinking not only possible I'll lose my hair, but will have a gap in my teeth. Feeling pretty low at the moment :/  

I totally understand, all you want to do is get on with the treatment then life throws this curve ball at you.

The blimmin tooth had all the time in the world to play up but no...it decided now is the time...grrrrrr

No wonder your feeling down....perhaps chemo can still go ahead....let me know how it all goes? X

Yes, I thought I was all prepared, then this challenge was thrown at me before the chemo challenge. I'm hoping that it won't cause too much of a delay. My tumour is 6cm and as it was dismissed as nothing to be concerned about last July, I'm worried that it's just getting bigger and might spread, as at the last bone and ct scan it hadn't. I'm just waiting for results of my head ct scan as they didn't do at the last ct scan as nurses in radiology said radiologist hadn't authorised it, even though I told them that my consultant had said he'd wanted it doing, so that was another trip to hospital to get it done. Probably get that result tomorrow. I'll ask them if it showed my dental problems too! Just another blip, and feel bit better now. Was tired when I posted this morning. I woke up at 4.30am things going around in my head, feeling side effects of antibiotics of nausea. Going to shower, do my hair and put my make up on. Always makes me feel better with my face on :) Thanks for replying. I tend to put a brave face on to my family and friends. Apart from my husband who is just brilliant with me, and is my absolute rock. 

Had meeting with my oncologist yesterday. Wanted me in next week for start of treatment but obviously due to my dental abscess have said I need to have my dental issue resolved before they can start me on chemo. I have appointment with dental specialist who carried out my root canal this morning. My normal dentist noticed on X-ray possible infection to another root canal that has a my dental bridge attached to it. So it could mean two tooth extractions and then I'd have a four teeth gap, because two false teeth are attached to one of root canal teeth.  I'm still in pain and still have swelling, and on day 4 of two sets of antibiotics. I'm praying specialist dentist can sort this for me. I just want to get started on chemo. Oncologist said infection has to be completely clear before treatment starts which I understand. They said maximum 4 week delay is probably okay but really need to start treatment. I have Stage 3a BC and hormone driven HER2 as tumour 6cm in size and spread to lymph nodes but nowhere else according to my scans. I'm feeling worried that it will spread further with the delay. I can't believe the timing of this tooth abscess but I suppose it would be worse if I'd already started treatment. I just hope my dental problem can be resolved quickly. 

Morning,

I thought the onco would want you in a week after consultation, mine did too. 

Oh what a blasted nuisance! Of all the time this could have cropped up. Time really is of the essence here, 4 weeks to get it sorted. I'm keeping it all crossed for you. I was her2+ too and am on bisphosphonates ( a belt and braces med to strengthen bones and to help prevent cancer spreading there)  but before your prescribed them any dental work needs to be carried out so at least you'll be sorted by the time that comes! 

Your onco knows what they're doing, he wouldn't let you go onfor too long if you desperately needed chemo. Ask the dentist if it's all likely to be sorted within 4 weeks. 

Good luck love...it's nuts this is cropping up now grrrrrrr