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.

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