The Quiet One ([info]lirilith05) wrote,
@ 2008-05-12 00:12:00
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Current mood: terribly sore
Current music:The Mummy
Entry tags:health, pain

Wisdom teeth extraction's a pain in the patootie
Right now, my gums are still bothering me. It's been over a week since I had my wisdom teeth extracted, and the pain is still getting to me. There's no infection, but it hurts so much. Stupid, impacted teeth. I should've gotten them out years ago when it was recommended. I feel like I've been popping Motrin like candy (not really, I take the recommended dose).

The oral surgeon put some dressing in the wounds to help alleviate some of the pain, but I don't think it's working anymore. It feels like a pain combination of cold sores, of too much tart taste, and of the aftereffects of chewing a really stale piece of bread. It's so bad, it's starting to wake me in the middle of the night.

Thank goodness I'm seeing the doc tomorrow. Maybe taking out the dressing will help. Otherwise, I don't know what I'll do. I refuse to take anymore Vicodin. The side effects were terrible. I hope the pain subsides a lot tomorrow. Sleepy-and-in-pain Anne is no good at work disciplining kids and running groups. =(


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[info]lirilith05
2008-05-15 02:40 am UTC (link)
6 weeks?! Ugh! I don't know if I can last that long. I'm reaching the 2 week mark tomorrow, and the pain is still pretty horrible. >=( Moreover, the stress of it all - the pain, and lack of sleep due to it - is the cause of my recent tension headaches.

In a twisted way, I'm glad I'm not the only one experiencing a longer healing process. My coworkers and The Hubby made me think that there was something seriously wrong. I hope it doesn't last as long as 6 weeks. It didn't sound fun for you, and I'm glad you're feeling better.

Thanks for the info.

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[info]miss_roo
2008-05-15 04:32 pm UTC (link)
It wasn't fun.
I was in bed for the first week, and when I went back to work after 1 week off, my co-workers though i should have still been off, due to the swelling still being so bad. [i though the swelling was more or less back to normal, due to the size i was after the op].

but one good thing to come out, is that I had 3 weeks of not really being able to eat anything, so lost a lot of weight...

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