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Hi everyone, well its one week today since i had my extractions and thought i would give an update of how things went. I arrived at the day surgery centre of the hospital last Monday morning a shaking terrified and after a sleepless night very tired mess. It took every bit of strenghth to stay there when all I wanted to do was go home and hide in my bed. It almost didn't feel real , that I was actually going through with this after putting it off for so many years. And I still wouldn't have done it if my health hadn't have gotten so bad that the infections were entering my blood stream and poisening me. I really had no choice . As I lay on the trolley while the anaesthist was getting ready to send me off to sleep I really got panicky and said to the guy "I cant do this" he was so kind and he said you've come this far how bout now you have a lovely deep sleep and let us take away your worry and give you a beautiful smile " that was the last i remember and then I woke up in recovery and the nurses telling me it was all over. I felt no pain as my mouth was completely numb , I drifted back to sleep thinking well that wasnt so bad after all.
 
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I am so pleased to read this, and happy for you that you have managed to get it done, it is all behind you now, baring the healing which I hope is going very well for you. You did and are doing really well, enjoy your painfree and healthy mouth now, you should over the next few months feel so much better. I can tell from what you have written that you are already feeling the benefits.

All the best and happy healing :cool:
 
Thankyou and yes I just have to heal now and that is going well, apart from some ulcers from the dentures rubbing i guess. But the pain I'm in at the moment is minor compared to the pain I suffered for years with my bad teeth. I can't explain what this has done to improve not only my health but also my low self esteem and its only been a week!:)
 
Really pleased to hear that you are doing well and in such a short space of time. You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned low self esteem - I can't believe how low mine has been since my 'journey' began. All I want now is for that to improve and not be the nervous wreck that I am now! I met my friend in town today for a coffee and chat, and could hardly hold my cup still for shaking so much :(

Take care, and continue to heal.
 
Thanks kimbo, and yes a low self esteem is not good, and i to am a nervous person around people and have avoided going places where I have to talk and socialise. How far into your journey are you ?
 
Low self esteem is rubbish - that will be in my room 101!

I am getting there, for various reasons, I have been taking extremely baby, baby steps - I will be posting on here shortly of what I will be doing, and as a lot of people on here know, that will be when I feel I am able to, and thankfully everyone on here are supportive of that (I hate only getting part of the picture, I like to know the whole thing, and I know this can be frustrating when you don't) but for me, this website has been a godsend in more ways than one. I have 'met' people who understand, listened to advice that I know is good, and found the dentist who will help me, and people who will give support, advice, HUGS - am a big fan of those, and anything else you need to get you through whatever treatment you need.

Well done to you for getting on here, and keep us all posted.

Take care.

Kim
 
Thankyou and yes this is a great site and has helped me so much , I was so afraid of the dentist and until I found this website I felt so alone.Most people in my life see visiting the dentist as no big deal so I had no one who could relate to how I was feeling . Kimbo I wish you all the best in your journey lots of hug:XXLhug::XXLhug::XXLhug:s for you
 
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More soup ! Chicken today . I must say I'm over soup :coffee:and can't wait to have a decent feed .
 
Hi does any of this food in the link help, you may be able to eat some of the things on here:


I hope this helps some :clover:
 
Thanks I will check it out now , you are such a great help x
 
You are most welcome I just hope it helps :clover::star:
 
In today for some much needed adjustments, now the swelling has gone down my bottom plate feels huge I can't even fully close my lips together which is a problem when I have a drink as I dribble it down the front of me , not a good look :ROFLMAO: hope they can fix it
 
you have done so great ross fantastic!:jump:
 
Well I had some adjustments done and what a relief ,I can talk again without the painful rubbing. And I guess some fears take a while to completely conquer cause when I sat up in the chair and he reclined it back and turned that bright light on I STILL got panicky and my heart started racing? I had to remind myself that I have no teeth , very strange feeling
 
ya know Ross I just talked to a friend about this very thing yesterday that even though I have a upper plate and a partial on the bottom (only 6 real teeth) I still get really nervous going into the dentist, which tells me its not just about the work being done on the teeth. weird, think I will always be nervous person in that dentist chair.
 
So true, Its not just the work, its so much more. Like the sterile smell of the room, that smell sends shivers up my spine. And my big fear is that damm reclining dentist chair,I always feel panicky and trapped when they lay it back. Evenn though my dental problems are behind me I think those thoughts and feelings will stay with me for a while yet.
 
Hi everyone its nearly 2 weeks since I had all my extractions and i thought I would give an update. I'm feeling better each day and much healthier without all those yucky infected teeth poisoning my system. I'm having a bit of trouble adjusting to my lower dentures but I was told to expect that. Im still on a soft diet because im honestly too scared to try and bite down in case it hurts. And speaking of feeling healthier before i had all my teeth out I suffered daily headaches , i would wake up every morning with my head thumping and it would ease off as the day went on but never really went away completely. I have not had one single headache since I came out of theartre 2 weeks ago. ! ! ! With the state of my teeth and constant headaches i have not got through a pain free day in so many years so yes I'm feeling pretty great . I know its easy now for me to say this now I have got past my fear and believe me my fear of the dentist ruled my life for30 years and without going into to much detail the depression and self esteem issues due to my teeth almost drove me to suicide, extreme I know but at my lowest that was easier to contemplate than opening my mouth and exposing my shame to a dentist. Where was I ... So it may seem easy for me to say this now but trust me when I say you can beat this crippling fear and the result and feeling when you do is amazing.
 
:jump:May i ask, You said you were on a trolley with the anaesthetist, does this mean you went into some sort of operating theatre.? I guess it would be obvious but i never considered having to go into a theatre, oh hum
 
Yes I had my extractions done in hospital under a general anaesthetic, I could not face sitting in the dentist chair
 
Oh ok i see thanks, glad you got sorted and are doing well, i have months to worry about my visit,, maybe ill just get drunk(tea total so wont take long) and pick a fight with a big bloke lol(hopefully he will only hit my face). Thanks again.
 
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