Pheral

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[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The crazy part is that I'm just following what they wrote in the aftercare instructions. I guess it's considered fine to go ham for a few days in extenuating circumstances? Thank you for the kind wishes!

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you! I wish you many deserved joys for having that kind of empathy!

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

YASSS! Thank you for giving me a good place to start

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Thank you, Sir! Boy is that the truth. Nothing over the counter was designed to do this amount of heavy lifting! They're terrible for your liver, kidneys, and are not nice to your stomach. My pharmacy doesn't want a shred of accountabillity, so I can only consult the pharmacist if I have a prescription to discuss. Womp womp U_U

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Right!? Thanks for replying anyway I guess :)

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is what I mean when I say alternating (just for clarity), devised by oral surgeons, not my vibes:

800mg ibuprofen -> (wait 3 hours) -> 500mg acetominophen -> (wait 3 hours) -> Repeat

This could be all I need for one surgery, or completely useless trash for another... but imo, If you take them both together, you'll feel more pain overall when they wear off. Overlap reduces that with a leapfrog effect. Or not. Just listen to your professionals

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You win the oscar for matching my exact feelings with infinitely less outrage

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Who to report to? I was thinking of going full Karen on their office manager, just on principle. I can't imagine how this would be for a patient coming out of a more intensive prcedure!!! But that feels like unsheathing a sword to find a limp cod in your hand...

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dry socket comes from dislodging the ...(GORE DISCLAIMER) blood clot from the empty tooth socket before it can harden and heal. Epsom salt wont cause that, but the dehyration of the area via salts sure as hell wouldn't help. I totally get the conern, though! Had to look it up to be sure

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm not able to do any kind of smoking, vape or edibles. HOWEVER! There are topical salves out there that help immensely. They're usually 100% on thc and cbd in an oily little tub. That and my massive pain tolerance are what I'm using currently. Excellent tip!!!

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yes! And if you're anything like me, expect your stomach to feel like raw hell during the 800ibuprofen/500acetominphen onslaught. I'm also on a liquid diet, please pray for me! Lol

[–] Pheral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

My insuurance provider does literally nothing except bill me. Wish it had anything like that! Thank you anyway for the thought!

 

Apologies for any weird formatting. I'm a lurker with no idea how to post. For context, I live in the USA, asscrack of the planet.

I had a surgical extraction of a broken tooth at an oral surgeon in a town about an hour away from me. It was a little bit brutal, so I was told to load up on the prescribed ibuprofen/acetominophen and start antibiotics that evening after surgery. After the hour drive home, I went to the pharmacy that I had listed in my paperwork. They had no scripts for me since last year. I called the surgeon's office. The woman on the phone said she saw them in her system, had an hour left in her shift, and would call me if she saw them sent out. I told her not to worry, that the pharmacy would contact me as soon as they received it. I assumed there was no way they'd leave a patient without post-op meds. Well, I was wrong.

They never sent my prescriptions before closing up for the weekend.

The office doesn't have an emergency number of any kind. Voicemails or text messages can be left for them to check on Monday. What in the world do I do or even say to these incompetent assholes?

I'm managing my pain with my own medication, but it's expensive, and they sure as hell aren't antibiotics. I'm broke, if that helps.

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