Wintear
15-04-14, 00:54
Hi. Long time no talk, all. Hope everyone's doing well! :)
Anyway, I just got back from an agonizing trip to the dentist. I was shot up with so much Novocaine (however you spell it..) and swabbed with so much numbing gels that it's just now wearing off and I received these shots/swabs over 3 1/2 hours ago. I had two infected teeth extracted (they were chipped and broken down to the gum lines, practically - so they were SO FAR BEYOND DIFFICULT to loosen and yank...one of the most painful and grueling processes I've EVER gone through in my entire LIFE...) and I guess a third tooth needed to come out as well but I could only hold out long enough for them to extract one of it's roots. There's still two roots in there along with about 2/3rds of the actual tooth it's self. I bled so much. Every 2-3 minutes I kept having to sit up and spit/rinse. It was as if I gargled with a blood-red paint or something, man. I also kept having to stop them while trying to pull 'em because the pressure was SO immense. Never before had I known such effort, restraint, and PAIN. Not until now, anyway. I'm convinced fully that there's no other kind of pain that can compare other than child birth.
I have to go back tomorrow morning at 10:30AM to finish the third tooth's extraction. *Cries loudly on the inside* I have a few concerns, however. My first is all this blood that I keep drooling/spitting out. Is that hazardous in any way? Like, while I sleep later on (I am physically SPENT...) can it drip down my throat and clog my windpipe? I really don't feel like choking to death in my sleep. If that's the case, should I lay on either of my sides then?
Also, I noticed my glands underneath my chin/jawline (front of my throat) and on the sides of my neck are a bit swollen, too. Is that from the stress of the procedure? Cause there was certainly a LOT of it. When should I expect them to go down? A few hours, days, weeks even?
They told me at the office not to rinse because it'd interfere with the clotting process. I guess that makes sense, but how else am I suppose to keep the afflicted areas clean and this blood/saliva build up in my mouth out? I heard rinsing with warm salt water does the trick...any other SAFE suggestions, if possible?
What kinds of foods can I eat until the areas are less tender and what not? I obviously know soft foods are a given, but what kinds specifically? And, how do I go about cleaning/brushing my teeth overall? Is there a peculiar way I should invest some time into?
They gave me an antibiotic to take three times a day (liquid form clindamycin..) and for pain-killers, they prescribed me advil and vicodins. I doubt I'll take or need, either, as I'm not a fan of putting those kinds of OTC drugs into my body. I'd rather just cope and deal naturally, ya'know? I've got a pretty high pain tolerance that I inherited from my Mom, heh.
But, yeah. If you guys can answer, if not all, then at least some of my questions/concerns for me, that'd be VERY much appreciated! :) Feel free to post any identical experiences...
Be well, all - and goodnight from the east coast!
Anyway, I just got back from an agonizing trip to the dentist. I was shot up with so much Novocaine (however you spell it..) and swabbed with so much numbing gels that it's just now wearing off and I received these shots/swabs over 3 1/2 hours ago. I had two infected teeth extracted (they were chipped and broken down to the gum lines, practically - so they were SO FAR BEYOND DIFFICULT to loosen and yank...one of the most painful and grueling processes I've EVER gone through in my entire LIFE...) and I guess a third tooth needed to come out as well but I could only hold out long enough for them to extract one of it's roots. There's still two roots in there along with about 2/3rds of the actual tooth it's self. I bled so much. Every 2-3 minutes I kept having to sit up and spit/rinse. It was as if I gargled with a blood-red paint or something, man. I also kept having to stop them while trying to pull 'em because the pressure was SO immense. Never before had I known such effort, restraint, and PAIN. Not until now, anyway. I'm convinced fully that there's no other kind of pain that can compare other than child birth.
I have to go back tomorrow morning at 10:30AM to finish the third tooth's extraction. *Cries loudly on the inside* I have a few concerns, however. My first is all this blood that I keep drooling/spitting out. Is that hazardous in any way? Like, while I sleep later on (I am physically SPENT...) can it drip down my throat and clog my windpipe? I really don't feel like choking to death in my sleep. If that's the case, should I lay on either of my sides then?
Also, I noticed my glands underneath my chin/jawline (front of my throat) and on the sides of my neck are a bit swollen, too. Is that from the stress of the procedure? Cause there was certainly a LOT of it. When should I expect them to go down? A few hours, days, weeks even?
They told me at the office not to rinse because it'd interfere with the clotting process. I guess that makes sense, but how else am I suppose to keep the afflicted areas clean and this blood/saliva build up in my mouth out? I heard rinsing with warm salt water does the trick...any other SAFE suggestions, if possible?
What kinds of foods can I eat until the areas are less tender and what not? I obviously know soft foods are a given, but what kinds specifically? And, how do I go about cleaning/brushing my teeth overall? Is there a peculiar way I should invest some time into?
They gave me an antibiotic to take three times a day (liquid form clindamycin..) and for pain-killers, they prescribed me advil and vicodins. I doubt I'll take or need, either, as I'm not a fan of putting those kinds of OTC drugs into my body. I'd rather just cope and deal naturally, ya'know? I've got a pretty high pain tolerance that I inherited from my Mom, heh.
But, yeah. If you guys can answer, if not all, then at least some of my questions/concerns for me, that'd be VERY much appreciated! :) Feel free to post any identical experiences...
Be well, all - and goodnight from the east coast!