Post Op Some Advice Needed Please........

[ChrisBro]

Hi all finally had my extractions, I am now 10 days post of having ALL teeth removed apart from front bottom 7, extraction included 2 impacted wisdom teeth, had it done under general (phewwwww) but am a bit concerned now.............

The op all in all took about 2 and a hlaf hours and from speaking to the surgeon after was not easy at all, I literally woke up with a mouth full of dissolvable stitches and in agony, the agony has continued for pain I started off on Tramadol and co-codamol with ibprofen, I also had a 7day course of Keflex antibiotics pre-op and then a 7 day course post op. My mouth I can only describe is on fire has been since the op, it has started to cool a little over the last couple of days but is still very painful. My original painkillers did nothing but give me serious constipation huhhhhhh dont know which was worst the tooth pain or that, so my GP put me on Oramorph, this has done the trick painwise and now more constipation.

I am concerned because I know Im only 10 days post op and may be jumping the gun a little but bothing seems to be getting significantly better in any way, I dont take my meds Im in agony cant eat only baby food lol cant sleep getting to the stage now where I am truly fed up.

I have immediate denture however the surgeon decided the op was such a nightmare it would be better to wait to heel before fitting them, he said witihin a week or so pop them in, I have tried and cant get them anywhere near in, in the top left hand side of my mouth where one of the impacted wisdom teeth were removed there is a stitch tied in a knot that stops them from going in as well as swelling, I am now worried that these dentures aren't going to fit at all.

Can someone give me some advice? What should I do? I dont want to be taking these extra strong pain killers too long but nothings getting better, I had thrush as a result oh the antibiotics thats on its way to clearing up now, I rinse with salted water 4 times a day and corsydil twice a day, none of my stitches have disolved just baggy and hanging loose.

Im getting to my wits end now and almost (notwuite but almost ) wish I hadn;t bothered having it done, the idea of oh a quick op then all over and done with certainly hasn't happened, I only 31 with a wife and 3 young children and no teeth the whole thing has turned into a trauma!!!

Any help and advice would be appreciated

Thanks in advance

Chris

 

[DDSguy]

I take out multiple teeth like your same situation all the time. It can take a few wks before the pain goes away. Do you smoke or have diabetes or any other medical conditions?

 

[ChrisBro]

Hi thanks for your reply

I do smoke and have been

 

[brit]

Hi thanks for your reply

I do smoke and have been

I'm wondering if you have multiple dry sockets? (packing can bring immediate relief) Please lay off the smoking for your own sake until you are healed. Have you been back to the surgeon yet? I think you should...most (luckier) people find it gets better by the day...so for you to still be in such extreme pain means to me that sth is not right.

 

[ChrisBro]

Hello thanks foryour reply

I have managed to get a dentist appointment for Wednesday afternoon so will be going to see my dentist then, I did (probably wrong of me ) remove some of the upper stitches myself last night and this provided me with some relief in the are I removed them from so today I am feeling quite a bit brighter.

One thing I have noticed is in some stitch sites the gume appears to be healing over the stitches this in turn is causing pain as well, I haven't taken any pain killers this morning yet, Im just on the verge of taking some but trying my hardest to hold out until it gets unbearable, I dont like taking medicine especially really strong pain relief.

Tried my teeth again this morning still cant get them anywhere near in my mouth they feel like a huge gum shield really not convinced about them, I suppose time will tell.

Is there anything I can be swilling my mouth with to speed up the dissolving process for the remaining stitches?

Thanks

Chris