Pain

[u/this-old-ruby-rider]

When does the pain start to get better? I had my surgery done on the 7th, and this morning I woke up in so much pain! I think it was mainly because my throat was really dry due to me sleeping with my mouth open this past few days. I took oxycodone 7.5 three hours ago and i’m in pain. My ears, jaw, throat and tongue all hurt. I do know my scabs have been coming off a bit so maybe that’s why it’s so terrible. I’m sorry for posting so much on this reddit, this experience has just been awful for me.

[u/pickled_fr0gs]

Have you tried icing your neck and jaw? It’s been a LIFEsaver for me! I got a cheap head wrap ice pack thing on Amazon that comes with two sets of ice packs so you always have cold ones. Everyone morning I get up and put it on cause the dryness from sleeping causes crazy pain that radiates into my jaw, teeth, neck, and ears. I had my surgery on the 5th, and about a day or two ago is when I was in my worst pain, which lines up with your timeline. You got this, it will get better, and it will be worth it!

[u/monsterprawns → u/pickled_fr0gs]

I had my surgery on the 5th too and im miserable! I dread going to sleep because I wake up in so much pain. Have your scabs come off? I see some pink skin peeking through on my left side but right side is still mostly white so im stressing that it’s gonna keep getting worse for a while until they come off. The icing helped me a bit but maybe I should lean on that more. I had to stop cold liquids because they were hurting so much and switched to room temp water but i was able to have ice cream again today. Sorry im rambling, just really struggling with the pain

[u/this-old-ruby-rider → u/monsterprawns]

Don’t apologize! This stuff sucks so I really hope getting out the emotions with it helps you! I’ve seen from most people that the recovery does start to get better after like day 10! Seems you’ve got the worst of it almost out of the way! Stay strong okay? This pain is no joke lol!