"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> 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

I seem to remember something like that too but that was back in the 70's.
Someone here said to avoid straws but I thought I was only to drink from a
straw. I could be confused though. I just remember my mom making me a lot
of soup and Jell-O. I hate Jell-O and I never did figure out why both of my
parents thought that soup was a good idea after having dental work done.
But they did.

I find that as my mouth is waking up, drinking is very difficult and thus
the broth from the soup is hard to get down. And it takes forever for me to
eat a both of brothy soup unless I pick it up and drink it which I simply
can not do with a numb and sore mouth. I also find it difficult to slurp up
the noodles and one of my mom's favorite soups to serve was the Campbell's
Chicken and Noodle, perhaps because it was cheap.

I would much rather have something that can be eaten quickly and that will
fill me up pretty fast when I am suffering with dental stuff. Something
like a little cottage cheese. No real need to chew it and can be easily
swallowed. Refried beans are good too. Or perhaps if a soup, then a thick
one like bean. At least if you can only manage to few bites of that you
feel like you have had some substance. It's not like chicken broth that
leave you still hungry.