alwaysworried
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Got my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday. I was terrified, nearly had a panic attack in the chair. They used IV sedation so once I was out it wasn’t too bad. Surgery went well, but I’m really anxious now. My anxiety tends to be triggered by physical sensations and you can imagine I’m feeling a lot of different ones right now. Constantly worrying about dry socket, infection, too much swelling, etc. even though I am following post op orders and resting. I have a follow up in a week. To make matters worse, I happened to get my period on the same day as the surgery (double the anxiety...fun) which comes with its own side effects and I haven’t been able to sleep that well even after being sedated which I’m sure doesn’t help with the anxiety.
I guess I just need to vent a little bit. I hear after the first 4 days it gets much better. I’m actually not really in much pain which is good. I’ve been taking Advil every six hours. They prescribed pain killers, and I took half of one yesterday, but the Advil is enough for me right now and doesn’t make me feel weird. Just wish I could sleep better, and I feel so on edge. I feel really tired, almost to the point of being “woozy” (though that could also be anxiety) yet I just can’t fall asleep. My family keeps reminding me that I’ve just had surgery, and that plus not getting much sleep before OR after surgery is bound to make me more tired than usual. It’s just hard to know I’ll feel like this for the next few days too. Anxiety makes everything worse. Anyone have some tips or words of encouragement? I worry a lot about infection even though I (gently) rinse my mouth out after eating and they have me on antibiotics for 10 days to deter infection. There’s just so many things runnning through my head, so many worries, and as I’m confined to the couch for a few days I can’t seem to shake myself out of it.
I guess I just need to vent a little bit. I hear after the first 4 days it gets much better. I’m actually not really in much pain which is good. I’ve been taking Advil every six hours. They prescribed pain killers, and I took half of one yesterday, but the Advil is enough for me right now and doesn’t make me feel weird. Just wish I could sleep better, and I feel so on edge. I feel really tired, almost to the point of being “woozy” (though that could also be anxiety) yet I just can’t fall asleep. My family keeps reminding me that I’ve just had surgery, and that plus not getting much sleep before OR after surgery is bound to make me more tired than usual. It’s just hard to know I’ll feel like this for the next few days too. Anxiety makes everything worse. Anyone have some tips or words of encouragement? I worry a lot about infection even though I (gently) rinse my mouth out after eating and they have me on antibiotics for 10 days to deter infection. There’s just so many things runnning through my head, so many worries, and as I’m confined to the couch for a few days I can’t seem to shake myself out of it.