Abcessing tooth

[venning3]

Hi Shelley,

I see that the other page was "locked" so I am starting a new page on the same thread. In the past week the tooth behind the tooth that I had removed started to abcess. The dental surgeon told me that the infection in the tooth that he removed had spread to the tooth behind and he had to do some work cleaning that tooth as well. I think the trauma to the tooth caused it to abcess. I have pain and a small hard lump at the base of the root. I don't want to have a root canal if I can possibly avoid it, so I am wondering if you know of natural ways to heal an abcessing tooth?

Also, I am curious about the material that they used in your root canal teeth...is it endocal 10? (made from calcium oxide) or gutta percha? Did you say that you were able to heal from CFS and still have root canals in your body?

Again, much thanks for you time.

[shelley]

OH dear, that's not good! An abcessed tooth is a major big deal, you have to take care of it any way you can and get that infectious material out of your body. The safest way is to simply pull the tooth out altogether, but if you don't want to give it up, get a root canal. It does NOT always lead to trouble, don't believe the hype. It occasionally does, but it's a crap shoot like everything else.

I have tons of root canals and was able to cure candida/CFS no problem. But from believing the hype and being poor, I didn't take care of an abcessed tooth like I should have and now I have lost my kidneys. Save your kidneys, don't believe the hype. Seriously.

I don't know what material they used.

[venning 3]

It's interesting that you say that an abcessed tooth took out your kidneys, because since the infection started in my tooth the swelling in my eyelids and hands has gotten worse, and when I last visited my doctor regarding this swelling she suspected the cause was my kidneys and she wanted to test them (I still have the requisition and haven't yet done the blood work). I am also going to the bathroom every 15 minutes as my bladder seems highly irritable.

Can you tell me how long it took for the infection to harm your kidneys? I'd like to buy a little time using some alternative remedies before I have a root canal. I also plan to get an IV of Vitamin C. When you say that the infection took out your kidneys, do you mean that you need to have a kidney transplant, or that they are energetically very low? Are you able to heal them and lead a normal life? Does it affect your energy?

Thanks again.

[shelley]

Kidneys don't heal, all damage is permanent, so yep I have to get a transplant. Don't waste time, get that infection out of you quick. There is no natural alternative besides simply extracting the tooth the old-fashoined way of tying a string to a door and slamming it, which I don't recommend! Drink lots of cranberry juice in the meantime.

[venning 3]

Hi Shelley,

I'm sorry to hear that you need a kidney transplant. I didn't realize that damage to the kidneys is permanent. I saw Dr. Oz on Oprah yesterday and he said they used to think that only the liver could regenerated itself, but he said they now know that all organs can regenerate, but I am not sure how that applies to the kidneys.

The reason I am writing again is because I went to see a holistic dentist and he took an xray and said that the tooth is not abscessing (the xray was perfect and the root appears to be in fine condition) but that he thought that the small lump at the base of the root was a piece of bone that broke off during the surgery and got stuck there. So I returned to see the surgeon and he said that he didn't think it was a piece of bone, rather a swollen lymph node (yes, apparently we have lymph nodes in our mouth!) caused by inflammation. The lump doesn't appear on the xray, so that is why he didn't think it was bone. When I asked him what I should do about it, his answer was "wait and see". I don't really know what he meant by that, other than see if it improves or not. Do you have any ideas?

The other thing I am curious about is the adrenal-kidney connection. As you know, the adrenals sit on top of the kidneys and stress to the adrenals weakens the kidneys. My understanding of CFS is that the adrenals are not functioning on par, and once the adrenals restore their function, energy will return. In keeping with this logic, wouldn't the healing of the adrenals take the stress off of the kidneys and allow them to heal? How can the kidneys be failing and yet the adrenal glands be okay, or vice versa? I'm just a bit confused about how that works.

Thanks.

[shelley]

The adrenals only affect the kidneys when they are telling them how to manage salts and fluids due to stressful situations. The adrenals can force the kidneys to release or hold onto fluids to better help you run from wild animals. Bad adrenals can't hurt kidneys too much, certainly not permenantly.

CFS can be caused by any number of things. Only adrenal exhaustion is purely a glandular problem, best treated by lifestyle changes, feeding the adrenals Bieler Broth and adaptogenic herbs and making sure the thyroid is doing its job.

"Wait and see" is actually okay, you don't want to do anything invasive if you don't have to. If it IS the lymphs, then the best thing to do would be a series of colonics/enemas, do some rebounding/dry brushing, and detox baths. Then if the swelling goes away you know for sure that's what it was!

Kidneys can grow new cells, but once scarred lose the shape they need to filter things and that doesn't come back.

[vennin g]

Wow, thanks again. You really know your stuff.