4 wisdom teeth need to come out :(

[mrsr]

See if you can have one or two taken out at a time...my FIL is a dentist and did a beautiful job on removing two of mine in the chair. I was eating steak that night. Oh, and they were both impacted and were rotting. Yuk.

[tiffanny]

Im getting mine out next thursday. only 3 though as I had 1 pulled out a few years ago. It is something Im not looking forward to.

[mrsr]

Stock up on bags of frozen peas and nurofen plus!!!

[tiffanny]

I was also told that if you run out of gauze packs and you need something to staunch the bleed with a dry tea bag does the trick as well as a guaze pack would.

MrsR- My dentist told me to get naprogesic for the anti inflammetry and panalgesic for pain relief. But yess freezer is stocked with frozen peas.

[mrsr]

Oooh panalgesic knocks me out...it's good stuff. Isn't naprogesic for period pain?

[mrsr]

PS...the gauze packs...we refer to them as mouth tampons in our house.

[tiffanny]

Yeah it is but they said it was the best stuff for anti inflammetry properties. Ive never had panalgesic before but was told that it would knock me around a bit. lol at the mouth tampons. My dentist told me with the peas, if I bought a pair of really long socks and filled the up with the peas that I would be able to tie the sock around my face-really glamorous hey lol

[mrsr]

Oh, I've never heard of it used for that before...interesting! Panalgesic just puts me to sleep, anything like that does...I've got a pretty low tolerance for painkillers so they're pretty effective for me.

Nice about the socks...you coud stick the peas in small snaplock bags and then use a hair band maybe, you know the wide fabric ones to hold your fringe back?

[shellbell3]

Well I am all booked in to have all 4 wisdom teeth out tomor morn!
Had to come back in here and read all the stories (prolly not a good idea).
I guess once they're out and I've recovered I'll be happy cause they do cause me grief on and off.

[DoubleK]

lucky you!!

im still waiting to hear back from them... maybe i should give them a call.

good luck with it!!

[nic]

Hope you're recovering well tomorrow Shellbell

Nic

[mummycate]

Argh mine are taken out under GA on thursday! and i have to travel back to qld with dd. so don't know how early i can fly etc.

[Buzzie]

cate - u can fly anytime, would be a good idea to give ur body a few days tho just to recover from the GA its self more than ur teeth, Your body might feel ok but its a big thing to come out of a general. Also just make sure u take good pain killers too.

ps, im a specialist dental nurse performed tones of GA's and had my own out too so i can sympathis with u lol

[mummycate]

Oooh thanks Lauren. But the problem I have is, Friday Shane and Tara are working and I'll be home alone with Ellie and I will need some help. Perhaps its better to rest that day and fly saturday. I have to give Dad and answer tonight as he needs to know to bring the carseat up or not.

[Buzzie]

yeh, u will need the rest. the painkillers are pretty strong too, u will have to be careful with looking afta bubs too, normally u would be put on panadine forte which can make u drowsy, and does go to bubs if ur breast feeding, but if it doesnt make u drowsy its ok for bubs only for a very short time tho, i had a c/sect and was on it then too and my bubs was very quiet for a while LOL
ull have to speak to ur surgeon if thats an issue. but definatly get as much rest as u can and keep up ur fluids, dont be affraid to eat as soon as u can too! ull need the energy!

[mummycate]

Ok I'll call the hospital today, to find out when my op is and how soon I can travel.

[mummycate]

The hospital don't know the theatre lists until the night before so all they could tell me is that my surgery is in the afternoon. Which is helpful. So I think its better I travel on Saturday.

[shellbell3]

Well I've made it thru the op, sore and swollen, feeling better after few naps today. Was in there by 8 so in and out nice early.
Hungry though having trouble finding things I can tolerate to eat that are filling. Df made me yummy vegie soup.