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Jul. 16th, 2010
Sans Wisdom Tooth Update
Jul. 16th, 2010 10:36 pmWell, I've spent today mostly in a nice little haze of sleep. Haven't left bed at all, and have I mentioned how wonderful Ryan is lately? He's been taking better care of myself than I would - making sure the meds get taken at the right times (hello Percocet) and that I'm actually eating and drinking. (Figure of speech, I tell you, I've had yogurt, and that's about it.)
Things have been slowly hurting less and less. Kind of each time I wake up, it's a little better. Right now, we're at the point where it's only feeling funky when I swallow and my jaw hurts where the lower teeth were removed from. Definitely glad that I got the lot of them removed all at once, because this is not something I'd like to go through again.
That said, I do have to say, the oral surgeon (and his staff) was wonderful. Really nice guy, and they all explained everything that was happening up until the point that I just blacked out. Considering that a)I was rather worried and it likely showed and b)I actually passed out at the consult, this was even better. Woke up, was helped into a recovery room, and then was checked on occasionally to see how I was doing. Eventually, Ryan signed discharge papers and we went home.
Since then, it's been mostly sleep and drinking lots of water. Puppybutt was allowed onto the bed for the first time on July 4th (she wasn't too keen on the fireworks), and since then, she's been very good about when she hops up and curls up next to me. Today was one of those days where she spent lots of time curled up next to me, which was rather nice, actually.
We shall see how tomorrow is. Definitely won't be going to A&S, and I won't be going in to work as I'd hoped. It hit me a little harder than I thought it would and after some thought, I realized that staying home, where I would have easy access to everything would be for the better.
Things have been slowly hurting less and less. Kind of each time I wake up, it's a little better. Right now, we're at the point where it's only feeling funky when I swallow and my jaw hurts where the lower teeth were removed from. Definitely glad that I got the lot of them removed all at once, because this is not something I'd like to go through again.
That said, I do have to say, the oral surgeon (and his staff) was wonderful. Really nice guy, and they all explained everything that was happening up until the point that I just blacked out. Considering that a)I was rather worried and it likely showed and b)I actually passed out at the consult, this was even better. Woke up, was helped into a recovery room, and then was checked on occasionally to see how I was doing. Eventually, Ryan signed discharge papers and we went home.
Since then, it's been mostly sleep and drinking lots of water. Puppybutt was allowed onto the bed for the first time on July 4th (she wasn't too keen on the fireworks), and since then, she's been very good about when she hops up and curls up next to me. Today was one of those days where she spent lots of time curled up next to me, which was rather nice, actually.
We shall see how tomorrow is. Definitely won't be going to A&S, and I won't be going in to work as I'd hoped. It hit me a little harder than I thought it would and after some thought, I realized that staying home, where I would have easy access to everything would be for the better.