Hey guys,

I have a tooth that has been bothering me and they want to do a root canal next Tuesday 2 weeks before my surgery date. Do you guys think I should do it before the surgery or after if the tooth is hurting? I know I will only be able to take tylenol for pain because of the no aspirin or blood thinner rule. Is pain medication an absolute no no too? I think it is. I wonder if I should just wait until after my surgery to get the root canal. What do you guys think?

Not that it's exactly comparable, but I ended up with a double ear infection 10 days out and ended a round of antibiotics the day before surgery. I was totally fine.

The NSAID pain relievers are the ones they want us to avoid because they thin the blood I think. If you could get something other than a NSAID for the pain it might be ok. I'd call and ask the surgeon's office. They might even be able to suggest something.

Thank you Hadouni!

I may go ahead and get it. I think I'm worried because the tooth is somewhat infected and I'm on antibiotics to get rid of the infection before the root canal on Tuesday. I am scared that it will hurt really bad when they do the root canal if there is any infection left. I know I can't get surgery with an infected tooth so i think I should go ahead with the root canal and just get some sort of non-NSAID medication to deal with the pain. I am only taking amoxicillin for the infection now.

I had a root canal just 10 days before my sleeve, I was given antibiotics and had NO pain what so ever. If your tooth is infected, you" ll want that cleared up before surgery. Mine was abscessed. I' m three weeks post op and having a second root canal on Friday. I am taking liquid antibiotics as a prevention this time, as this tooth is not abscessed, but died because of the previous infection. This tooth has never even a filling :-( I wish you the best, hopefully you're having a reputable endodontist and not a general dentist do it?

Thank you Happy! I think I am going to go ahead and get the root canal. I am not happy that my tooth is infected right before my surgery. I have been taking amoxicillin and noticed the infection is taking a while to go away and I think the root canal cannot be avoided. I was hoping to wait until ater surgery but this tooth won't quit! It has a hole in it and it is abscessed as well. My gums are hugely swollen. I have been able to avoid the dreaded huge chipmunk cheek problem so far thanks to the amoxicillin I think.