Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Dental Drama

So yesterday Hubby and I drove to Texas to get his wisdom teeth out. Oh joy right?


While we were driving, I saw like 15 camels in a corral like horses.
I'm like, seriously, why do we have camels in Texas!
I find it histarical. Even my sister who lived in Texas, said
"What?! How?! Why!?"




So we get there like an hour early, cuz we have no idea where we were going. And we actually get lost driving on this base. Lol. Our base only has stop signs, not lights. This base was huge, with stop lights everywhere. So we see the hospital, but we had a hard time getting to it. Lol. Windy roads and all. Eventually we make it. The surgery, takes forever. They actually hook him up to an IV. I thought it was a little overkill, but you have to protect your assests, right? Well, the dental assistant brought me his orders to be on quarters till....Feb 30. I'm like, woah, hold the phone. I take the paper to the desk, and I asked "When Feb started having 30 days in it?", he was all "When did it not?" WHAT!!! I pull out a calender, and was all, "Feb ends on the 28, so do you mean March 2?" He was all, "yeah yeah, that's what I ment." Funny Stuff.. I thought Air Force men were smart. Lol.


Anyways, the surgery went well, he is sore, swollen, but doing ok. I am waiting for all the pretty colors to show up. So until he can eat normally, its all for juice, soup, mashed potatoes, and yogurt. I would post a pic, but he doesn't like em to begin with, and especially so in pain.

1 comment:

Grandma R said...

The 3rd day after surgery is always the worst. More swelling etc. He will need to watch what he eats for about 6 weeks and keep the areas really clear of food etc.
Any food caught there can cause an infection. Use just a water rinse (no tooth picks) to be sure the debris is not staying in the sockets. I have seen people who think a few days and it is over. Not so! Watch the lower ones especially until they are totally healed and nearly flat on the top. The upper ones don't usually do this but be careful for about 6 weeks. 22 years in an oral surgery office teaches you a lot.
Love
Grandma Rowan