I don’t know why this tooth extraction seems more painful than the previous ones. Maybe they’re all the same and things dull with time. Anyway, last night was pretty bad. I took a nap in the afternoon after dialysis and when I woke up for dinner, the socket was hurting pretty badly. It hurt so much that I couldn’t eat anything for dinner, even though it was pretty good take-out from Tasty Garden in Irvine.
After “dinner” which I didn’t eat, I took another Percocet pill to try and dull the pain. I’m down to only 3-4 pills now and they’re pretty much non-replaceable. It took a lot of effort post-surgery just to get these few pills. My mom has a stash of Norco, which is a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. All these pain medications seems to be acetaminophen plus an opioid. I haven’t used her pills yet.
The pain is more manageable this morning. I haven’t taken anything yet, not even regular Tylenol. The sutures are still bothering me as I can feel them with my tongue and I’m afraid they’ll come loose each time I eat anything. I’ve been cutting up food into smaller pieces and using my left side of the mouth to chew. I think this will be the new normal for eating now.
Life with chronic diseases 