Thanks thread and letsconnect, I'm doing ok I guess. At least there's no pain at all. I didn't even open the Ibuprofen bottle they gave me since I never needed any, though I am being sure to take the penicillin on schedule. I started to not even get the painkiller since I never needed any last time. Even when I had my wisdom teeth out years ago I never needed anything. She said it's also good for easing inflammation but it didn't seem that bad.
It feels so weird now with that tooth gone, and my bite seems off at the moment but that may improve over time I hope. I'm not sure how to describe it, feels like they aren't quite lining up correctly. But I finally started eating again Tuesday night, had some soft scrambled eggs and milk. I actually had some roast beef today so it's getting easier. Still, eating hasn't been as enjoyable lately since I can only chew on the one side right now. I'm afraid of getting food around it until it heals. I think this is about how it went when I had the first one out and eventually I was eating just fine, though sometimes it's annoying like when you're eating peanuts and one gets stuck in the space, ugh.
I'm brushing after every single meal now and haven't had a single bite of sugary junk food since before this all happened, don't even crave it much anymore. I'm drinking water with every meal now, and occasionally milk. I've been wanting to start eating healthier for a long time so it's nice to finally start doing that. My next appointment is in May, she said it was just so she could check that everything is healing ok and maybe a light cleaning if I need it, but I'll be sure to ask about what you said MountainMama. I'll look for some better toothpaste too, and I'd still like to get an electric toothbrush. Everyone says they clean so much better than a manual one. Anyway just dropping by to follow up a little. Hope everyone is doing well.
