Day 12 & Still in Pain

It's better, but it is slow healing. My jaw ached something terrible yesterday evening. It was all I could do to just sit, watch tv and hold a warm compress on it. I slept well though. It seems to be the movement of my jaw throughout the day that sets it off. All night while asleep and when I got up it was fine.

I managed to do some running. 2.5 miles this time. I was trying for 3 but there was no way. I ran out of energy because I have no energy literally. I'm hoping to be able to eat some tilapia I bought tonight. I need the protein.

The parents are coming over tomorrow so I have to do some cleaning. Hopefully tomorrow will be a relatively pain-free day.

Day 9

You can tell what's been on my mind. I'm still in pain, but I went to the dentist yesterday and he said I'm healing nicely. It hurts so much because he really had to dig to get the upper right tooth out. It's bearable, but hurts to talk. I even decided to take some vacation time this week just so I can feel better. By noon, I'm in big pain. People don't understand that it's hard for me to talk. We take so much for granted when we feel fine.

I did manage to start running again last night though. Only 1.5 miles, but it felt great. It was the only time all day that I didn't think about or feel my mouth pain.

Day 6

It is day 6 of having my teeth pulled and I'm still in pain. It's all in the right-side of my jaw. It hurts to talk. If I don't move it, it doesn't hurt. I'm starting to worry I'm not healing like I should, but I also know that having them out at my age is more tricky and the roots extended way into my jaw. I have a pretty yellow/green bruise on my jawline. It is also Father's Day and I'm planning to visit mine. It's going to be tough, but you only get one dad and this is his day.

Wisdom?

I had all four of my wisdom teeth extracted on Monday. No big deal, right? It is when you're 41. Overall, the experience hasn't been as horrible as I imagined, but I still can't eat solid foods. I can't stand the thought of getting dry socket, so I am trying to be as gentle as I can.

The pain isn't excruciating, just kind of annoying. I can't stand talking for very long. I went back to work yesterday and just wanted people to leave me alone as my jaw is sore and it's a lot of effort to talk. Thankfully, the swelling isn't too bad. I put lots of ice on it the first two days. I'm also exhausted. I guess healing takes a lot of energy. I will be so glad for the day I can bite into real food!