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9 May 2008 15:42![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kribuWell, 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.
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.
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Date: 9 May 2008 13:19 (UTC)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.