Why am I up at 1AM? I think the involuntary sleeping I do all day has something to do with it...
Plus loneliness. =(
I have kind of worked myself up. I felt fine yesterday... felt lucid, talkative, hungry, and so on and so forth. But today, I woke up feeling like absolute S-H-I-T. It's been about maybe three days since surgery and I would have expected the rest of my upcoming days to be like yesterday.
I felt so dizzy that I fell in the tub this morning while showering (which I was looking forward to because I hadn't showered in four days!). Am I not reacting well to the penicillin vk? The more I take, the dizzier I am. Then my arm hurts like hell, too. The IV site was bruised all weekend. I hope I wasn't allergic to the anesthesia?
My other worry is that maybe there's nothing wrong with the penicillin. In addition to the dizziness, I have a throbbing discomfort along the left side of my gums and cheeks. Sometimes other teeth throb. Maybe I'm experiencing Alveolar osteitis ("dry socket")? But the little I did get to see when I peeked in my mouth, I didn't see anything that resembles an "empty hole with exposed bone." All I see are discolored gums, an incision line and some exposed stitching. I haven't taken any codeine since Friday night because I hate the feeling I get from it. I've decided to tough it out and resort to the high dose of narcotics when REALLY desperate. But at the same time....when am I desperate? We all know I'm a stubborn bitch.
My follow-up appointment is Friday at 4:30...do you think I can wait that long? Should I call the office? I don't want to jump to conclusions.
Also, I'm SO HUNGRY. Everyone has been eating so well around me. Chocolate waffles here, crunchy apples there, fried chicken and what not. Ugh, baby food! If I see another jar of smashed peas, I'm gonna flip.
I want some orange chicken so bad... so bad... *sobs*
Plus loneliness. =(
I have kind of worked myself up. I felt fine yesterday... felt lucid, talkative, hungry, and so on and so forth. But today, I woke up feeling like absolute S-H-I-T. It's been about maybe three days since surgery and I would have expected the rest of my upcoming days to be like yesterday.
I felt so dizzy that I fell in the tub this morning while showering (which I was looking forward to because I hadn't showered in four days!). Am I not reacting well to the penicillin vk? The more I take, the dizzier I am. Then my arm hurts like hell, too. The IV site was bruised all weekend. I hope I wasn't allergic to the anesthesia?
My other worry is that maybe there's nothing wrong with the penicillin. In addition to the dizziness, I have a throbbing discomfort along the left side of my gums and cheeks. Sometimes other teeth throb. Maybe I'm experiencing Alveolar osteitis ("dry socket")? But the little I did get to see when I peeked in my mouth, I didn't see anything that resembles an "empty hole with exposed bone." All I see are discolored gums, an incision line and some exposed stitching. I haven't taken any codeine since Friday night because I hate the feeling I get from it. I've decided to tough it out and resort to the high dose of narcotics when REALLY desperate. But at the same time....when am I desperate? We all know I'm a stubborn bitch.
My follow-up appointment is Friday at 4:30...do you think I can wait that long? Should I call the office? I don't want to jump to conclusions.
Also, I'm SO HUNGRY. Everyone has been eating so well around me. Chocolate waffles here, crunchy apples there, fried chicken and what not. Ugh, baby food! If I see another jar of smashed peas, I'm gonna flip.
I want some orange chicken so bad... so bad... *sobs*
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