On Friday I got 6 Teeth pulled on the upper front. I didn't go on here before I went because I was afraid of making it more real by talking about it. Everything went well (Thank god) yesterday (the day after the surgery) I woke up feeling like I got hit with a sledge hammer and same with today. I am pretty swollen but honestly I got dressed and went to the dog park and no one seemed to notice anything was wrong. I guess I like playing it off like im fine. weird. I know getting through the healing processes is going to be the suckiest part of this but I'm doing what I can to just hope and pray that I will start to feel better soon. I feel bad for not going on here before the surgery but I guess I was just so afraid of this in general that I thought bringing more attention to it would just make it worse because I had to do it no matter what.
If anyone is interested the teeth I got pulled are Teeth #'s: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 12. They used Novocaine and Nitrous Oxide for the procedure.
Phew, well done Sarah, don't apologize for not telling us. You are free to "share" as much as you like. I am sending a big hug for a speedy and painfree recovery xx
Thank you all for saying I am brave! I dont feel that way! I was really scared!! It felt like a nightmare and I keep having flashbacks of it wich is aweful but mostly I'm okay and I try to just joke about it and make light of the situation. its just so crazy!
Humor is a great coping mechanism! I find there is always plenty about myself to "make fun of" that is really fun. I don't even mind if someone else makes fun of me if it's funny. Ok, does that mean I am funny looking? :-)
I'm not sure where I first heard it, but I've always taught my kidlets that a brave person and a coward are both scared, the coward hides or runs away. The brave person faces it head on.
Hi, That is certainly alot at one time - I hope all is well and that you heal very soon. If I may ask, what was the deciding factor that made you have all these teeth pulled at once?
Thank you! I am feeling a little bit better today (day 3) its still pretty intence rite when I wake up. I go rely pretty strongly on my medicine to get me thru I am taking 1600mg Gabapentin 40mg Amitriptaline they gave me that perscription IB Prophin and some Norco. Honestly the soreness is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be... its nothing like the neuralgia. I feel very blessed that the Gabapentin is working for me. we brought it from 1200mg to 1600mg and its like it suddenly started working really well. Im not saying I dont have any nerve pain but it is 1000 times more manageable then it used to be. With that in mind this pain I am having with my mouth is not all that bad in compairison with how I used to feel... Thank you everyone for all of your encouragement!!!