I FOUND MY CHEEKBONE!!
Oh, the excitement! My face is still swollen, but not as bad as it was. I can smile without pain and I have weaned myself off the PPM and resorted to ibuprofen — lots of ibuprofen!
So, it’s back to work tomorrow. I think I should be able to talk all day with little or no trouble. HOORAY!
Greetings from “Toothless.” After I posted yesterday, the numbness of the shots wore off and I dove into the prescribed pain medication (PPM) rather quickly. The part of me that hurts the most is the chipmunk cheek. Last night, after several cold packs, the swelling went down, but this morning, it was rather large again. Again, let me assert I am not vain… but rather the chipmunk cheek made it very, very painful to smile or talk — two things I must be able to do to perform my job.
So, this morning, though I cannot afford to take a day off, I called my sub and I took more PPM and have been sleeping most of the day. I have had some rather strange dreams on the PPM and the ceiling fan base appears to be moving, too, so it is moving opposite the fan blades and makes me rather dizzy. I haven’t watched any TV yet, but there is a marathon of Ferris Buhler’s Day Off on TNN. I would watch, but most of Shae’s Day Off has been one long nap.
Speaking of naps, it’s about medication time, so I will be taking more soon and sleeping the night away!
Good night…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Toothie has gone bye bye.
After an hour at Dr O’Shell’s I am now minus one #15 molar. After the pain-numbing shots, the left side of my face swelled to the size of an orange. The doctor peered over his glasses and said, “What you are feeling right now is your face swelling. This is because of blah, blah, blah, and this is perfectly normal. After moving the molar back and forth… he pulls out…
THE DRILL.
Mind you, I really couldn’t feel anything, but the sound of the drill hurt my ears! It sounded like my dad’s circular saw, only much faster… and higher pitched. Finally, it was all over, my face (only one side of it) was huge, and I was handed a prescription for penicillin and vicadin (only if I needed it, and I may need it!). I get home, and there’s no ice in the house for my face and the ice pack the dentist gave me isn’t cold yet. I look like half a chipmunk and my jaw is starting to throb… so I’m going to take about four ibuprofen and lie down now!
I have to go to work tomorrow… it’s a good thing that I’m not vain. ha ha…
Since I am getting a tooth pulled tomorrow and they might have to sedate me… I can’t eat after midnight. So I’m eating at 11:30! I will update you tomorrow when I get home to let you know how the pain is… or isn’t… depending on what they give me for the pain!
Could make for some interesting posts…
Sassy Dreams Awake 