Tomorrow will be day #7 of having my wisdom teeth out. I'm miserable.

Actually, the miserableness (is that a word?) has nothing to do with pain. I had very little pain overall and no complications that I'm aware of. (We'll see tomorrow during my follow up appointment.) I tried the narcotic they gave me and almost vomited, but I had a Zofran Rx, so all was good.

I just felt triggered. I feel hopeless. I can barely eat anything because of severe anxiety that I'm going to eat an infection. well, that and I had lip surgery at the same time, so eating actually causes a dull pain. (The surgery was done on the inside of my lip, right in the center and just below the outer lip... so food actually touches it every time I eat.)

All I can do is sleep. I feel stressed because I can't even heal properly when I have to care for my grandma who has advanced dementia and hallucinates 90% of the time. I love her to death, but it's too much. Thank god I took 1.5 week vacation from work.

[Shazerac]

Thanks for checking in. Recovering from surgery is rough. Add to that caring for a sick loved one...that's a lot to deal with. I'm glad you took a vacation. Hang in there!

[Sunflower123]

You have a lot going on right now. I'm glad to hear there wasn't much pain or complications. I was concerned about that. I hope your anxiety and stress calm down and you feel better soon. That was very wise to take 1.5 weeks off. Sending big hugs.

[Wild Coyote]

Always glad to hear from you!
I have been wondering how you are doing.
It's important to have some time off for healing, good decision.
I am sorry caregiving for your beloved grandmother is slowing your healing.
Does someone else usually care for her when you are not on vacation?

I hope you fully heal soon.

WC

[*Laurie*]

I think you need this time to rest and sleep as much as possible...I don't think anything is wrong with that.