farfalla Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 I looked like a chipmunk for 3 weeks. On top of that the whole side of my face was bruised up the entire time my face was swollen. I think I have pics somewhere that I took of myself, I looked horrible. The swelling will be there for awhile, it's completely normal part of the healing process. Just alternate warm/cold packs and it will help it. did your swelling ever feel hard? Link to comment
Mythical_Suicide Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 tried the whole ice packs..numbs the tenderness, doesn't make it go down much at all. but thanks for the tip anyways. I'm rinsing with warm salty water every 1.5 hours Use a heat pack. It isn't going to help immediately. Just apply it for 10-15 minutes at a time. Only rinse when you eat or drink something. Link to comment
lost1607307474 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ^ I was told to avoid heat packs when I had a swelling problem with my wisdom teeth and tonsils. Stick to ice. Don't worry if the ice doesn't help the swelling immediately. Give your body time and it will eventually get better day by day Link to comment
Vulcan800 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Most misserable time of my life except the break up with the ex hmm hard chopice to choose which is worse lol yeah had all 4 of mine done sucked I couldnt take my pain meds causethey made me sick. The furnace went out the day after so I had to go to my friends house cause I was freezing. She made me breakfest crisppy bacon Oh yeah that almost happened wto where I could eat it I couldnt eata hamburger for 3 weeks Link to comment
farfalla Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Most misserable time of my life except the break up with the ex hmm hard chopice to choose which is worse lol yeah had all 4 of mine done sucked I couldnt take my pain meds causethey made me sick. The furnace went out the day after so I had to go to my friends house cause I was freezing. She made me breakfest crisppy bacon Oh yeah that almost happened wto where I could eat it I couldnt eata hamburger for 3 weeks This is the most miserable time of my life. I sent my boss pictures of what I look like (it's day 4) and she and the rest of the office felt so bad. My right cheek looks like it has an acorn in it, and it's hard...also both sides of my face are bruised...I def. did not react as well as others did. Who knows when I'll be able to eat solids again. I just hope this swelling goes down so I don't use up all my vacation time from work being miserable. Link to comment
Vulcan800 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Yeah isn't fun looking like u got hit in the face by a truck LOL people think U been abused lol Don't worry give it 3 weeks and u will be good to go Link to comment
farfalla Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 swelling i smuch better..but the stitches are rubbing against my cheek and irritating it so much. going tomorrow instead of friday to get them removed. i think it's caused an infection. YUCK Link to comment
annie24 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 gross. are you doing the gentle salt water washes? Link to comment
farfalla Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 you've NO IDEA how gross it is. I have this little flashlight and I gently pulled my cheek to try to get an idea why it was so much more swollen than the other one when this abundance of discharge (puss like) started oozing out...surely after my cheek puffed DOWN significantly and today it oozed a lot again and it's healing a lot faster. So I do a lot of warm water and salt rinses and I massage it gently to help get rid of the crap in there. It's gross and I gag when I see and taste the stuff bc it's just foul...but a girl's gotta be brave. I know it's these damn stitches that have caused the infection. One is on my cheek which is normal and it's irritating the crap out of it. God only knows how hungry I am. I have lost 7lbs in less than 5 days. I can't down any more yogurt or slim fast. I asked for a sweet potato and spinach casserole for dinner...since they're mushy...i can't wait for these stitches to come off (tomorrow!!!) omg ...at least I lost weight right? lol Thank God I will never have to go through this AGAIN. Link to comment
lost1607307474 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 ^ I got an infection which sounds very similar to this. It's very normal. Be patient! They will heal Time and patience. Link to comment
Mythical_Suicide Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 ^ Yea I agree i'd keep an eye out for an infection. And you have to have the stitches removed? Why didnt they put the ones that dissolve in? Geez. Link to comment
annie24 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 yay for weightloss!!!! good luck tomorrow at the dentist. Link to comment
farfalla Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 hey guys!! So my infection is doing much better, I'm on some heavy duty antibiotics which make me fee like crap but alas they seem to be doing a great job! Now... Last night I woke up to go potty around 1am and when I went to go rinse my mouth lightly there was blood! I put a medicated gauze in for like 1 minute and it stopped. It was coming from my lower right section of the surgery. Everyone says blood = dry socket...dry socet = A LOT OF PAIN... After I stopped the bleeding I rinsed with warm salt and water, got back in bed, woke up with NO blood and now still NO PAIN at all. I am going to call the Dr. in a few but it's Sunday and I hope he doesn't take too long calling me back. I know I'm really paranoid, I'd been 8 full days since my surgery and I just recently re-introduced solids in my diet, SOME solids...I'm so paranoid I have a dry socket...but like I said I'm totaly pain free and my face FINALLY looks NORMAL. Any experiences with dry sockets? Would I be in immediate pain if it were a dry socket or is the pain something that comes like a day or so later? It's been 6 hours since I stopped the bleeding and like I said, it only bled for like 1 minute and it was not GUSHINg blood but it was definitely deep rep and it looked blood-clott-y and then thinned out and disappeared. I see the Doc. tomorrow at 11...should I not even other worrying myself unless I feel pain?? I swear, teeth are the worst!!! From root canals to dental fractures to teeth removas...UGH.. Link to comment
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