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SmilerEm
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Hello all,
I have been reading this forum for quite some time, especially before I got my wisdom teeth removed and it really helped calm my nerves!!
I had my lower 2 wisdom teeth removed under GA last friday (20th) and everything has been ok. The right one was fine but the left one was a partial bony impaction so I had some bone removed and had stitches.
The swelling in my left cheek was quite bad and on Tuesday I noticed a hard lump in my cheek, a bit like a marble right next to my first molar. It looks like I've tucked a gobstopper there! I called my dentist and she didn't seem bothered, said it could be fluid or blood or a little infection. Wednesday I woke up in agony so went to the hospital oral surgery clinic, they said I have dry socket and an infection of the surrounding tissue so I am now on antibiotics and more painkillers. I asked this dentist about the hard lump because it is really painful and again told it will go down.
Well it's now Friday and I think this lump hurts more than the dry socket!! I can feel it from the inside and outside of my cheek, it's incredibly painful. Does anybody know what this is or how I can relieve it? I've been religiously doing salt water rinses ever since the surgery but nothing is making it better Please help me I am really scared...
Thank you for your support, this is a great forum!
Em
I have been reading this forum for quite some time, especially before I got my wisdom teeth removed and it really helped calm my nerves!!
I had my lower 2 wisdom teeth removed under GA last friday (20th) and everything has been ok. The right one was fine but the left one was a partial bony impaction so I had some bone removed and had stitches.
The swelling in my left cheek was quite bad and on Tuesday I noticed a hard lump in my cheek, a bit like a marble right next to my first molar. It looks like I've tucked a gobstopper there! I called my dentist and she didn't seem bothered, said it could be fluid or blood or a little infection. Wednesday I woke up in agony so went to the hospital oral surgery clinic, they said I have dry socket and an infection of the surrounding tissue so I am now on antibiotics and more painkillers. I asked this dentist about the hard lump because it is really painful and again told it will go down.
Well it's now Friday and I think this lump hurts more than the dry socket!! I can feel it from the inside and outside of my cheek, it's incredibly painful. Does anybody know what this is or how I can relieve it? I've been religiously doing salt water rinses ever since the surgery but nothing is making it better Please help me I am really scared...
Thank you for your support, this is a great forum!
Em