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recovering from surgery / a cautionary tale
a year ago
hello!
i just wanted to give a little update to where i’ve been. I know not a lot of people read my journals, but it’s somewhat therapeutic to write this all down
near the end of July, i was surprised by one of my wisdom teeth (that had previously not been an issue) getting impacted and, subsequently, infected
the infection caused swelling that caused one of the nerves in my jaw to become pinched between it and my other teeth/bone
unfortunately, the only available appointment with an oral surgeon was august 6th, so i went through a period of extreme agony unlike anything I had ever experienced in my life. my dentist prescribed me a painkiller in the morphine tree of pharmaceuticals and it did not even touch this type of pain. i went through a period of being unable to eat or sleep, and ended up losing fifteen pounds from my body weight.
finally, on august 6th, the oral surgeon was able to schedule me for a next-day emergency wisdom tooth extraction, and they were able to remove my set of four. i am extremely thankful and blessed that they were able to work me in so quickly
due to the weakened and malnourished state I was in due to the days struggling with the pinched nerve, I am having a slow recovery. but I am very blessed to say that I am recovering slowly but surely!
i won’t lie- those were some pretty dark days. The antibiotics they prescribed me pre and post surgery cause insomnia as well- which is pretty unfortunate considering you need rest to heal. 😓
all of this to say- i neglected removing my wisdom teeth due to anxiety and fear about the dentist. but in the off chance that someone is reading this that is also scared of that surgery- please don’t be! please get it done! the surgery itself is really not a big deal. you won’t feel anything and will go home and be on your road to recovery. please don’t wait until something goes wrong - i would not wish my last three weeks on my worst enemy.
i wanted to share this story as a cautionary tale for what happens when your fear and anxiety stop you from following a dentist’s advice
also, if I may ask, please send some positive vibes my way 🙏🏻 i am getting better by the day and i truly thank God for that. but I’m not quite out of the woods and very anxious to return to my normal life as soon as possible.
anyway, I hope everyone has an amazing Friday and weekend :3 please eat some good food for me, haha! I’m still on the mashed potato and protein drink diet
Yes, I’m so glad you got yours out early! I really feel bad for not listening to the advice I was given. I should NOT have let fear rule my life
I am also very grateful for your warm wishes! 🥹💖 hopefully it will not be too much longer until everything is back to the way it was.
I really hope you have a wonderful Friday AND an awesome weekend :3
I will do my very best to get better as soon as possible! Thank you for the well wishes and the hugs! 🥰
I hope you are doing well :3