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[lizzybennet]

I'm feeling much better now that the aggravated area has calmed down. He packed the socket with medicated gauze, and the medicine must be working. Sorry if my previous entry was a little dramatic. I was just so surprised that it hurt that badly. It didn't hurt so much when I went in, but when I left I was in tears. I tried to hide my face so that I wouldn't scare anyone in the waiting room. I think I was crying more from the trauma than from the actual pain.

But you know what? My dear sweet hubby showed up unexpectedly and saved me from complete and utter despair. I didn't expect him to come to my appointment. I was already seated in the chair when he walked into the exam room. What a relief to see his face. He left his car at the dentist office and drove me home so that I could recover from my emotional overload. I'm so glad he's mine.

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[-bella-luna.livejournal.com]

Okay, wow! Are you feeling better? My office mate (not the one that just had hers out too) was talkign about her dry socket and I tell you its pushed me over into never, ever getting my wisdom teeth out. No way, no how. I'm soooo glad Chris was there. How awesome!

Why didn't they give you novacaine? this is soooo scary! I would have been freakin' out the moment the first bit of pain showed up. Forget it! Kicking, biting if I have to (I did that once to get the dentist's hands out of my mouth so I could take a deep breath-I'm a mouth breather so dental work is jsut soooo much more intense since I can't breath through my mouth and then I cry and then my nose stops up...)

Anyway, are you okay now? What did they do? Will you be free from pain now? I'm worried about you!

[mysteena.livejournal.com]

They did give me novacaine. That's what made it so bad, partly. He gave me two shots of novacaine, but he did not numb the area with a topical first. It really, really hurts to get a shot in your mouth. The novacaine worked, partly. I didn't feel it when he trimmed the flappy peice of gum that was overlaying my molar. To treat the dry socket, he place a small peice of medicated gauze inside the socket. When he placed the gauze in, that's when my foot flew up into the air and I tried to jump out of the chair. That what hurt so so bad. So, he did numb me up, but I still felt it.

Last night, I realized I have to go through this again on Monday when I go in to have the gauze changed out. It's a depressing thought.