the other reason the dental hospital may be so reluctant to give you the GA whilst pregnant is because they may not have the resources to deal with any complications.
There are lots of different combinations that can be given during surgery and the kind you are going to have for the gastroscopy still won't be a full GA. We do lists at work where an anesthetists is required and the patient receives a deeper sedation that the normal "twilight" sedation...but it's still not a full GA.
JJ reading all that my heart really went out to you. I've had to deal with a *lot* of dental pain over the last couple of years for several reasons, and I think it's hard to deal with not only because it's strong pain but also because it's so close to where you're trying to think and function But I'm still not convinced there's nothing more that can be done. I think you need to keep asking questions until you get a solution. For example you could ask at the Dental hospital whether it's possible to be referred on to a specialist in a tertiary hospital where they may have facilities to help you sooner.
FWIW when I was dealing with the pain I had, both the oral surgeons and the endodontist I saw told me the most effective pain relief for the majority of dental pain is nurofen + panadol (apparently this is a newer recommendation) so I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. Can you take nurofen during pregnancy? If so, worth talking to your dr/dentist about it, because adding nurofen could mean you need a lot less of everything else, and can save the strong codeine meds for occasional breakthrough pain. Also, do they have you on any antibiotic treatment for the abcess? My endo explained that hot food or drinks can set off that severe pain because the decay lets off gas which is trapped in there but it expands with the heat pressing on the nerves. Also, since the pain seems to be strong early in the morning, is it possible that you're grinding while you're asleep and that's making it worse? Maybe wearing a mouth guard overnight might help with that?
I had the exact same thing happen to me, braces previous teeth removed, pain relief / anethestic not working and then to top it off four impacted wisdom teeth and because I left them for my pregnancy with ds and didn't get seen to..... Two more rotten molars to boot.
I went to the dentist in extreme pain, only using the clove oil the chemist recommended as I don't take ANY pain relief ever. I don't believe in drugs to take away headaches etc. I also wouldn't take anything whist pregnant as my MIL is a acquired brain injury specialist and would never let me live it down, as she knows, has seen and deals with the effects everyday of brain injury because of drugs, medication etc.... Anyhow.....
go get them out now, Book into a different dentist, complain to the one you are seeing now, you cannot be forced to wait when you are pregnant and taking medication because of the pain. ....
I was 14 weeks pregnant with my daughter when I had mine taken out. Only three needles of local, ( they wanted to use ten but I insisted I didn't want it, and I had the four impacted ones cut out, and another removed. At the same time, in the chair and although I felt shaking ( temporarily went into shock I think ) after ten minutes I drove home, was fine and they didn't hurt me again, seriously as soon as they are out they stop hurting....
My nerves were also in a difficult place and risked paralysis etc.... But the pain isn't worth living with, it stops you from being the parent you want to be, and will certainly affect your baby taking all that medication for relief.
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But I'm still not convinced there's nothing more that can be done. I think you need to keep asking questions until you get a solution. For example you could ask at the Dental hospital whether it's possible to be referred on to a specialist in a tertiary hospital where they may have facilities to help you sooner.
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