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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 383471" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Ok thanks Step. I won't worry too over much then. And although I don't have clove oil..........I've been drinking tea like mad because I'm not allowed soda which I don't like that much anyway. Hmm.....wonder if that may be why no infection? *knocks on wood fast* </p><p></p><p>Witz yeah.......20 vicodin aren't enough for this type of tooth extraction and any dentist who says otherwise is an idiot or a liar. I took them sparingly. First 24hrs I needed 6 with the ibuprofen inbetween every 4 hrs. Two of those were right before bed to control the pain enough that I could sleep. Second day I managed with 4 still doing the ibuprofen faithfully.......2 of those were right before bed so I could sleep. Third day the same. Fourth day I was so starved for food I ate some scrambled eggs and very soggy buttered toast. Serious mistake even though I did my utter best to keep the food away from the side that had just been pulled and rinsed with salt water after. Major pain after. I think by 4am I'd went thru 6 of the darn vicodin (says I can take 2 at a time) Yesterday I took 2 vicodin........but it wasn't easy.......still it was all I had left. Still did the ibuprofen faithfully. easy child had called to see how I was doing and boy did I tell her............I was miserable. </p><p></p><p>easy child told me a trick her dentist told her. She just had her 4 wisdom teeth surgically removed thurs and was nervous about talking the vicodin with the new baby and baby brandon to care for. So he told her if she could stand it to alt ibuprofen and extra strength tylenol like you would for a fever for during the day and save the pain pills for night. And so I tried it today because while the pain wasn't dry socket level it was pretty darn bad. And it works! Except man I sure know when it's time to take the next dose of either one. omg! But the combo does keep it fairly comfortable.</p><p></p><p>I know the pain will stop again once the stitches are removed. I was just worried about that whole weird nasal air thing.</p><p></p><p>A word of advice : If you ever need to have your teeth removed for dentures.........Please don't let them talk you into doing it a bit at a time. Do it all at once and get it over with. Instead of 1 week of awful pain, I've been through 2 with one more still to go. If I'd have had any clue it would be this awful I'd have made him remove them all at once. By the end of wk 2 the pain has you so worn down and you're so sick of dealing with it......well, you're not a very nice person to those who have to live with you.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /></p><p></p><p>Oh, and Step........this wasn't surgery. I wasn't put out for the procedure at all. Not even laughing gas. I'm just grateful that so far he seems really good about knowing how to numb the area well. Because he pulls them out the old fashion way.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sick.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sick:" title="sick :sick:" data-shortname=":sick:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 383471, member: 84"] Ok thanks Step. I won't worry too over much then. And although I don't have clove oil..........I've been drinking tea like mad because I'm not allowed soda which I don't like that much anyway. Hmm.....wonder if that may be why no infection? *knocks on wood fast* Witz yeah.......20 vicodin aren't enough for this type of tooth extraction and any dentist who says otherwise is an idiot or a liar. I took them sparingly. First 24hrs I needed 6 with the ibuprofen inbetween every 4 hrs. Two of those were right before bed to control the pain enough that I could sleep. Second day I managed with 4 still doing the ibuprofen faithfully.......2 of those were right before bed so I could sleep. Third day the same. Fourth day I was so starved for food I ate some scrambled eggs and very soggy buttered toast. Serious mistake even though I did my utter best to keep the food away from the side that had just been pulled and rinsed with salt water after. Major pain after. I think by 4am I'd went thru 6 of the darn vicodin (says I can take 2 at a time) Yesterday I took 2 vicodin........but it wasn't easy.......still it was all I had left. Still did the ibuprofen faithfully. easy child had called to see how I was doing and boy did I tell her............I was miserable. easy child told me a trick her dentist told her. She just had her 4 wisdom teeth surgically removed thurs and was nervous about talking the vicodin with the new baby and baby brandon to care for. So he told her if she could stand it to alt ibuprofen and extra strength tylenol like you would for a fever for during the day and save the pain pills for night. And so I tried it today because while the pain wasn't dry socket level it was pretty darn bad. And it works! Except man I sure know when it's time to take the next dose of either one. omg! But the combo does keep it fairly comfortable. I know the pain will stop again once the stitches are removed. I was just worried about that whole weird nasal air thing. A word of advice : If you ever need to have your teeth removed for dentures.........Please don't let them talk you into doing it a bit at a time. Do it all at once and get it over with. Instead of 1 week of awful pain, I've been through 2 with one more still to go. If I'd have had any clue it would be this awful I'd have made him remove them all at once. By the end of wk 2 the pain has you so worn down and you're so sick of dealing with it......well, you're not a very nice person to those who have to live with you.:whiteflag: Oh, and Step........this wasn't surgery. I wasn't put out for the procedure at all. Not even laughing gas. I'm just grateful that so far he seems really good about knowing how to numb the area well. Because he pulls them out the old fashion way.:sick: [/QUOTE]
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