You are so kind to reply. We are both dealing with some difficult injuries right now and they sometimes can get the best of us. So strange with the gland thing ... I've been on two rounds of antibiotics because they thought an infection also. My docter said if it's not cleared up in 10 days he will do blood work. Hopefully that will give a clue to what is maybe going on.

The symptoms we are experiencing are crazy ... changing from hour to hour and I hate the drugs.

At the very beginning I was a basket case and then I finally got strong but today it got the best of me. I was really feeling better last week and then all of a sudden non-stop burning for two days now. I have pain in my ear and throat. The burning is the worse it has been so far. Usually, I will have it for awhile and then it will leave, but for some reason I think it's here to stay for awhile. It's awful. My lips and top of my mouth are also burning.

The docter said today that pain and stress can raise the blood pressure. Hopefully, he will put me on something next week for it. It's dangerous to have it so high for almost three months.

Trying to relax and keep my mind busy but it's hard. Hope you are recovering well and take care.

The docter said today that the pain, medicine, and the stress of it all could be raising the blood pressure. He hasn't put me on a blood pressure medicine but I will be seeing him next week for blood work if this gland doesn't go down.

My endo said to call him if I needed the Darvocet and I will probably be doing just that. I have been experiencing the worst burning pain so far the past two days. It has been non-stop torture. It use to come and go and now it doen't want to let up. I'm kinda getting scared that maybe something is wrong. Most of the posts experience this non-stop early on and then it leaves. Why am I experiencing it now? I had it in the beginning but it wasn't ever constant. Maybe I have an infection. My lips and top of my mouth have also been burning. What medication would help for the burning?

Thanks for listening. I really lost it today. I hope tomorrow is a better day ... pain wise. Hope your doing well. Have a good night.

Could an ENT check for infection with a blood test or do I first need to see the Oral Surgeon? Will be visiting my ENT at Mayo Clinic next week.

Thanks for your advice.

www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2006/Mar%20PIs/Septocaine_PI.pdf

Click on this link and scroll down to see pages 8 and 9. It clearly lists lots of our problems that we have discussed on this board wondering if they were also reactions to Septocaine. Here were some of the ones that I personally experienced in addition to my chronic nerve pain.
-palpitation 1% (they must mean heart palpitations, which I had)
-earache 1%
-neck pain (under 1%)
-swelling 2.7%

To Maverick DMD:

Are you saying that the fda and the Septocaine pamphlet has incorrect data????????????????????? Are you saying I read it wrong???? Septocaine's adverse reactions list does list what I said it lists. Well here is the FDA link with the Septocaine pamphlet!!!! I thought you agreed with Malamed's statistics. Well, this data on the Septocaine pamphlet came from his trial data and conclusions!!! How dare you insult me that my brain isn't working properly!!!!! Personal insults should never be tolerated (especially from a DMD) and you should be banned from this board. I can read a pamphlet just like you can and I suggest you reread it over and over!!!! How dare you!!!! Get off this board. You have not lived the nightmare of 24/7 pain for years that this drug causes!!! A pain so severe that it causes some people to consider suicide (and I know about one person who did commit suicide from it). You owe me a huge apology!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did read this pamphlet correctly and you know it!!!! It does list all my complications, in addition to concluding that many of these, including the parathesia complications, are 1% or greater. Thus, I was not the only one with these other complications and it was well documented in this study!!!!! These complications were documented by Malamed. Are you saying he was wrong and so were all the people in the study? Are you saying that Malamed and all the people in the study must have something wrong with their brains (with altered perceptions of reality)!!!! I will say it again. You owe me a BIG apology!!!!!!! By the way, I can read very well since I have a doctorate degree myself!! Who is paying you? Why are you here? Do not personally attack me again. Try to stick to the data published by the FDA and Septocaine, which clearly does not support your arguments!!! I noticed the Septodont website no longer allows people online see the pamphlet. I wonder why..... The truth can't be hidden forever (the pamphlet is in every box and on the fda site), and the truth certainly can't be hidden forever by you bullying me and everyone else on this board!!!!

In one of the lawsuits that I know of, the patient felt really ill after her dental procedure, went to the mall to walk around so she would be around some people, and had a seizure at the mall. I don't know the current status of her health, but she did win one of the largest lawsuits against Septodont.

I also was injected with Septocaine and have been having several issues as a result of it being put into or near my lingual nerve. Can't find any professional who will say that the drug could be the cause. I have been experiecing swollen glands on the side of my neck which come and go. I also have a swelling on the floor of my mouth under the tongue that is a mystery. Just had an MRI and that shows nothing. I had a CT at end of January and that showed nothing. It hurts now and I have occassional sharp pain in it. The docter's agree that is swollen. One docter thinks it is the submandibular gland and wants to remove and mayo clinic says that it is my sublingual gland. Mayo says that is should go away ... well it has been almost four months. I'm getting pretty agrevated with all of this. I also have high blood pressure still. It is really a coincedance that all of this has occurred after my injury. There has to be some reasonable explanation for these symptoms. I'm not the only one it seems that has some ongoing problems. Also, my blood pressure keeps rising each month. Went to Neuro today and it was 168/110. I always had low blood pressure.

Glad someone went up against Septocaine. I think maybe the FDA needs to look more into this drug.

Do you have lingual nerve damage also? If so how are you doing today?

Take care.

I still have pain bad enough today that requires opiates to stop some of the pain. It does not take away all of it. And this is 5 years later. I was unable to do anything for about 4 years after this happened but I've slowly been trying to get more active and working part time now.
CJ

Sorry to hear that you have suffered as a result of this drug. I'm happy that you do get some relief from your pain medicine. I haven't been experiencing the pain or injury that long (4 months) but I can understand that it is not easy to pull your life together and go on with daily activities in the beginning, and for four years but glad that you are beginning to get your life back.

I don't work at the present moment, thank god!! I'm having a hard time functioning day to day. I haven't been anywhere except to dr's appointments in months. It is truly lonely and depressing sometimes. I have my husband and son but they can only understand so much. This is hard and I feel your pain. I hope that I can get myself together and get some part of my life back. I will be starting on Neorontin 600mg at night and hopefully it will help to some degree with the pain and depression.

I am planning on reporting my injury to the FDA. I have also reported it to Septocaine on their website. A representative called me the next day to hear my story. She heard an earful.

Take care and I wish you many good days ahead. Stay strong and have faith.

I also have reason to believe that two batches of double strength Septocaine were distributed in our country. I cannot give my source for this but that would explain why so many are suffering from bad effects from this. I know of two lawsuits that were won because of over injection of this anesthetic.

This site really has helped me since my injury. Most friends and family members do not really understand the level that this injury can affect one's life.

I tried Nuerontin but could not tolerate the side effects. Don't be alarmed if you have to try several different things before finding something that will help you cope with the pain.

At some point you might want to try and work part time. I find that it helps me to get my focus off of the pain. But it is a real struggle for me. And I work with a signifigant degree of pain. But we do need the money, we've had enormous medical bills from this, I won't go into it, but my health in general has become affected from the side effects from the injury.

Keep us posted how you are doing.

Best Wishes,
CJ