I just received the following from u/Mary911 who request some prayers to sooth her pain. I hope some of you will join me for our great LQdyFren’s sake.
I never knew I'd feel this bad. I am so tired and sleepy. I had all my top teeth extracted yesterday. I was going to have them all pulled, but the Oral Surgeon talked me into keeping my bottom teeth. She said they were healthy. My top teeth were suffering some bone loss and so I had them removed. I've got to wait 6 weeks for my gums to heal before getting fitted for a top denture. I don't know what they used to put me to sleep, but I feel as if I can't wake up. My legs are dragging and I just want to lay down and sleep, but I have to keep Ninky and put her on the bus along with the other kids. Hope I'm awake to put her on and get her off..
I am taking a pain reliever every 4 hours and an antibiotic every 6. The antibiotic I have to eat something before taking, but I am nauseated anyway. I can only eat soft foods for the next 5 days and so yogurt, pudding, gelatin, mashed potatoes and gravy, milk shakes, ice cream, beef or chicken broth is the brunt of my diet. My entire top gum is sewn in a continuous thread and I have to sleep with a bottom teeth protector in order not to chomp on my stitches. Then I am to keep my tongue (which is hard to do) away from my top gum stitches during the day. I must rinse my mouth with some type of antiseptic rinse without swishing or gargling after I eat or drink something other than water. I have to move my head from side to side with the rinse instead of swishing it inside my mouth and then gently let it pour out the sides of my mouth and not spit it. Not spitting is the easy part as it is hard to eat or drink without something falling out the sides of your mouth. It's like watching a baby trying to learn to eat baby food. KEK!
I would appreciate your prayers as I know you to be a prayer warrior. I am so grateful for you and u/SirBudLight. I would write him too but I am simply so t—i---r--e--d / TIRED. I wish I could stay home today. That would be nice. Maybe tomorrow I will feel better.
We love you, u/Mary911!! I’ll be praying for your swift recovery, pain tolerance, and overall health! 🧡 I’ve watched two family members recover from gum grafts and one from tooth pulls (to prep for implants); it looked simply miserable!
I hope you have a good protein powder to drink for the next few days, add a few shots of olive/avocado oil for fat. If not, creamy peanut butter, cocoa powder, milk of choice and sugar to taste will make a nice Reese’s peanut butter cup smoothie- good fats and protein to limp you back to soft foods!
Lastly, the first 48hrs after surgery and injury are the most painful. Hang in there, you can do it!! Have a blessed Easter! 🤍