I got them out yesterday...

I have regained feeling in my mouth, the bleeding's finally stopped...and I just ate the first thing I've been able to keep down since 8:00 pm Sunday night (applesauce)...and it's Tuesday. I think things are looking up.

I also stopped taking the hydrocodone (aka vicodin) that I was supposed to be taking. It was making my stomach upset...so I switched to 400mg of ibuprofen for now. It might have to go up to 600, but I'm sticking with 400 for now.

My cheeks are still swelled up. The swelling went down last night, but I woke up a half hour ago with chipmunk cheeks again. Well, time to break out the ice again...


Now that the procedure's over, I can say that what had me the most scared was the fact that they told me I'd be half asleep. To me, that meant I'd be able to see what was going on...and I didn't want that. I also got freaked out when they told me they were sticking the iv in my hand. I've never had a needle stuck in my hand before...so I was thinking it would hurt like hell.

Well, it didn't. It hurt a lot less than I thought it would. Actually, it's hurting a lot less than I thought it would...the pain in my mouth that is. Granted, it still hurts, but not as much as I thought...