Comments on: Yanked http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/ 2007-2010 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alix http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10585 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:34:29 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10585 I had hideous headaches for ages that, no, couldn’t be from my four impacted wisdom teeth, they weren’t that badly impacted, no ma’am. Then my dentist took ‘em out (one sitting, novocaine) and gave me a prescription for pain meds.

I never used them. The soreness in the back of my mouth was nothing compared to the relief of finally being headache-free.

So I’m really glad it’s going well for you. Wet teabags on the extraction site helps if it’s still oozing. (But it does sting like the dickens.)

]]> By: gemellen http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10150 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:10:37 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10150 Sweet relief!

]]> By: kateharding http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10058 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:02:58 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10058 Oh, God, Rose, that is my nightmare.

Well, actually, Lindsay’s manticore story is my nightmare, but since I’m sure I don’t have 14 extra teeth, I’m safe.

Thanks, everybody! The recovery’s going MUCH better than imagined.

]]> By: Rose http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10056 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:48:51 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10056 I spent much of my late 20s getting root canal after root canal. My dentist used to be very impressed by how calmly I took pain, but really, it was just my fear that if I flinched, groaned, or moved too much she’d drill out all of my teeth! She mistook it for bravery – ha!

I hope you feel better soon!

]]> By: Lindsay http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10038 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:04:23 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10038 The manticore feels your pain. lol.

If you’re not up for external sources of cold (even though Kerry and penuinlady had some great ideas on the matter), now is a great time to celebrate the all-wonderful milkshake. When i had all my extra teeth pulled, my grandma made me milkshakes to help with the pain.

]]> By: Sarah http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10029 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:30:02 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10029 glad you’re ok.

]]> By: Kerry W. http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10027 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:15:14 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10027 It may feel silly, but putting an ice-pack in a pair or tights or pantyhose and tying them around your head can be helpful — better than holding the ice up there by hand.

Congratulations on being brave. Seriously.

]]> By: penguinlady http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10025 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:12:25 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10025 Glad the extraction went ok. I had all 4 done (in 2 sittings, a week apart) with just novocaine, even though they were impacted and crooked. Put a bag of peas on your cheek to reduce swelling and pop those Advil every 4 hours. You’ll be in fighting form in no time! :)

]]> By: Natalie http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10023 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:07:30 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/09/07/yanked/#comment-10023 Better get my Nomex jumpsuit out. My 4XL one, that is. ;)

Glad to hear that the extraction was an easy one; I’m lucky in that I didn’t come equipped with wisdom teeth (insert punch line here).

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