Home healing from this morning's surgery...1 hiccup though

[StarBrite310]

So I'm home and I feel perfect. I didn't act incoherent afterwards or anything like that.

Little hiccup though. I was supposed to get all 4 removed with the 4th one on the bottom still under the gum. The other bottom one was killing me with an infected gum. I was told that judging by the x-ray, the tooth was very near nerves if not on top of it. Well turns out it was all infected inside and the tooth was completely intertwined with nerves, something my oral surgeon said is very rare but that couldnt be seen completely on an x-ray. I guess I had a hole in the root with the nerve going right through it!!!! Because of it, he decided not to touch my tooth that hasn't erupted yet so we can see how I heal from this side and then come back later. So the top two are gone and that infected bad one is gone. What a relief though, feel so much better!

So far my tongue is 95% back and the side of my face where the bottom one wasn't disrupted is almost back too. The side with the bad tooth, still completely numb and I am freaking out now that I will be left with permanent paralysis. I called my dentist who spoke with the oral surgeon and he said it "should" come back, but it just may take some more time. I'm so worried now

If not for that, everything is fine. My top two don't hurt at all and any pain from that bad tooth has responded to just 2 Ibuprofin.

I have eaten Yoplait Yogurt, Apple Sauce and some Chocolate Pudding. I keep changing the gauze every 30 minutes or so.

I dunno what to about this one part of my face though. It's the bottom lip and chin only. Can anyone shed some light please? Thanks!

 

[carole]

I use a hot pad or a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel to help me thaw out.

I am glad it went well for you and I hope that the tooth they had to leave doesn't give you problems.

Congratulations for making it

If you are still worried in the morning contact your dentist again and let them advise you.

 

[StarBrite310]

I use a hot pad or a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel to help me thaw out.

I am glad it went well for you and I hope that the tooth they had to leave doesn't give you problems.

Congratulations for making it

If you are still worried in the morning contact your dentist again and let them advise you.

The tooth that was left isn't up yet so maybe it will stay dormant, hopefully!!! I will have it removed eventually. Do you think I will gain feeling back though on this one side where the nerves were touched??

 

[tabatha7]

How long has it been? Sometimes you can stay numb for several hours depending on what type of local anesthetic the os used. If it doesn't come back right away don't panic. It might take quite a while though. For what it's worth... it would be very rare for it to permanent.

 

[StarBrite310]

How long has it been? Sometimes you can stay numb for several hours depending on what type of local anesthetic the os used. If it doesn't come back right away don't panic. It might take quite a while though. For what it's worth... it would be very rare for it to permanent.

It is still completely numb on the side where the tooth that was wrapped in nerves was removed. Half side of my bottom lip and chin. I am FREAKING out!!!

My tongue and the other side is 100% back to normal.

 

[carole]

If it is still totally numbed contact your dentist.

 

[tabatha7]

Is half your tongue numb on that side too? I would definitely contact them and let them know about it. I know you are freaking out right now and I don't blame you a bit but try and remember that it is very rare for it to be permanent. Sometimes it can take weeks or months for it to come back. If you start feeling any kind of tingling or sensation of any kind there it is a good sign.

 

[carole]

If you haven't contacted them yet, do because I think one of the dentist on here said there is something they can do but it has to be within a couple of days. I am almost sure it was Gordon.

 

[StarBrite310]

UPDATE! Re: Home healing from this morning's surgery...1 hiccup though

I have wanted to give an update since I last wrote but I have been so emotionally drained these past few days and have not really been eating (and not because of holes in my mouth, but because I have made myself so extremely nervous).

I seem to be healing just fine in terms of that, but I am indeed left with paresthesia on my bottom half lip and half chin, as well as my teeth and gums in that one area. My oral surgeon and my dentist are both aware of the situation and said that my tooth was extremely close to the nerve. It may have even been going through the tooth since there was a hole in the root but when the surgeon pulled it out, it came out effortlessly, so we don't truly believe that the nerve was in the tooth. Probably just bumped the nerve when coming out and it is just very bruised and traumatized.

I have an appointment on Tuesday with another doctor that my surgeon recommended to check me out some more and make sure I am going to be okay. I have been crying hysterically non-stop and keep thinking what if this never goes away for good? I really don't know how I will deal with it.

Good news is that I have been feeling tingling in my lip and certain areas of my chin, itchiness (which is the worst because you can't scratch numbness) and some throbbing in my teeth on that side which have also been numb. My lip has been feeling pins and needles and sometimes feels cold...definitely feels as if the nerve is trying to come back to life, not completely dead. Unless it's just my imagine playing tricks on me, I definitely can feel my lip again just a tiny tiny bit and when I put pressure to it and my chin, I feel "something", not a lot but a little. The most uncomfortable part is how stiff and dry the numb area feels though and I am absolutely devastated that this happened to me. All my friends and family keep trying to encourage me that if a nerve was severed, I'd feel nothing. Plus it has only been 3 days so I know I'm probably flipping out over nothing.

In terms of the tooth, I did have to remove it though as it was completely infected inside the gum and could have caused some serious problems for me in the near future, so at least I know this wasn't for nothing.

I was hoping anyone here could shed some light on this situation and make me feel better? Perhaps some of you have gone through this and could tell me that the feelings and sensations do come back? Albeit slowly, I've read. I do remember when I had some plastic surgery on my nose and under my chin a few years ago I was numb in certain areas for months, but eventually everything came back full force.

Knowing that I can feel even the slightest little feeling is a good sign...right???

Thank you everyone for your help on this.

 

[StarBrite310]

Wanted to give a couple more updates. When I shower and wash my face, I can ever so slightly feel water splash against my chin and my hands against it, although I wanna stress it's just minor sensation, but more than a couple days ago. My lip I definitely feel more than the chin so when I lick my lips, I feel my tongue on it, and I can feel the toothbrush bristles against my lip a bit.

This is good right? Do I have reason to have some hope then??

 

[carole]

This is good news, keep us posted.

 

[tabatha7]

I think you should post this in the ask a dentist section and get an answer from a dentist. It might give you more reassurance. Having said that... yes, I have heard that if you are feeling sensations like you are that is a very good sign and your feeling will more than likely return eventually. I think it is very encouraging. Hope you get full feeling back very soon.