Cody Fousnough
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My wife has had some type of teeth problems, just like her mom did, for years. Her last dental appointment was in early 2023. She got a full cleaning done. Since then, an infection in her two bridges has happened and gotten worse. We believe her bad coughing spells, from "we don't know what they were from" contributed to her infections. Her coughing did finally stop, but her teeth were bothering her pretty bad. She knew she would have to have ALL of her teeth extracted, and that's exactly what the dentist told her this past Monday. X-rays, and a couple of other exams.
So, yesterday (Wednesday Sept. 30th) the extraction was started at 8AM. It took approximately an hour and a half. When she seen the dentist on Monday, Sept. 28th, they made temporary upper and lower plate for her. The dentist also prescribed ibuprofen for pain/inflammation/swelling of her gums, a mouth rinse and a narcotic for pain as well. She was having a terrible time keeping both plates in place, but not anymore. Quite a bit of blood, which is normal for a full-mouth extraction happened yesterday, but that stopped late last night. She slept in our bed with her head upright on a Wedge Pillow. I woke up a few times and she was sleeping like log!
Today, she will continue with taking the prescription ibuprofen, her last antibiotic, the narcotic for pain and the rinse. She is having popsicles, that I put into a small blender and crush up and Campbell's Beef Consumm'e.
For what she has gone thru, she is doing awfully good! I'm taking good care of her! And, btw, she will see her dentist tomorrow (Friday Oct. 2nd) for a follow-up. Hopefully, she will be able to go back to work next Monday.
So, yesterday (Wednesday Sept. 30th) the extraction was started at 8AM. It took approximately an hour and a half. When she seen the dentist on Monday, Sept. 28th, they made temporary upper and lower plate for her. The dentist also prescribed ibuprofen for pain/inflammation/swelling of her gums, a mouth rinse and a narcotic for pain as well. She was having a terrible time keeping both plates in place, but not anymore. Quite a bit of blood, which is normal for a full-mouth extraction happened yesterday, but that stopped late last night. She slept in our bed with her head upright on a Wedge Pillow. I woke up a few times and she was sleeping like log!
Today, she will continue with taking the prescription ibuprofen, her last antibiotic, the narcotic for pain and the rinse. She is having popsicles, that I put into a small blender and crush up and Campbell's Beef Consumm'e.
For what she has gone thru, she is doing awfully good! I'm taking good care of her! And, btw, she will see her dentist tomorrow (Friday Oct. 2nd) for a follow-up. Hopefully, she will be able to go back to work next Monday.
