Wisdom Tooth/Infection

As you all know I got my four wisdom teeth extracted all at once a few days ago. I have been going through tremendous pain and feel like dog poop. I have had vertigo , wooziness, puking, etc.

I was up til 4 a.m yesterday and posted a question for my friends & family on facebook (along with video to show the swelling) and they all responded that yes, maybe I should go to the ER. My friend Heather showed up early in the morning with Ruby (her pooch) and brought me some soft foods and even said it sounded like it was a dry socket.

Shortly after, I laid my head down to see if I could sleep and I got up maybe 20-25 minutes later in horrible pain. I felt like my stomache was caving in. I started to burn up. I had a 102 fever according to the little stick I threw in my mouth. That was BEFORE I puked. You know how usually AFTER you puke that the temperature goes up? Well, mine was way before.

I threw on some jeans and woke up my daughter (who I really didn't want to wake up) and we went to the Emergency Room. They didn't give me a shot or anything and took the blood that was clogging in my mouth that wasn't the clot that was supposed to form. They gave me some medicine for the pain by mouth . I waited over 30 minutes for a doctor to show up with the pills. By that time my poor kiddo was fast asleep on the hospital bed and I was sitting in the chair.

After the initial show up with the pills and a puke bucket because I used their trash can ( I had no choice ) they looked inside my mouth and told me there appears to be a cyst like thing inside my socket but there was nothing that could be done and that it PROBABLY was an infection. PROBABLY! Don't you love that word?! I LOVE that word. That is my new Pee Wee Playhouse word of the day, I swear it is!

They put some gauge into the socket. They told me to take IB's and LorTab rotating every 4 hours. They told me (like my cousin Katie mentioned) not to take Tylenol because LorTab has Tylenol in it already.

Now, I am awake and watching my daughter getting ingredients for pancakes, that I promised to make her, out all over the counters in the kitchen.

I am really greatful right now that I am not having that great of pain as I was. I am to avoid hot liquid foods and try just the cold stuff until my doctor can be reached (tomorrow).

I am also very greatful for the friends & family members I do have. I am also sorry that my text message at that time in the a.m didn't go through for some reason to some people and they never knew I went.

Off to make pancakes with the kidlet. (Pancakes I won't be eating *sigh*)