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Oh Mighty Wing
Ok, so just to give an update on this, I got all 4 of my impacted wisdom teeth yanked out last Friday. It was all good as of Sunday night...slight swelling, some expected pain, etc. I had plenty of pain killers and soft foods, so I figured I'd be back on my feet Monday. Well, Monday morning I started having serious pain in my right jaw, so I'm thinking dry sockets. Only it wasn't crazy intense pain like I've heard dry sockets are. It was just a consistent nagging tooth ache. The kind that pretty much makes it all you can think about and gives you a headache and keeps you from sleeping at night because it gets worse if you lie down flat. Well, the dentist says it's probably muscle spasms and gives me more Percoset and some Valium to help me sleep. What a nightmare of a week. When I wasn't at work I was drugged, so I couldn't really even think about running. Finally today (Friday, one full week after the surgery), I went out for a really slow 5 miler, and it was great. I still have some pain but I think I'm on the downhill side of it. This was on the heels of a 2-week family work/vacation trip on which I got to run very little. So as you can see by my log, the last few weeks have been a real drag. The 1000 mile pace bunny has been making serious gains on me. Before all this started I was over 40 miles ahead of him. He actually passed me up by a mile or so yesterday, but I put him back behind me with my run today. Hopefully I can put some distance between us now.
did they put you to sleep, did you feel any discomfort Ugh, I hate the thought of it, I, too, have postponed that for as long as I have.
Just me...
3/22/09- 177.0 Goal- 145(flexible)
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Vim
I'm sure plenty of you have had your wisdom teeth pulled. I have to have all 4 of mine out next month. How long did you lay off from running? The oral surgeon didn't seem too concerned with it, but I don't want to jar a blood clot loose or something. I have heard lots of stories about dry sockets, etc. I have an irrational fear of getting teeth pulled and have put this off as long as I can.
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