finally feeling better

whes · 10-16-2008, 04:57 PM

I had my wisdom teeth out a week ago. It was a really difficult surgery, the nurses told me, and the three impacted teeth they had to remove would cause a lot of swelling/bruising etc, more than usual.

They gave me lots of drugs, percoset and T-3 for when the percoset wasn't needed or ran out. My mouth bled for the rest of the day and the day after as well. Not to mention the horrible pain in the jaw. On the plus side, there wasn't too much bruising or swelling, and I had ice packs to strap to my face.

I had a weird reaction when I woke up after the surgery, though. I'd had these crazy vivid dreams and when I started to wake up, every instinct absolutely rebelled against it. My whole body was shuddering and spasming, I was hyperventilating, and sobbing uncontrollably. All I wanted was to go back to sleep and never (I really mean never, like I wanted to die or something) wake up. They said it was a panic attack.

anyway, it's been a week and up till today I still needed the max dosage of T-3 doubled up with ibuprofen to make me feel normal (the percoset ran out), and it was really taking a toll on me. I have a lot more respect for people who deal with chronic pain, because it makes me so irritable and pessimistic with everyone! These last couple days have been the worst. I have zero energy and my ability to deal with people and frustrations is very very minimal. I was getting pissed off with the smallest things. I'd want to do something, but just ...wouldn't. My days were filled with moments of just mindless staring off into space.

I'm not exactly the kind of person to be anti-social, negative, and listless, so all of that was also really pissing me off. Ugh. But, today, after the drugs kicked in, I actually started feeling somewhat normal again! I had a sudden craving for friends and family, finally! Hopefully I can be off my medication in a few days. I hate taking pills.

This is just yet another incident that really shows me how connected my body, my mind, and emotions are. It's nice to know that when you have an unhealthy mental state, it can be much improved if you look after your body, or vice versa.

Victoria66 · 10-16-2008, 05:06 PM

That is soooooo very true the body and mind are very connected. I hope you feel better soon!

CmplxDame08 · 10-16-2008, 05:13 PM

Had one of my wisdom teeth out a month ago and I went through something similar but I think I was numb to the pain almost because of my breakup.

whes · 10-16-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Victoria66

That is soooooo very true the body and mind are very connected. I hope you feel better soon!

It's kind of crazy sometimes. And quite easy to forget about. Like, when I'm really upset, if i do something physically intense that totally takes all of my attention, I'll feel way better mentally afterwards.

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Originally Posted by CmplxDame08

Had one of my wisdom teeth out a month ago and I went through something similar but I think I was numb to the pain almost because of my breakup.

I'd almost be grateful for the pain in that sort of situation to take my mind off a breakup!

10-16-2008, 04:57 PM	#1
whes Offline Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wild Rose Country Gender: Female Posts: 660	finally feeling better I had my wisdom teeth out a week ago. It was a really difficult surgery, the nurses told me, and the three impacted teeth they had to remove would cause a lot of swelling/bruising etc, more than usual. They gave me lots of drugs, percoset and T-3 for when the percoset wasn't needed or ran out. My mouth bled for the rest of the day and the day after as well. Not to mention the horrible pain in the jaw. On the plus side, there wasn't too much bruising or swelling, and I had ice packs to strap to my face. I had a weird reaction when I woke up after the surgery, though. I'd had these crazy vivid dreams and when I started to wake up, every instinct absolutely rebelled against it. My whole body was shuddering and spasming, I was hyperventilating, and sobbing uncontrollably. All I wanted was to go back to sleep and never (I really mean never, like I wanted to die or something) wake up. They said it was a panic attack. anyway, it's been a week and up till today I still needed the max dosage of T-3 doubled up with ibuprofen to make me feel normal (the percoset ran out), and it was really taking a toll on me. I have a lot more respect for people who deal with chronic pain, because it makes me so irritable and pessimistic with everyone! These last couple days have been the worst. I have zero energy and my ability to deal with people and frustrations is very very minimal. I was getting pissed off with the smallest things. I'd want to do something, but just ...wouldn't. My days were filled with moments of just mindless staring off into space. I'm not exactly the kind of person to be anti-social, negative, and listless, so all of that was also really pissing me off. Ugh. But, today, after the drugs kicked in, I actually started feeling somewhat normal again! I had a sudden craving for friends and family, finally! Hopefully I can be off my medication in a few days. I hate taking pills. This is just yet another incident that really shows me how connected my body, my mind, and emotions are. It's nice to know that when you have an unhealthy mental state, it can be much improved if you look after your body, or vice versa.

10-16-2008, 05:06 PM	#2
Victoria66 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: for now where the CF sends us Gender: Female Age: 43 Posts: 4,600	That is soooooo very true the body and mind are very connected. I hope you feel better soon! __________________ ADHD= Attention Dialed into a Higher Dimension. For my Indigo son. Know how to suffer and how to laugh. Mother Teresa If you judge people you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa Run amok empath= the end of little miss nice girl. Tomorrow IS another day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EM7FaOc3Zk What Child Is This.

10-16-2008, 05:13 PM	#3
CmplxDame08 Offline Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Gender: None Specified Posts: 742	Had one of my wisdom teeth out a month ago and I went through something similar but I think I was numb to the pain almost because of my breakup.