Ms. Que Banh@Jorsh I got zero stitches & wasn't sedated for the extractions yesterday.
Here are some pics - I look like a freaky weirdo with eyes bugged out 😂😳🤣
The immediates feel bit more comfy, after first adjustments. I will likely need another one, next week.
I don't really know how to smile properly with the #dentures yet...it's been years since I tried smiling with open mouth. I'll have to learn how to do that again, learn how to say certain words/letters better, learn how to chew on both sides of mouth, learn how to eat without bottom falling out & learn how to put dentures in/out without too much difficulties.
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Day 2, nighttime gums & dentures recovery update.
Denturist wants me to leave my immediate dentures in for tonight & tomorrow night. Just do antiseptic mouthwash rinses 3 times daily. Then, start practicing removing, washing & putting dentures back in after meals, on day 4.
Got a good 5 hours of sleep before waking up with a lot of jawbone & canine gums pain. I had to take 1.5 dose of T3 to quell it. I put more ice chips in mouth & wrapped flexible icepack on face, to feel more relief.
I'm having some nutritious Indian dal soup - lentils based & savoury. Having a chocolate Ensure nutritional supplement drink too.
Going back to sleep again, after eating, washing up & wrapping a new icepack around my face.
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Day 3. Gums & dentures recovery update.
Had to leave voice-mail for my dentist. Woke up in searing pain, on both upper/lower on right side of mouth. The swelling in that area went up hella fast overnight - spreading past jawline & into my neck for lower area; its closing up right nostril for upper swelling. I'm having problems breathing properly & back to just liquid food this morning because lower swelling has affected my swallowing.
I'm feeling grumpy due to the pain & new difficulties related to fast swelling areas, described above. First mouth sore has developed on upper left side of mouth. I have a special medicated rinse for that👍
I'm happy about my pureed food & liquids this morning. Made by a friend nearby. #IndianFood. Tomato soup & salt lassi. First time having salt lassi - it's a yogurt based drink, with cumin, black salt & mint.
#CatNurse is on the job 💗
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Day 3 - Immediate Dentures, Practicing How to Speak by Reading Aloud.
I think once my tongue grows smaller, as the gums heal up more & my mouth adjusts to the dentures - the lisp I've developed, since extractions, will likely go away too.
I will practice #ReadingAloud to my cat, Asher, daily, until I can pronounce words well again👍
https://youtu.be/DFyL5w9L_lo?si=wVECTTD6We8Giya_
In the video, I am reading from: 'Son of the Revolution' book, by Liang Heng & Judith Shapiro (pub. 1984).
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Day 3 - Immediate Dentures, Practicing How to Speak by Reading Aloud
Day 3. Gums recovery & getting used to immediate dentures.
Lunch today:
Bowl of beef broth rice #congee & smooshed boiled #eggs.
Two, 100g blueberry #yogurts.
1L #StrawberryMilk.
Enjoyed my yogurts outdoors, while listening to juncos & house sparrows singing 😀
Additional antibiotics are being picked up right now. I'm using Colgate #Peroxyl #antiseptic #mouthwash to help my gums to heal & to help prevent getting too many mouth sores. I rinse with that, after gentle warm water mouth swirling rinse.
I'm supposed to take my immediates out tonight to clean them; put back in the morning. I'm going to wait til late evening to remove for the night. I want to keep them in for longer to help my gums to heal better & to not lose shape.
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Day 4: Gums recovery & adjusting to immediate dentures.
Breakfast:
A bowl of chicken broth with tiny pieces of tomato/celery/carrots/mushrooms. Crackers to break up, put in soup & fill my belly more.
1 bottle of strawberry Ensure nutritional supplement drink.
Blueberry yogurt (ate it first so no pic)
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Day 4: Gums recovery & adjusting to immediate dentures.
Lunch:
A bowl of chicken broth with tiny pieces of tomato/celery/carrots/mushrooms with crackers.
1 bottle strawberry banana Activia yogurt drink.
Strawberry yogurt.
2 Chinese chrysanthemum tea drink boxes - I cut & pour into cup to drink, no straws during early gums recovery.
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Delayed update from yesterday because I passed out early evening.
Day 4: Gums recovery & adjusting to immediate dentures.
Dinner:
Steamed taro - I ate a full one & scraped softest parts from the other 2 pieces.
Baby Gourmet veggie beef & barley pureed soup.
Oikos blueberry yogurt.
1 pint of sweetened soy milk.
Day 5:
I'm not putting either upper or lower dentures back in for awhile today. May try putting back in, later in afternoon.
Very early this morning, had fresh ginger & honey drinks to calm my hella nauseous tummy. I did try puking but only dry heaved; leaving me feeling dizzy & shaky. I waited for my body to stop shaking. Then, slowly drank a chocolate Ensure nutritional supplement drink - it stayed down👍 I slept more.
Got up again, few minutes ago. I had my first poop since Friday & it made me feel bit better - only been able to poop 3 times since Wednesday's dental extractions & 1st day of immediate dentures put in. I did my saltwater & antiseptic oral rinses. Now, having mug of warm fermented salted lime & honey drink. Will attempt to eat some ramen noodle soup soon. No nausea atm & hoping it does not return today. I'm VERY hungry & need a lot more nourishment.
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Ate my bowl of ramen noodles soup & am so freaking happy to have food in my belly! Broke up the noodles into wee bits so no chewing needed. I'll have another bowl soon. Drinking another strawberry Ensure nutritional supplement now 👍
Melancholic Mediocrity 
@PhoenixSerenity Thank you so much for this detailed thread. My partner and I need to get ours done; I really wish we had unlimited funds to get snap-in lowers with all-on-four or all-on-five implants. I'm dreading the "float" of regular lowers.
@LibertyForward1 You're welcome. I'm going back for more adjustments this week. Lower is way too loose & 2 areas of upper need to be filed down.
I'm not eligible for implants option because of bone density issues. I had to get dentures earlier than I'd originally planned because of my osteoporosis - my specialist advised to get dentures done, this year.
@PhoenixSerenity Oh my, that worries me.. I have an implant for one of my lower molars. I wonder if that will prevent me from getting them then?
Even if you were eligible, implants are still somehow considered "experimental" despite having been used since the Johnson administration therefore cost prohibitive with or without insurance for us plebeians.
@LibertyForward1 It's best to get a free consultation & lay out any concerns, early. I started to talk to my dentist several months ago. I spent 2 months on consultations with denturist before booking any paid appointment.
I also searched for vids from people who had work that I was going to get done.
All of this helped me get better understanding of my options & helped me to learn about what to expect when I started my journey.
I also searched for vids from people who had work that I was going to get done.
All of this helped me get better understanding of my options & helped me to learn about what to expect when I started my journey.
I had a bowl of Lebanese tomato soup with a bunch of crushed crackers, another strawberry yogurt & ginger lemon tea, for my lunch.
I'm leaving both dentures out all of today, after talking to my dentist. He said because of my tiny size(I'm 77lbs), it's much more important to get myself proper nutrition today or else I may end up in ER with more problems. Tomorrow, I can get help with another dentures adjustment or Tues, if my denturist is all booked up tomorrow.
Now, am feeling good enough to go & work on making a couple of mixed flower planters. Will update later on that 👍
Day 5 update - missing dinner info is below.
https://beige.party/@PhoenixSerenity/112711245305983708
Day 6:
The nausea returned again in morning. I took 2 Gravol Ginger tablets. I'm going to be so happy when I have no more nausea daily & able to eat without taking Gravol first. I'm trying to remain in good spirits. It's difficult when I don't feel well & am nauseous daily. I can't help but feel upset sometimes...it passes..when the nausea stops.
Day 5, dinner:
2 soft boiled eggs - finely minced.
Broccoli & cauliflower, beef broth congee(no pic, will update later)
Buttered mashed potatoes with gravy.
Orange electrolytes drink (no pic)
Cat nurse is very steadfast in support 💗 Asher knows I'm quite unwell atm & sticking close.
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Ms. Que Banh (@[email protected])
Attached: 2 images I had dry heaved & then passed out. My brother has returned home & went to buy me Gravol Ginger tablets. I took 2. Hoping they'll stop the nausea so I can eat today. I'm quite weak from not getting the daily nourishment that my body is used to. Prior to final dental extractions & getting immediate dentures put in, I was eating 3 big meals daily & snacking through out the day. I've lost 2 pounds since last Wednesday; 75 lbs on the scale this morning. Asher has been comforting & entertaining me 💗 I'm going back to sleep now.
Day 7: One week after final extractions & immediate dentures put in.
Breakfast & lunch were the exact same.
Bowl of plain congee with preserved bean curd & some dried shredded pork with soya sauce.(pictured below)
Banana & coconut pudding.
1 bottle of chocolate Ensure nutritional supplement drink.
My upper dentures are better fitted after 2nd adjustments yesterday. My lower one is still super loose & bothering me a lot. I'll be back at denturist again next week for more adjustments. No serious pain, just a lot of discomfort as my gums heal & slowly recede. I'm gagging more often because my tongue doesn't like the foreign objects in my mouth. I'll have to go back to dentist when gums are less swollen. There's definitely one exact spot where I know will need additional surgery. It's where a bone spur is going to first emerge & my dentist will need to cut/shave it down flat. I started drooling on myself a bit today. That's due to extra saliva from my mouth trying to get used to the dentures.
I am just super glad that I'm able to eat food & not puke anything up. I'm slowly regaining some lost weight 👍
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Day 8: Adjusting to immediate dentures.
Breakfast:
Soya sauce braised eggplant with plain rice congee.
1 strawberry Ensure nutritional supplement drink.
I'm doing my best to adjust to trying to eat with these dentures. I'm struggling due to lower one being very ill fitting with a gap at back that's too large. It makes me gag often. I hope next adjustments will deal with that issue. Still, am glad to be able to eat some foods & not puke it up.
My gums are healing up pretty good so far. My jaw is still sore & uncomfortable as heck; that will be the case for awhile as my mouth adjusts more to dentures; post-extractions changed my bite.
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Day 11. I can't wear my immediate dentures today due to a bone coming out of one gum. It bumps against dentures, causing intense pain. I have another adjustments appointment at denturist for 1:30PM, tomorrow. I'll likely have to also get some adjustments on lower denture too because 2 spots are now rubbing against it & causing those areas to feel like a tight vise grip.
Yesterday, I had homemade chicken noodle soup & chocolate pudding & cup of oolong tea, for breakfast. I ate mashed potatoes & gravy with some steamed, softened broccoli & cauliflower, banana pudding & drank a glass of unsweetened soya milk for lunch. I adapted my Vietnamese bun rieu rice noodles(broken into small, no chew bits) soup for dinner. I had 2 containers of blueberry yogurt & cup of homemade iced lemon tea, with dinner.
Breakfast, today, was steamed rice with salted lime & minced chicken soup, banana pudding & chilled bottle of chocolate Ensure nutritional supplement drink. For lunch, I had more bun rieu rice noodles soup, a bowl of strawberry ice cream for dessert & large glass of honey sweetened, soya milk with ice.
I'm only 0.5lbs away from recovering my lost weight. Making more of our traditional foods & adapting them so I can eat without needing to chew. I don't do well when going without our cultural foods for too long.
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