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Stori
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I've never had this done before so i have no clue what to expect. It's about 7 pm and i had the extraction done at 11am earlier today. It was quick and there were no problems. I got home and it bled a lot so i kept messing with the gauze and went through all of the gauze very quickly. And then i used a tea bag like the pamphlet said to hopefully stop the bleeding. I fell asleep with the tea bag on it. My mom said i should have only kept the gauze on 2 hours but i kept replacing the guaze and using the teabag for about 6 hours. I was really hungry so i hate some rice and mashed potatoes and drank some lemonade. And i keep patting the hole with paper towel to make sure i didn't get food in it and rinsed it with water.The hole is seemingly clean and is just slightly oozing blood. The hole has like a bloody thin type material in it that's very squishy. It has a slow throbbing ache, but it's not bad. The dentist never mentioned dry socket to me and now that i've been reading up on it i'm pretty worried. Have i messed with it too much? I currently have nothing on it and just have an icepack on my face. How can i reverse any damage i've done?? Have i done any damage??!! i would also like to know how it's supposed to look now, if possible. Any answers or tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!