Risks of gauze after wizzie extraction?

[mirla]

I find myself not wanting to stop putting gauze in after my extraction yesterday.

I am still bleeding a bit, I haven't eaten anything but milkshakes, and I've been rinsing and applying new gauze after every little snack.

I am also weaning myself down to smaller bits of gauze. But I'm worried that this may be in some way dangerous.

I find the gauze to be a bit of a security blanket. When I wasn't seeing the dentist, I always had a bit of chewing gum in my cheek because I was scared that if it wasn't there, I might feel something I didn't want to. I felt naked without it, and had to wean myself away from it slowly. I'm feeling the same way about this gauze.

 

[mirla]

Just an update...

This morning, I told myself I'd leave the gauze out for 5 minutes after doing my salt-water rinse. It was very uncomfortable, but I did it.

At my next rinse, I told myself I'd do at least 10 minutes, and then see if I could go for 15. So far, I've been gauze-free for three hours! I've taken my meds without the gauze, I've swallowed without the gauze, I've talked without the gauze. As you can see, I'm pretty proud of myself.

Still not sure if I can handle dinner without the gauze, but at least I'm no longer petrified of what the oral surgeon would say if I showed up with my gauze still in my mouth at my follow-up appointment. I'm sure I'll be gauze-free by then.

 

[letsconnect]

Hey, that's great b !! Sounds like you'll be gauze-less pretty damn soon at this rate .

All the best with the healing !!