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.

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Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> 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.
>
> --
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
> Cheryl

Very sorry. I don't really have any suggestions because I don't know much
about this sort of thing. Perhaps you need the dentist again?

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.

I had a similar time 30 or so years ago. Had an impacted wisdom tooth
taken out and he had to saw into the jaw bone quite a bit. The
painkillers I got didn't help much? I was in such agony I was going
crazy.

What I did was walk to the grocery store several times a day just to
distract me. It didn't help the pain. It was just something to do
other than sit around and ache. I forget times now but I know it was
bad for that day and the next.

Guess you certainly can't do lots of walking but just try to do
something distracting. I hope it ends soon. :-(

G.

On Sunday, July 20, 2014 7:35:41 AM UTC+1, 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.
>
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
>
> Cheryl

I'm so sorry, dental pain has to be some of the worst pain. It does sound like you may have a dry socket.

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/gui...-and-treatment

I did have that once, the dentist put it right in minutes - no more pain. So get yourself back down to your dentist. Good luck.

Cherry

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> 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.
>
> I had a similar time 30 or so years ago. Had an impacted wisdom tooth
> taken out and he had to saw into the jaw bone quite a bit. The
> painkillers I got didn't help much? I was in such agony I was going
> crazy.
>
> What I did was walk to the grocery store several times a day just to
> distract me. It didn't help the pain. It was just something to do
> other than sit around and ache. I forget times now but I know it was
> bad for that day and the next.
>
> Guess you certainly can't do lots of walking but just try to do
> something distracting. I hope it ends soon. :-(

I had impacted wisdom teeth removed. I remember a lot of swelling and being
unable to eat or smoke. If there was pain, it surely was less than there
had been before they were removed. They just ached all the time.

On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 02:35:41 -0400, 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 would definitely call your dentist back ASAP as let them know that
the pain killers (analgesics) are not cutting it for you. They may be
able to give you something stronger, and I KNOW there are prescription
analgesics that will help you.

John Kuthe...

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On 7/20/2014 2:35 AM, 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'm sorry to hear this. It does sound like a call to the dentist is in
order. Feel better soon.

Jill

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> 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.

Cheryl, I am sure your dentist would be horrified to hear you are in so much
pain. Please contact him.
I hope you get it sorted soon. You've had enough problems without this one
too


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On 2014-07-20 2:35 AM, 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.
>

Still really sore after a couple days? Maybe you should get it checked
out. Any time I have had an extraction it has been sore enough to take a
couple pain killers but by the second day it is just sensitive.


I had a horrible dental experience about 6 years ago. We were trying to
arrange a trip to Europe but put it of because I was having a problem
with a tooth that I wanted to get fixed first. Two days later I got in
to see the dentist on a cancellation. He said the tooth was a goner and
had to be pulled. Holy crap... 45 minutes of twisting, yanking, pulling
and prodding and he had to give up. A piece of root was broken and he
could not get it out. I was going to have to see a dental surgeon.
Once again I lucked out and got in on a cancellation. A ton of
novocaine, some sort of gas powered grinder down into the root, at least
that is what it sounded like, and in less than 5 minutes it was out.
The stitches were annoying, and even more so after a few days when they
were disintegrating and ready to fall out.

The information packages they hand out at the dental surgeon's office
say to contact them if you are experiencing a lot of pain.

On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:26:14 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
wrote:

>On Sunday, July 20, 2014 7:35:41 AM UTC+1, 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.
>>
>> ?.¸¸.?*¨`*?
>>
>> Cheryl
>
>I'm so sorry, dental pain has to be some of the worst pain. It does sound like you may have a dry socket.
>
>http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/gui...-and-treatment
>
>I did have that once, the dentist put it right in minutes - no more pain. So get yourself back down to your dentist. Good luck.

I agree with Cherry. I also had a dry socket once when I had a wisdom
tooth extracted. The dentist packed the hole with something that
tasted like cloves, and the pain was gone almost immediately.

Doris

Sorry, I know what that is like. A bottom tooth? Maybe you have a dry socket. You need to,get back to
the dentist, pronto. The pain should not be that severe, nor last that long, IMO. And I have had a lot of
dental work done, and am a real wuss when it comes to pain. Hope it gets better soon!

N.

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

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.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2014-07-20 2:52 PM, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
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

When I broke ribs a few years ago I was prescribed Tylenol 3 to be
alternated with OTC ibuprofen. The combination worked well and cut back
on the side effects.

On Saturday, July 19, 2014 11:35:41 PM UTC-7, 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.
>

Probably not the same situation, but:

When I had a tooth extracted, around the time Ford was working on his
flivver, the dentist told me to bite on a teabag for relief.

But halfway through the procedure, my dentist decided my tooth was
too securely rooted for him to be able to extract it, so he, too,
called an oral surgeon. I got to drive over and have the pro finish the
job.

On Sunday, July 20, 2014 2:23:56 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
> I had a similar time 30 or so years ago. Had an impacted wisdom tooth
>
> taken out and he had to saw into the jaw bone quite a bit. The
>
> painkillers I got didn't help much?

How strong were the painkillers? For a case this bad, they should have prescribed opiates What did they give you?

I was in such agony I was going crazy.
>
>
>
> What I did was walk to the grocery store several times a day just to
>
> distract me. It didn't help the pain. It was just something to do
>
> other than sit around and ache. I forget times now but I know it was
>
> bad for that day and the next.
>
>
>
> Guess you certainly can't do lots of walking but just try to do
>
> something distracting. I hope it ends soon. :-(

Aspasia

On 7/20/2014 2:28 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-20 2:52 PM, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
> 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
>
> When I broke ribs a few years ago I was prescribed Tylenol 3 to be
> alternated with OTC ibuprofen. The combination worked well and cut back
> on the side effects.
>

Did the ibuprophen help you sleep? I have tylenol with codeine for
pain, but codeine keeps me awake so I can't take it at night.
Naturally, any pain I have is worse at night and that's when I need drugs.

--
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On 7/20/2014 6:58 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I had impacted wisdom teeth removed. I remember a lot of swelling and
> being unable to eat or smoke. If there was pain, it surely was less
> than there had been before they were removed. They just ached all the
> time.

Smoking is one thing that *will* give you dry socket. I haven't smoked
in 2-1/2 years so that isn't an issue for me. Yes, I know you don't
smoke anymore.

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Cheryl

On 7/20/2014 6:22 AM, wrote:

> Maybe you should check back with whomever - usually every day after an
> extraction it feels a little better. Take care!

It's feeling a bit better now. I think it was the combination of not
just the extraction, but that I kept biting the inside of my cheek and
it kept swelling and swelling. Bad combination.

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Cheryl

On 7/20/2014 4:07 PM, wrote:

> Probably not the same situation, but:
>
> When I had a tooth extracted, around the time Ford was working on his
> flivver, the dentist told me to bite on a teabag for relief.
>
> But halfway through the procedure, my dentist decided my tooth was
> too securely rooted for him to be able to extract it, so he, too,
> called an oral surgeon. I got to drive over and have the pro finish the
> job.
>
Periodontist, but he did a surgical extraction. He's been treating me
for years, so he knows me well. He wanted to save the tooth because it
was one of my rare ones that had good roots and plenty of bone it was
seated in. But it was cracked below the surface and there was no saving
it. The deep roots were I guess why it is hurting for so long. He gave
me percoset but it was making my face and nose itch so bad, it just made
it worse.

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Cheryl

On 7/20/2014 7:24 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> I have a lot of implants in my mouth and if there's one thing I'd
> pass on to young people is to take care of your teeth and if nothing
> else, get the 2x per year cleanings while your teeth are still good. I
> now have 4x per year cleanings because I NEVER want to go through any of
> this again. lol
>
There is a very true old saying: Ignore your teeth and they *will* go away.

Jill

> On 7/20/2014 4:07 PM, wrote:
>
>> Probably not the same situation, but:
>>
>> When I had a tooth extracted, around the time Ford was working on his
>> flivver, the dentist told me to bite on a teabag for relief.
>>
By the way, I meant to ask why your dentist told you to bite on a
teabag? Is it for the tannic acid, the same as it helps sooth sunburn?


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Cheryl

On 2014-07-20 5:34 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> When I broke ribs a few years ago I was prescribed Tylenol 3 to be
>> alternated with OTC ibuprofen. The combination worked well and cut back
>> on the side effects.
>>
>
> Did the ibuprophen help you sleep? I have tylenol with codeine for
> pain, but codeine keeps me awake so I can't take it at night. Naturally,
> any pain I have is worse at night and that's when I need drugs.

I am going back almost 5 years on this one.I remember that the deal was
the tylenol with codeine combined with the ibuprophen, but at this point
I don't remember which was the night time dose. It is my understanding
that oxycontin has the narcotic combined with caffeine. That is what was
prescribed for me when I broke my collar bone. That was the most painful
injury I ever had... until heart surgery. I had to sleep on my back and
an oxy at bedtime allowed me to sleep on my back for about 4 hours, at
which time I would wake up in pain, take another oxy and go back to
sleep for another 4 hours.

"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

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "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.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> 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.

Soak a cotton ball in brandy and hold it over the spot with your jaw.
Repeat as needed. It will reduce the pain.




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"Cheryl" wrote in message
eb.com...

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.

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~~~~~~~~~
I'm so sorry to hear this, Cheryl. You have already had *more* than your
fair share of pain. How is the tooth now? If you are still in pain, I hope
you will call your dentist (and possibly your physician) *today.* This just
doesn't sound right.

Ironically (and not really OT), you are familiar with my wonderful blind
cat, Duffy. Last December, he stopped eating and I was very worried. He
had had a clean bill of health just a few months earlier. However, the vet
discovered that he needed to have two molars extracted. When he was under
anesthetic, the vet discovered that one of the molars was rotted clear down
to the bone. Duffy still did not eat for two or three days after the
extraction, and we thought that was due to pain from the surgery. Then, he
suddenly began to eat again and was back to being "his old (and fantastic)
self." So, I can certainly understand how you would still be suffering
after your surgery, but I hope you really will follow up and call your
dentist if you are not back to normal by now.

MaryL

On Sunday, July 20, 2014 4:39:42 PM UTC-7, Cheryl wrote:
> > On 7/20/2014 4:07 PM, wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> Probably not the same situation, but:
>
> >> When I had a tooth extracted, around the time Ford was working on his
> >> flivver, the dentist told me to bite on a teabag for relief.
>
> By the way, I meant to ask why your dentist told you to bite on a
> teabag? Is it for the tannic acid, the same as it helps sooth sunburn?
>

It was soothing, and filled the void. But apparently it was to help stop
the bleeding, which tannic acid can do.

On 7/20/2014 10:23 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "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.

One of the few things I was able to eat, other than drinking a Boost,
when my mouth was burned up from the radiation was (don't gag) Kraft
macaroni and cheese in the easy package that you microwaved. I would add
some heavy cream to make it looser and add calories. At 98 pounds I
needed the extra calories.

It took very little chewing as the macaroni was mushy and the mouth-feel
of the cheese was soothing.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Sunday, July 20, 2014 6:08:57 PM UTC-5, Cheryl wrote:
> On 7/20/2014 6:58 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I had impacted wisdom teeth removed. I remember a lot of swelling and
>
> > being unable to eat or smoke. If there was pain, it surely was less
>
> > than there had been before they were removed. They just ached all the
>
> > time.
>
>
>
> Smoking is one thing that *will* give you dry socket. I haven't smoked
>
> in 2-1/2 years so that isn't an issue for me. Yes, I know you don't
>
> smoke anymore.
>
Keep it up.

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow, routing cleaning, but they're also fixing a chipped incisor. Oh well, at least there's the nitrous.
>
> Cheryl

--Bryan

wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > I had a similar time 30 or so years ago. Had an impacted wisdom tooth
> > taken out and he had to saw into the jaw bone quite a bit. The
> > painkillers I got didn't help much?
>
> How strong were the painkillers? For a case this bad, they should have prescribed opiates What did they give you?

I have no idea now. It was about 30 years ago. they didn't help but
time fixed the problem.

G

On 7/21/2014 11:51 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> One of the few things I was able to eat, other than drinking a Boost,
> when my mouth was burned up from the radiation was (don't gag) Kraft
> macaroni and cheese in the easy package that you microwaved. I would add
> some heavy cream to make it looser and add calories. At 98 pounds I
> needed the extra calories.
>
> It took very little chewing as the macaroni was mushy and the mouth-feel
> of the cheese was soothing.

I can definitely understand that when you need something soothing to eat
when you're both in pain, and feeling like crap from chemo. My sister
often talks about chemo brain, so there is a psychological part of the
treatment as well. I say eat what you want, especially if you need to
put on weight.

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Cheryl

On 7/21/2014 5:52 AM, MaryL wrote:

> I'm so sorry to hear this, Cheryl. You have already had *more* than
> your fair share of pain. How is the tooth now? If you are still in
> pain, I hope you will call your dentist (and possibly your physician)
> *today.* This just doesn't sound right.
>
> Ironically (and not really OT), you are familiar with my wonderful blind
> cat, Duffy. Last December, he stopped eating and I was very worried.
> He had had a clean bill of health just a few months earlier. However,
> the vet discovered that he needed to have two molars extracted. When he
> was under anesthetic, the vet discovered that one of the molars was
> rotted clear down to the bone. Duffy still did not eat for two or three
> days after the extraction, and we thought that was due to pain from the
> surgery. Then, he suddenly began to eat again and was back to being
> "his old (and fantastic) self." So, I can certainly understand how you
> would still be suffering after your surgery, but I hope you really will
> follow up and call your dentist if you are not back to normal by now.

I'm glad Duffy is much better now, but you're such a good cat meowmie
I'd be surprised if he didn't get better under your care. Scarlett has
had teeth removed, too, even as young as when she was 3 years old. The
calicivirus she was diagnosed with as a kitten causes early dental
problems in cats. My mouth is feeling much better. There's still some
pain, but nothing like when I was whining the other day.

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Cheryl

On 7/21/2014 10:37 PM, wrote:

> I haven't had any dental work for a while, but when I did they gave me
> Carbocaine. With Novocaine I would never get numb till I was leaving the
> office -- and then I would be mumbling and drooling for the next couple
> hours.

Depending on the pain of the procedure and how deep, I often have to
have several shots before I'm completely numb enough for there to be no
pain. These several shots can be done during the procedure if I'm still
feeling it, and by the time I'm done, the same as you, I'm drooling for
several hours.

After this last procedure, it turned out I was drooling blood and didn't
realize it while I went to 3 pharmacies trying to get my pain medication
prescription filled. The first prescription, my dentist hit "refill" on
the last pain med he gave me, but that turned out to have 500mg of
acetaminophen which they don't give you anymore. I had to run back to my
dentist office, and back to the pharmacy and they didn't have it.
GGrrrrrr.. pharmacy #2, didn't have it. Finally pharmacy #3 and I was
going to give up if they didn't have it, but they did. After all the
running around I went to use the rest room and found my mouth covered
with blood. lol I must have looked a site to anyone I passed by.

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"Cheryl" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 7/21/2014 5:52 AM, MaryL wrote:
>
>> I'm so sorry to hear this, Cheryl. You have already had *more* than
>> your fair share of pain. How is the tooth now? If you are still in
>> pain, I hope you will call your dentist (and possibly your physician)
>> *today.* This just doesn't sound right.
>>
>> Ironically (and not really OT), you are familiar with my wonderful blind
>> cat, Duffy. Last December, he stopped eating and I was very worried.
>> He had had a clean bill of health just a few months earlier. However,
>> the vet discovered that he needed to have two molars extracted. When he
>> was under anesthetic, the vet discovered that one of the molars was
>> rotted clear down to the bone. Duffy still did not eat for two or three
>> days after the extraction, and we thought that was due to pain from the
>> surgery. Then, he suddenly began to eat again and was back to being
>> "his old (and fantastic) self." So, I can certainly understand how you
>> would still be suffering after your surgery, but I hope you really will
>> follow up and call your dentist if you are not back to normal by now.
>
> I'm glad Duffy is much better now, but you're such a good cat meowmie I'd
> be surprised if he didn't get better under your care. Scarlett has had
> teeth removed, too, even as young as when she was 3 years old. The
> calicivirus she was diagnosed with as a kitten causes early dental
> problems in cats. My mouth is feeling much better. There's still some
> pain, but nothing like when I was whining the other day.
>

I don't call that 'whining'

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barbie gee wrote:
>Cheryl wrote:
>>spamtrap wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't had any dental work for a while, but when I did they gave me
>>> Carbocaine. With Novocaine I would never get numb till I was leaving the
>>> office -- and then I would be mumbling and drooling for the next couple
>>> hours.
>>
>> Depending on the pain of the procedure and how deep, I often have to have
>> several shots before I'm completely numb enough for there to be no pain.
>> These several shots can be done during the procedure if I'm still feeling it,
>> and by the time I'm done, the same as you, I'm drooling for several hours.
>>
>> After this last procedure, it turned out I was drooling blood and didn't
>> realize it while I went to 3 pharmacies trying to get my pain medication
>> prescription filled. The first prescription, my dentist hit "refill" on the
>> last pain med he gave me, but that turned out to have 500mg of acetaminophen
>> which they don't give you anymore. I had to run back to my dentist office,
>> and back to the pharmacy and they didn't have it. GGrrrrrr.. pharmacy #2,
>> didn't have it. Finally pharmacy #3 and I was going to give up if they
>> didn't have it, but they did. After all the running around I went to use the
>> rest room and found my mouth covered with blood. lol I must have looked a
>> site to anyone I passed by.
>
>I'm surprised they didn't call the dentist, or you call the dentist and
>have them call in something else for you. All that running around seems
>silly...

The few times my regular pharmacy didn't have a medication in stock
they'd call nearby pharmacies to locate it... and of late they'll
transfer the Rx electronically so it will be all ready when you get
there. None of the MDs I go to write paper prescriptions anymore.
Most dentists/oral surgeons will give a patient pain pills... last
time I had a wisdom tooth extracted the doctor gave me a little
envelop containing ten pain pills, even instructed me to take one
before leaving his office so it would be in my system before the
numbness wore off...as it turned out I didn't take any of the
remaining pain pills.

On 7/21/2014 6:20 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> My perio still uses novocaine. I wonder if he just calls it that as
> something I'd be familiar with, but maybe it's something new? I'll have
> to ask when I get the stitches out on Friday.

All of the "caine's" are cousins (cocaine, novocaine, lignocaine,
bupivocaine), most dentists use lidocaine, and they can add a
vasoconstrictor like marcaine, to make the anesthetic last longer,
depending on what procedure you were having. Best of luck getting your
sutures out, I am sure it will go smoothly.

Becca

On 2014-07-22 9:35 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/21/2014 6:20 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> My perio still uses novocaine. I wonder if he just calls it that as
>> something I'd be familiar with, but maybe it's something new? I'll have
>> to ask when I get the stitches out on Friday.
>
> All of the "caine's" are cousins (cocaine, novocaine, lignocaine,
> bupivocaine), most dentists use lidocaine, and they can add a
> vasoconstrictor like marcaine, to make the anesthetic last longer,
> depending on what procedure you were having. Best of luck getting your
> sutures out, I am sure it will go smoothly.
>

I thought that the sutures came out on their own. I had dental surgery
for extractions twice in the last 6 years and both times he used
dissolving stitches. After about 5-6 days they fall out. For a day or
so before that they drive you to distraction by rolling around. Then
they sort of break apart and dangle.

"Ophelia" wrote in message ...



"Cheryl" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 7/21/2014 5:52 AM, MaryL wrote:
>
>> I'm so sorry to hear this, Cheryl. You have already had *more* than
>> your fair share of pain. How is the tooth now? If you are still in
>> pain, I hope you will call your dentist (and possibly your physician)
>> *today.* This just doesn't sound right.
>>
>> Ironically (and not really OT), you are familiar with my wonderful blind
>> cat, Duffy. Last December, he stopped eating and I was very worried.
>> He had had a clean bill of health just a few months earlier. However,
>> the vet discovered that he needed to have two molars extracted. When he
>> was under anesthetic, the vet discovered that one of the molars was
>> rotted clear down to the bone. Duffy still did not eat for two or three
>> days after the extraction, and we thought that was due to pain from the
>> surgery. Then, he suddenly began to eat again and was back to being
>> "his old (and fantastic) self." So, I can certainly understand how you
>> would still be suffering after your surgery, but I hope you really will
>> follow up and call your dentist if you are not back to normal by now.
>
> I'm glad Duffy is much better now, but you're such a good cat meowmie I'd
> be surprised if he didn't get better under your care. Scarlett has had
> teeth removed, too, even as young as when she was 3 years old. The
> calicivirus she was diagnosed with as a kitten causes early dental
> problems in cats. My mouth is feeling much better. There's still some
> pain, but nothing like when I was whining the other day.
>

I don't call that 'whining'

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~~~~~~
I don't, either (don't call Cheryl's statement "whining," that is). My
father used to say that toothaches can be more painful than just about
anything else, including his open heart surgery. He grew up in poverty and
had excruciating toothaches as a child, and he had a dry socket when he was
an adult. So, what Cheryl was going through can be almost unbearable pain.
I surely hope the pain has ended now.

MaryL

On 7/22/2014 8:36 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> How is your mouth now? Is it any easier?

Much much better, thanks for asking! I texted my dentist last night
to tell him about this weekend and get his opinion and he texted right
back letting me know he could prescribe something else if needed, and I
told him I'd see how it was in the morning before asking him. I don't
think I need anything else. Asked his opinion about steroids for the
swelling as he's given me some in the past, but today I don't need
anything else. He didn't offer his opinion about why so much pain, but
I didn't expect him to try without actually seeing me. It would all be
guessing.

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