Thanks to a number of most helpful suggestions I received from readers and online friends, communication difficulties were kept to an absolute minimum. Thank you my friends!
Everything went quite smoothly despite my anxiety being through the roof. The staff and doctor treated me kindly and I did get full IV sedation / general anesthesia. It took longer than expected, which is an issue to me only in that it took up more of Jessica’s time and pushed her schedule pretty hard.
Pain and bleeding are far less than I expected at this point. There was one complication which, so far, is the greatest irritation to me. One of the teeth, when extracted, left a hole between my mouth and sinus cavity. Apparently it’s no big deal, but I’ve been instructed not to blow my nose for at least two weeks. With constant sinus and nasal congestion I’ve had all my life, that is an annoyance to say the least.
Jessica will be back tomorrow to help me get prescriptions filled (antibiotic and pain medication).
I’m supposed to go back in two days for a follow-up. We were not expecting this. It isn’t clear at this point how or if I will be able to get there, but Jessica called to check on me a little while ago and said she will look into it.
Hi Paul,
I’m glad to know things went well and the doctor and staff were kind to you. I imagine it is a huge relief to have this over! I hope you can rest despite not having the pain medicines yet. And I hope Boo is behaving himself and not moving your stuff around too much!
Best wishes,
Nadia
Hi Nadia,
Huge relief doesn’t really cover it. Although getting here was very tough with my anxiety, having this done is like a dream come true. No more constant pain and infections, more time to work on other issues in life. I’ll write more about this later.
The pain hasn’t been bad at all. It is much less that what I have experience in the past after having a single tooth extracted!
Boo is taking a break from petty thievery. He has been very concerned and loving. He noticed right away when I got home something was wrong with me and has barely left my side since.
I am very glad that you got the full sedation.
I am glad you were able to get the full mouth extraction.
I worry about future infections.
I was extremely worried when you were sick after the surgery.
Jules