So, I’m back from the oral surgeon after an emergency caused him to be over 2 hours late. Not his fault since emergencies happen. Though, I’m now starving and unable to eat until 1 if I can keep anything down. My head is swimming and my mouth is numb. I was promised pain medication, but I’m unable to drive to pick them up.
The volunteer driver is rather nonchalant about this entire thing, which is great if I didn’t just have TWO wisdom teeth pulled. There is dried blood on my lips and I can’t wash it off because I can’t put pressure on my face. Trying causes pain and the numbness makes it impossible to tell how hard I’m pushing. Even better, I was walking around a supermarket like this with NOBODY pointing out that I looked like I had taken a bite out of somebody.
And now the pain is starting! Though, I’m apparently over-reacting and this can be easily walked off. No need to rush off for the pain medications or anything. I’ll be more than happy to lay on my bed and see how painful this will become. When family said they’d play nursemaid, I didn’t expect it to be Nurse Ratchet.
This derails everything because I had factored in one lost day and that was originally taken by Wednesday’s doctor visit. This puts me out for at least today and I still have 5 chapters to edit before next Tuesday. I’m not even sure where I’m going with this at this point because I’m in pain and I’m hungry. Why prescribe a pain med that requires food that should be taken within an hour of surgery, but then tell me that I can’t eat for 2-3 hours? Is this a bizarre damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario that somebody gets a perverse kick out of?
And I STILL look like a vampire who never heard of a napkin!
Legends of Windemere 
I’m so sorry, I feel for you. I had all four of mine taken at the same time and I felt terrible. Vampires are in style nowadays so I’m sure it didn’t bother anyone. 🙂
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I just wish I could eat and I haven’t figured out how to replace the gauze without nearly swallowing it or feeling like it doesn’t do anything. Part of me is tempted to simply let it bleed and heal because this frustration is not what I need right now.
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I think I waited the hour, took the gauze out and had mashed potatoes and replaced the gauze. Not to sound gross but I ate mostly with my tongue not using any teeth at all and when my tongue got tired, I replaced the gauze. It got the job done.
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I bought two cartons of ice cream and some pudding. The ‘no hot food’ is going to be a pain because my family keeps trying to give me soup and hot pasta.
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That does suck, i’m wracking my brain trying to think of something you can eat. You could technically have soup…when it isn’t hot anymore.
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I’m just going to stick to ice cream, yogurt, and pudding. There’s a small container of mashed potatoes in the fridge, but I’ve already been told that ‘too much starch is bad for me’ by two family members. I’m in too much discomfort to deal with the family tradition of guilt over what we eat.
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😦 Sorry, wish I could have been of more help.
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No problem. I’m being denied food around here for some reason. So, I bought some ice cream, but people don’t want me to eat it. Makes perfect sense. 😦
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LOL I’m sorry, at least you’re not stubborn. I’m stubborn and demanding lol if i want ice cream it’s going to be had. 🙂
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I bought my own ice cream and just cursed at a family member for denying me a chocolate shake. So, I’m not the best patient right now. Though, I also found a way to cheat. The wisdom teeth were taken out of the right, so I’m eating jellybeans with the left. Very carefully.
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You have got me in a fit of giggles over here. I don’t want the blame if you get caught.
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I’ll accept all blame. Though, I really want fresh pizza. I’m so getting pizza this coming weekend.
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What kind of toppings? Are you going to make it or go to a pizza parlor?
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I’m thinking of plain, but it depends on the specialty pizzas that the local parlor has on display. Usually it’s BBQ chicken or Buffalo chicken with the usual ones around too.
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Hawaiian pizza is yummy too. 🙂
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Those are great, but I actually began switching the ham with grilled chicken. Did it on a whim and I really like the combination of tastes.
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I’m just a fan of pineapple. Oh! You could have apple sauce…not hot and healthy. 🙂
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I’ve never been a fan of apple sauce for some reason. Thanks though.
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Sorry. That sucks. But it is kind of cool that you’re a temporary vampire. Right? 😉
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Only in appearance. I don’t get the cool powers and the legal right to troll high schools looking for jailbait. What is it with vampires and 16-year-olds?
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16 years old is when as a girl you think you know everything and you can totally change the bad boy into a prince. He’s just misunderstood. I swear. Totally. 😉
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Just once I’d like to see a vampire be arrested for pedophilia. Let’s see how the ‘soulmates’ or ‘she’s special to my kind’ pans out in front of a jury. 🙂
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What a day! I hope you feel better!!!!
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Me too. Be nice if the numbness could go away at least.
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Get some rest (if possible) and feel better soon. 🙂
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Thanks. Though, it’ll be hard to avoid the toddler. I always get curious if he’s laughing his little butt off and that tends to trap me.
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aww you must have an awful dentist D: I had four of mine pulled at one time plus cavities filled at the same time last year and I was fine by dinner time – didn’t have to take pain meds at all. (even though my jaw bone broke XD – now that was a story). sounds like your dentist is a bit of a butcher
I hope you feel better soon!
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Thanks. It’s a new dentist and the pain vanished within three hours. The problem is that I’m not allowed to each much. From what I was told, the difficulty was that while one wisdom tooth was cracked and had to go, the others were perfect. Yet when you get rid of one, you have to get rid of the other one on that side. Otherwise, the remaining one can grow and shift, so I’d be back in a month or two. Unfortunately, my healthy tooth put up a massive fight and it had to be cracked several times.
Honestly, I just want a nice slice of pizza.
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aww your dentist told you a load of crap XD. but dentists love to pull wisdom teeth because most people do need them removed eventually. I had to bargain with my dentist to get all mine removed at once (like i want to go through that twice -_-) technically it was two wisdom teeth and two back molars because I was told my bottom wisdom teeth were impacted and would never come in. … no surprise when 6 months later I had two new wisdom teeth in. I’m not getting these ones pulled XD
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I’ve actually been blessed with a big enough mouth to hold all my teeth. If the one didn’t crack then they’d still be helping me munch on popcorn. I’m still not sure why I can’t have hot food for 2-3 days.
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honestly I can’t imagine XD I was told not to eat anything for the first 4-6 hours but then I had whatever I wanted. I had a hamburger the same day XD maybe your dentist is afraid you’ll attempt to eat something too hot and burn the open sockets?
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I was thinking that, but I didn’t think I looked like the type to do that. It threw my plan to get a chocolate shake and a meatball sub out the window.
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trust me you don’t want to eat anything with a straw XD I learned that lesson the hard way the first time I got teeth pulled. it puts undue suction on the holes and hurts XD. I used it as an excuse to eat lots of nummy pudding and things I didn’t have to chew like fried rice, mashed potatoes, and ice cream.
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Fried rice sounds like a good idea for tomorrow. Thanks. I remembered the straw warning though. The dental assistant mentioned it 4 times, which really drove it home.
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Oh no! >_<
Yes, don't use a straw for anything.
Hope the pain and bleeding goes away soon!
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