Sep 20, 2007 17:09
Well, after more than a week of agonizing, ibuprofen-resistant pain, I finally had a troublesome tooth extracted this afternoon. It was one of the ones second from the back, so it won't be noticeable when I smile, thank goodness. Fortunately, the last couple of days the root must have died and the pain went away. Now I have a really big gap, and I can't help probing it with my tongue, although I expect I really shouldn't do that.
I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything for a couple of hours, and I'm not allowed to rinse my mouth out for 4 hours. I'm still sort of rubbery on that side from the anaesthetic too - when I look in the mirror I look as though I've had a very slight stroke. That side of my mouth is a tiny bit slack! How embarrassing! I hope it won't be too painful when the anaesthetic wears off - I'm hoping to go to the rehearsal for Jim Cox's memorial service tonight, and perform tomorrow.