Status update

[kribu]

Well, I survived the dentist.

The procedure itself was extremely quick (don't think the actual part dealing with extraction took over ten minutes) and painless (although the three injections were prickly). Couldn't feel my tongue or lower lip for a couple of hours afterwards.

Am getting a bit tired of the taste of blood though. There's been some bleeding (can't tell if it's still bleeding or not, what with not being allowed to rinse and not being allowed to poke at it, but my tongue looked considerably less bloody now than when I got to work - will see if I need to find more gauze or something later on, if it's still bleeding) and the numbness wore off over an hour ago. So it's hurting a bit now... but for the time being, not more than the usual gum tenderness I've had after dental work, i.e. annoying but within tolerable levels. Not going to take painkillers yet - will if it gets worse or stays like this when I want to go to sleep.

Felt quite faint at work (yes, I actually went to work and did work for 2.5 hours - decided to take advantage of the numbness and do the one thing I had left before holidays) at one point, but I think it was when the numbness started wearing off and I could actually feel and taste all that blood. Ugh.

Anyway, I'm officially on holiday now. Hopefully I'll actually get to enjoy some of it. At least I was informed by the dentist that ice cream is very okay as food. And as a good five hours have now passed since the visit, I think/hope it's safe to eat a bit of it now.

Comments

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Hopefully it is safe! I'd envy you for being able to eat ice cream, but you have had a tooth out...

Blood flavour ice cream. Sorry, couldn't help thinking of that! *offers brainbleach*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

The one icky thing about ice cream (and most other "safe" foods) is that they tend to form this nice layer of ickiness on the teeth, which is really annoying when one can't yet brush properly.

Ice cream seems to have got rid of the blood taste. So perhaps the bleeding has actually stopped for now.

*crosses fingers hoping the blood will clot properly and stay there*

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers too*

[firefly-124.livejournal.com]

Whew! Good thing that's done. I don't envy you in the slightest, though I'm slightly in awe of the work ethic in going to work after that.

Ice cream is definitely a good option, I think. *hands you a large tub of your favorite flavor*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Well, I wasn't in pain (wasn't feeling much anything) and with the office and home being more or less an equal distance from the dentist's, I had to choose whether to go home and bleed or to go to work and bleed. Figured it shouldn't hurt to try and get that work done as it's hardly physically demanding.

Thanks! Have now had a small bowl. It's mercifully got rid of the taste of blood. A bit freezing now though... should possibly warm myself under a blanket at some point, as hot tea (or hot soup, or any other nice hot things) seems to be out for the time being.

[ghostgum]

*hugs* Glad to hear you're surviving...

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Rather glad about that myself, too.

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

Your tooth shouldn't spoil your holiday then. Enjoy your free time!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Unless I develop dry socket or something... *is a bit scared about that possibility*

I doubt I can enjoy it too fully, but hopefully I'll be in a good enough state by the second week at least to be able to walk around and such.

[cck-brit.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you're doing okay. Hope that you can enjoy the holiday pain free.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I rather hope so too.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

You just found the squeam button I didn't know I had....

Oh, well - at least it's done. And with a bit of luck you'll be right as rain in a few days.

Enjoy the Ice Cream Diet (TM).

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Heh. Sorry about that! I did put it behind a cut at least... just think how I'm feeling about having gone through all that. ;-)

I'm very much hoping it'll heal properly. Right now it's bleeding a bit again, so I'm scared again. Bleh.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks. On the other hand (actually in my lap) I have a purring Musti. So life could be worse.

[sshg316.livejournal.com]

Enjoy your holiday, and I hope everything heals up soon!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up losing a bit of weight during the holiday. Foreseeing a yoghurt, sour milk and juice diet for most of it. Heh.

[ozymandiasrex.livejournal.com]

Your music will soothe you at least. ;) I do hope your mouth recovers quickly and that you can have as enjoyable a holiday as possible. *fluffs*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Musti is always good to have, yes. :-D

I rather hope so too. I'd kick the bloody thing to stop bleeding, but I doubt that would work quite as intended...

[duniazade.livejournal.com]

Ooh, sorry for the unpleasantness! I hope you feel already a bit better. Being told to eat icecream should help too... what flavour?

When I had a wisdom tooth extracted it healed very quickly - I think I was perfectly fine after two or three days - so it shouldn't spoil your holidays.

*hugs*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The pain is all gone by now (still a bit of tenderness left - not really pain but an awareness that there's something tender there) and I think the bleeding's stopped now, too.

So I'm feeling reasonably good, although after waking up today, I do really rather wish I could brush my teeth properly already! (i.e. not just very gently on one side and with nothing but water.)

The dentist didn't specify which ice cream... had mint&chocolate at home. Which was good. The other kind we had at home has caramelised nut pieces in it, so probably not the best choice yet. Should get more ice cream...

I would guess wisdom teeth are both harder and easier to deal with at the same time... harder to extract, possibly more prone to problems, but on the other hand, the empty place will be in the very back, which should make resuming normal life (like eating and brushing teeth) easier.

Mine is/was the first of the big lower molars (there's another tooth behind it and the spot for the one wisdom tooth that has never come out), so it's a big empty spot right in the place I mostly used for chewing. Which means that even if it seems to be healing well by now, I'll still need to be extra careful for a couple of weeks to avoid any chance of ruining the newly formed blood clot.

But I think I can deal with being careful - as long as it's not hurting, it shouldn't ruin the holidays (which I planned to spend at home relaxing anyway).

[m-mcgonagall-65.livejournal.com]

I hate the tingling feeling as the drugs are wearing off almost more than any tenderness afterwards. I do hope it heals well and that you can enjoy your holiday.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Heh! I've got so used to the tingling feeling this year that while unpleasant, I don't mind it that much. The tenderness has generally been worse and lasted for the whole day.

Thank you. So far, so good. I'm rather hoping it won't spoil anything, too!

[sc010f.livejournal.com]

Eugh - I remember that feeling!

Enjoy the ice cream . . .

*hugs*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Enjoying ice cream... again. Will soon be ready kill for something solid and salty. :-|

Thanks!