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  1. Hi everyone, I hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread. I've had problems with my teeth over the last few years but have avoided the dentist. It's reached the stage where I couldn't avoid it any more and I need to have the roots of two teeth removed (the teeth themselves have broken off from snapping around a couple of fillings). I visited the dentist and after discussing the POTS with him and showing him my diagnostic letter, he's concluded that the best plan is for me to have general anaesthetic to have them removed. I'm quite relieved as I really don't cope well physically with anything other than very short appointments, but also a little apprehensive as I've never had a general anaesthetic before. One of the reasons that he's decided on a general anaesthetic is he said to remove one of them, which is on my lower jaw, he'd need to sit me up to remove it so that he could get a better angle, but I can only sit up for very short periods without fainting. I don't know how they'll attempt it with me being under general anaesthetic, but I just wondered if they do somehow prop me up to do it, will that still affect my POTS with me being unconscious already? From reading the comments on this thread it sounds like the best advice is to ask for a saline drip either during or after the operation, which is really helpful advice. One of my concerns is that you can't eat or drink for 6 hours before the operation (I think? As I haven't had the appointment letter through yet. I'm in the UK) and I cope with my POTS by eating salty foods regularly and drinking water and salt drinks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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