Dag nab it, I included too many smilies and when I clicked back it had eaten my whole message!!
Oh well here goes again,Thanks you SO much to everyone that was concerned or sent me well wishes!! my surgery went alright, they gave me Tylox5 (a narcotic mixed with Tylenol) to take this week and some huge ibuprofen tabs to take if I run out of the tylox. The extractions went all right with not too much pain, however one of the things that my doc said *could* happen *DID*. DUe to the positioning of one of my teeth, I suffered a little bit of nerve damage/bruising. It feels just like after you've had your teeth numbed at the dentist, only it didn't go away in just a few hours. It could last anywhere from a few days to a few months (hopefully the former). Right now my chin and lower lip is completely numb. I can pinch it as hard as I can and not feel a thing. I felt a teensy hint of tingling sensation when I ran my finger across the top edge of my lower lip and got excited about it. But after doing a little more research on the paresthesia I see that that doesn't mean the numbness is going away, it's just from the nerve being damaged. My husband has beena saint throughout this whole ordeal. He waits on me hand and foot and even arranged for a friend of mine to stop in to check on me a few times today while he is at work. It felt REALLY fun when I kissed him goodbye befroe work this morning because I have absolutely NO feeling in my lower lip/chin!! AT least it doesn't hurt, right? The local anesthetic that they used has worn off completely, and I'm not coherent enough to be annoyed by the sutures that they unexpectedly put into the lower two holes. They're the dissolving ones, but the little papery stuff that is under them keeps poking the inside of my cheek. I have to stay seated all day today with my head elevated, so chances are most of my day will be sitting right here in front my the computer or watching movies. Anywho, It's time to take nother Tylox, so i'll stop there. I'll put a few smilies here because I can't smile in real life.
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Well, she is also loopy from the painkillers. I HATE that she will be alone all week during the days. Surely this will not be permanent damage. I am going to call her again. My specialty is worry!!
Also because of all of the trauma from the surgery, the left side of my tonsils are swollen. Fun stuff.. I have to go back in on tuesday morning to make sure that my stitches are absorbing properly. Doc said that as of now everything is healing well, but unless I feel 100% better I shouldn't go in to work on Friday either (yay!!) he even siad he'd write a note for my boss if I need him to.
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