My dry socket has healed

My dry socket took a week to quit hurting so horribly. I found the salt water rinse or the hydrogen peroxide rinse after brushing, after I ate each time, seemed to help. I also bought a new toothbrush, motrin and some sensitive toothpaste which is when the pain began to be bearable.

It seemed to take so long to heal and trying all sorts of things to even get it to stop hurt so much at night. In the beginning I couldn't sleep unless I had a heating pad on it for at least 30 minutes.

My face all the up to my eye socket has now become better. However, if I do chew on that side of my mouth sometimes it will hurt. So I basically am now learning to chew on the opposite side as my primary.

I also learned one needs to get another toothbrush every 3 months. I was doing it every 6 months and now think that contributed to my infection at the start.

Thanks to all of you who have followed me through this painful journey. I also updated on the original post as I was going through this so you may check it out.

Dry Socket

I had a tooth extracted in pieces since it split down the center and small pieces were coming out as I ate. There was the one side that didn't loose any pieces of the tooth so it was higher on the outside then the inside. Pain has been persistent and it has now been a week.





Update on 12/27/2018= below

Dentist is out of town but nurse told me, after she spoke with him, that it sounds like dry socket. Holy moly it is worse then the days following the procedure. Today makes day 8 but the pain got so much worse last night on day 7. I tried ice and a heating pad, aspirin, orajel, another type of oral toothache remedy, I even rubbed my gums and the socket with whiskey. Alas, nothing worked as it woke me up at 1 a.m. this morning not allowing me to go back to sleep until 4 a.m. Dentist said get some Motrin, Alleve is the same and you use less pills so I got there.

No matter what I eat, cold or hot or soft food it begins hurting all over again. I must drink my water warm not cold nor hot. Same with taking my medications. And the pain radiates all the way up the side of my face into my eye socket too.

So I have almost given up. I came up with an idea for a poultice so I made it and have it in my mouth now. I am using Kratom mixed with whiskey into a paste and put it into the socket and gauze on top of that. Right now it is working but it's only been about an hour. Hope and pray it does let me sleep better tonight.

Whether it works or not I will update this tomorrow.


Update: The poultice helped relieve the pain for about an hour. When I tried putting on another poultice it hurt too bad to keep it on. Bummer.

Today I am going to try some Hydrogen Peroxide to rinse my mouth in case there could be some infection. I will do this after eating and brushing my teeth each time. Let's see if this trial is a good one.

Update 12/23/2018:
The hydrogen peroxide has helped after eating but it only lasts for a few hours. Which is better then being in pain all day. However, when I eat, even soft or liquids, I have the intense pain and have to treat it with all the above items I listed on day one. This is not going to be a great Christmas dinner. Actually today we are having a Holiday Dinner since my Uncle doesn't celebrate on actual Christmas.

Finally, today the 24th of December 2018 my pain has been less frequent and less pain. Glad I got a break from it today.

Update on 12/27/2018: Got some Motrin and have been using it with the oragel and being careful to eat on opposite side. Even though I eat on opposite side I still feel pain when I eat and for awhile afterwards. The pain right now is lessening.

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Update On My Life With Fibromyalgia

My Fibromyalgia has been hard to control. I haven't been doing any writing for over a year now-as you can see. I am going to try harder though. I had surgery on my right rotator cuff 10 wks. ago. I had injured it on a trip we took to the East coast to see our Grandchildren in January. It was great to finally see them. I am now strengthening the rotator cuff. It is taking a long time to heal and progress as I had fell on it once 5 weeks post-op. That set me back about two weeks in my physical therapy. I am looking forward to knitting and doing more with my shoulder once again.

My son and his daughter will be moving out here soon. My daughter and her family are even considering it too. It would be nice to have my side of the family nearby me for a while-it's been ten yrs. since my children have lived nearby. I have missed alot of my grandchildren's growing up.

My husband is having more problems with his MS as I have been with my Fibromyalgia. My biggest problem with the fibro is that I can't take any pain pills they prescribe because I am always being allergic to them. My body just keeps rejecting them each time and keeps being allergic each time-even the pain patches. It's difficult to control the pain with just ice and motrin. I have recently begun a regimen of Magnesium which does help "some". Also, by experimenting with foods I have found that Cherries and Bannanas also help with pain. And the Bannanas eaten before bed also help me sleep a little better too.

Update on Nerve Block/Trigger Point Injections:

Well, I would generally say it worked like a charm. However, the trigger point injection didn't seem to work so well. That kink in my neck only got worse. So bad that my cervical neck bones were in so much pain. Also, my entire right side of my neck, where the trigger point injection went, was swollen and very painful. I went to the Emergency Room thinking I had an infection or something like that going on. They made me comfortable with pain and anti-inflammatory medications then told me I must now do physical therapy to help recover.

As far as the Nerve Block injection I would say it has made about a sixty to seventy percent decrease in my neck pain. However, it hasn't done anything for the rest of the muscle pains in the other parts of my body. The doctor told me it wouldn't though. Therefore, the doctors still have no clue as to what I have yet.

Followup On Neck Nerve Injections:

Went back on the 18th of June for my second injection. This time I also needed a trigger point injection in the side of my neck. Somehow I had tweaked my neck according to the Specialist.

The trigger point injection was the same kind of Cortisone and Marcain mixture as the Specialist put into my neck between my vertebraes. However, with the trigger point injection it is not necessary to have to go to the Surgery Center in order to have them. The specialist told me I could get them at his office easily enough. They don't need x-rays taken like the nerve block injections. They palpate the site where the knot from your pulled muscle, or strain or whatever is and then they place the shot mixture into the site. There is no premedication of Marcain it is mixed into the shot. Therefore, it is a bit painful when injected. Then the site is massaged with pressure. This was uncomfortable yes. However, I noticed relief in the area within twenty-four hours. So it is a great way to get relief when it can be done.

As for the first Nerve Block Injection I had not noticed much pain relief, except for one week after the shot. After that my pain returned. The nurse who called me, to remind me of the Injection, stated that most people find the greatest relief after the second part of the shot is administered. Therefore, with great trepidation and hesitation I went forward with the second injection.

I still got a migraine as I did last time, however it only lasted about forty-two hours instead of seventy-seven hours as the last time. I also had a lot of aching and need for the Vicodin and heating pad for the first forty-five hours. The first time it lasted closer to seventy-four hours. Therefore, the side-effects for the second shot did not last as long as the first one. I am, at this moment, fairly comfortable with less aching in my neck and shoulders than I have been yet. I am hoping this feeling of relief continues.

I am to call and schedule an appointment with the Specialist anytime in two to four weeks. At the appointment we will determine whether or not to continue this therapy. It will depend on the amount of relief I seem to be getting. I will keep you posted.

Experiencing Nerve Block Injections:

It was my decision my husband told me, after the doctor explained the procedure and risks involved. I was considering having nerve block injections of cortisone for my neck pain. Since over twelve years ago, due to a motor vehicle accident (MVA), I had a C5/C6 fusion. A fusion is where they place a piece of bone, from a cadaver (deceased donor), into the body to replace the one that is broken, ruptured, herniated or otherwise damaged. The fusion has held well over the years, I've been in three other MVA's without any further damage to it.

However, a fusion is when bones fuse/meld together to where they can no longer bend. This constricts some of the person's movement to that area. Therefore, the other joints in my neck have had to take some additional stress creating now some herniation in the above and below discs of the neck. This in turn has caused even more pain in and around my area of fusion. Thus even some numbness and tingling coupled with pain has preceded down my neck, shoulders and into both arms. This all caused me to seek pain relief from a specialist.

My specialist informed me that due to my fusion that reduces my chances by about twenty to thirty percent of the injections success rate. However, being that the success rate is still sixty to seventy percent with minimal risks I weigh my choice of whether I want to go ahead or continue in pain. My biggest risk is a headache which I will more than likely get due to my history of migraines anyways. I will also have some pain for one to two days, which is normal, before relief begins. There is a three percent risk of the specialist accidentally hitting the spinal column and thus breaking the membrane to where spinal fluid will leak causing me a spinal headache.

I had a spinal headache once in my life following a spinal tap and it was far worse than my migraines. The only way to relieve it is to go back exactly into the same spot, puncture site, and inject your blood (which they draw from your arm) into it. It's called a blood patch and this patch will actually rid you of the spinal headache within five minutes with no side affects or anything. It was truly amazing, I've never had a migraine that's been totally relieved like that spinal headache was--however spinal headaches are not fun at all and I never want one again if possible. Therefore, this was my worst fear. Yet, the specialist informed me he'd only had three cases of hitting the spinal fluid himself, which was a bit reassuring.

I decide to go ahead with the nerve block procedure. The specialist informs me that there will be a series of two procedures performed a few weeks apart. One month following the second procedure we will do a follow up to see if there has been any relief and if it is significant to continue with this treatment. If we continue then we will try and find a treatment plan that fits my body. Some people need to have it done every three months while others only every six months. I'm scheduled and given my instructions to stay off blood thinners and aspirin, motrin, ect. for one week prior to the procedure. Of course I have to have someone to drive me home too. However, I can eat prior to this I am told--that's good news.

The day arrives, I'm too nervous to eat too much in the morning. My husband and I arrive at the Surgery Center and do all the normal paperwork required. I'm taken back, my husband is allowed to accompany for a short time. We talk once more to the specialist who answers any questions and goes into details how the procedure will proceed. Since I am allergic to dye they will not be able to inject the iodine dye that the do prior to placing the nerve block injections. However, the doctor is confident that he will have no problems locating the area without the dye. I'm given a gown and am told only to disrobe from the waist up. I also put on a surgical head cover along with surgical shoe covers over my shoes.

I am led from the room into the operation room. I am told to lie on my stomach, they place my chin on a rest and my forehead on a pillow rest also. This leaves my mouth/nose area hanging in the open with a cloth just draped below the area. This enables the specialist full access to my neck area to where he will be placing the injections. I am not given a general anaesthesia. Therefore, I am fully awake during the entire procedure. The attending nurse then proceeds to cleanse the area with Hebicleanse since I am allergic to betadine. The doctor then informs me he will begin by giving me injections at varying levels of depths to numb me prior to the initial cortisone injection. The first injection of lidocaine is given about about a quarter of an inch into my skin to begin numbing me. They get a few other things ready as I lie there for about three minutes before another injection is given about an inch deeper. I breath through the pain. Within minutes the specialist informs me he will be injecting the cortisone and some pain medication with it. I feel pressure and still some stinging as it is injected into my neck, therefore I breath through it again. About a minute later I am told that the procedure is over and to continue to lie still until the nurse is done cleaning my neck and applying a band aid. Afterwards, I sit up, it is then I become dizzy. Which I am told is sometimes common from the medication and lying on one's stomach. The doctor shows me a x-ray he took of where he placed the injection. Says I did well and goes to speak with my husband.

I go get my upper clothes back on and am given instructions to call the next day. I meet my husband in the waiting room, he has a copy of patient instructions on what I can and can't do for the next few days. We return home. In a few hours the lidocaine wears off and I am in terrible pain. The instructions say to apply a heating pad or ice to the area for twenty minutes then take off for up to one hour. I am not to take any aspirin, motrin or anti-inflammatory for four hours following the procedure (these they have had me off of for one week prior). Therefore, I still have an hour before I can take anything like that so I apply the heating pad. It helps with the pain, I am relieved. When time comes I still require more pain relief and take two aspirin (I am allergic to tylenol and can't take motrin due to it affects my liver). I continue over the whole night and next day with the heating pad and aspirin for controlling my pain. It is a common occurrence for cortisone injections to cause flare ups for 24-48 hrs following the injection. I wonder will it be worth it?

It has now been one week since the injection, I have had some relief. Not a significant amount by far. However, the specialist did tell me I would not know if it would work or not for sure until after the second procedure. I am scheduled to go back on June 18th. Then I will see the doctor a month later, this gives the cortisone time to do it's work. At my appointment we will discuss whether or not it is working for me and if I should continue with this therapy or not. It was as painful for me as was giving birth. However, if I can actually find relief at least by sixty percent from the constant pain it will be worth it. I think I could endure doing it as often as every three months if it meant so little pain for me to endure. Especially since it only lasted a few minutes, followed by two days of worse pain. This has been my experience so far. I will let you know how things progress.