"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> On 7/20/2014 1:52 PM, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
>> In article om>,
>> Cheryl > wrote:
>>
>>> I'm so sorry to vent and the OT but I'm going out of my skin. I had a
>>> back molar extracted the other day and it was a deep root so the
>>> extraction site is still in a lot of pain despite the painkillers, which
>>> I don't think I can take anymore. Making my face and nose itch too much.
>>> Now I keep biting the inside of my cheek on the other side of my mouth,
>>> I guess trying to keep anything from touching the painful side. I can't
>>> stand this! OUCH and OUCH OUCH.
>>>
>>> Ok, I'm done now.
>>
>> I found that taking ibuprofen in addition to the pain killers prescribed
>> to me helped greatly
>>
>
> Will rinsing your mouth with warm water help?
>
> When I had terrible mouth pain from radiation, my doctors prescribed
> rinsing with warm water mixed with baking soda and, if you'd like, a bit
> of salt.

When I had my impacted wisdom tooth pulled the dentist didn't want me to
rinse on that side for several days due to disturbing the clot. Things might
have changed since then though.

Cheri