Recovery

Who knew that having your wisdom teeth removed would be such a big deal....to yourself. Practically everyone I knew that had already had their taken out said it was no biggie. "You'll be back up and running in 2 days!". I guess I'm special.

I had all 4 removed on Friday March 25. I had that day off as well as the next day. I had to call in sick to work on the Sunday. I went in on Monday. Bad idea. I called in sick on Tuesday. It is now Wednesday. Am I me yet? We'll see.

The surgery went perfectly fine apparently. I woke up feeling high as a kite. I couldn't feel my jaw area. The staff at the dental office were wonderful. The nurse even walked me down the stairs as we left. I felt so bad for husband who held my arm as we walked to the car--because as soon as I approached the car, I started to cry. I didn't recognize myself. I couldn't think straight. Half my face was numb. Nobody warned me I would feel like THIS. I felt useless. Dizzy. Numb- literally. I was shaking like a leaf from the medication they had given me. My poor husband had to console me and it worked. I stopped crying.

Another thing I wasn't ready for- all the blood.( If you are sensitive to the topic of blood, I suggest skipping this paragraph.) I had no idea I would lose so much of it. By the time we got home, I had a mouthful I had to spit out into the snow bank. I started to cry again. Replacing the blood-soaked bandages, I will admit, freaked me out. I cringed. Thank goodness it only took a minute or two. Thanks to my husband who knew exactly what to do and wasn't squirmish at the sight of blood.

Sleeping. Being on T3's really improved my sleep! I slept like a baby every night after the operation. I honestly thought that having 4 teeth pulled would cause me to sleep poorly. Nope. I'm not saying I'm pro-Codeine. Not at all. All I'm saying is that it helped with my pain and made me sleep like a baby. I would never take it without needing it. Now that it is Wednesday, I'm off the T3's and taking T1's sparingly. Hopefully by Friday I won't need any medication.

I still ache. Everyday less and less. Its a good sign. I just want to be myself again...now. I'm back to the dentist on Friday for a check-up. Hope all looks good. Am I me yet? We'll see.

Alexis