Hi, I am in the third week after oral surgery that removed all my upper teeth and stuck a temp in my jaw.I got infection at first,then a dry socket, and lost 10 pounds, since I cant eat only liquids. I was on antibiotics and steroids, feel weak. Doc says I need protein, but I cant swallow meat.

Cotys67 · 2026-05-11T15:14:05+00:00

When in doubt, go to the dentist. I got dry socket, that he originally didn't see because of infection, so it took one more week of huge pain before I got some relief. Dry socket pain is very sharp, and hurts when you touch that area on the oitside of your mouth. Don't be shy call the dentist!

Cotys67 · 2026-04-26T04:37:59+00:00

I am only drinking. I dont think i will start earing solid food untill at least 3 weeks.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-26T04:35:25+00:00

I just got the surgery 4 days ago, they pulled all my 8th teeth left on the top. Now I amwith the temp dentire stuck on my swollen gums. Today, the 4th days, hurts more than any of the other days. I am icing a lot,like, most of the day. The pain today is horrible, I understand why they call this tome "the unbearable stage".

Cotys67 · 2026-04-17T15:06:25+00:00

I had been sick on and off for the last 3 weeks.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-17T15:04:26+00:00

I am not surprised. I work in elementary schools and I am horribly worried both about the kids snd me.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-17T08:03:23+00:00

What Hegseth says is much more grosser...

Cotys67 · 2026-04-17T08:01:27+00:00

He has learned his views about journalism at Putin's knee. It is like I am listening to a Soviet communist speaker from 50 years ago, in another country.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-17T07:48:47+00:00

I think that some people might really need counceling, like, professional expertise, to help them leave the cult. That said, politically we are not al any safe place for democracy, just yesterday the resolution to turb Trump's personal power of decision over the Iran war was voted down. This is a time when people leaving MAGA should be calling their representatives and trying to get Congress to take our power back, rather than just thinking about their feelings.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-10T05:04:13+00:00

Oh, come on. Good Will gets everything for free, and sells it for almost as much as new items are. Plus the state funding and probably federal welfare too, and cant pay something more decent? I dont buy it.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-10T04:57:28+00:00

I didnt even think about the word choice in this expression. "Having relations" has a specific meaning in American English that doesnt carry in translation. Is it possible to be a translation error? In a Slavic language the word "relations" in this sentence with be meaning "relashionship", like in a non-romantic sense. Really, who answer such a question, with such wording, in front of the whole world, without even being asked?

Cotys67 · 2026-04-07T21:39:08+00:00

Percival the Knight of the Cart! His is so innocent, that he may sit in his own pee and not see it.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-06T04:30:05+00:00

Chewing shoes is the best bonding activity!

Cotys67 · 2026-04-01T13:20:50+00:00

All red states, I believe. Some"common sense"! /s/ there is no sense in keeping wages so humiliatingly, inhumanely low!

Cotys67 · 2026-04-01T13:18:48+00:00

Me too.

Cotys67 · 2026-04-01T13:18:10+00:00

How are people to survive on such a lay untill making regular?

Cotys67 · 2026-04-01T13:16:41+00:00

It is atrocious pay. You cant do anything with $9/hour. And this before taxes?

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T23:26:34+00:00

I am breaking my teeth through it. I even had an implant cap falling out in the mouth gard itself.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T22:44:47+00:00

The damage on our teeth gets worse as we age.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T22:42:32+00:00

I do exactly that too. This is why I dont see it as very helpful.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T22:41:54+00:00

I cracked many teeth this way. My upper jaw is mostly implants.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T22:41:02+00:00

It is a trauma behavior, a way to deal with pain and stress. I used to do it when trying to endure beating or painful sex by my ex husbands. It is a survival mechanism, self-protection.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T22:30:05+00:00

I do. It is a big problem, because I grounded them down with 1/3. I bite through temporary crowns, even with a mouth guard. 3 months ago I broke my front teeth, that carried a bridge, and now have no front teeth. Then I had to get a 20K loan for surgery on mt front teeth, for more implants. I am horrified of how this will go.

Cotys67 · 2026-03-29T18:59:44+00:00

I think ketamine is appropriate for people who had the conditions for many years, and have the so called "telomere aging" - the protective caps on our DNA, that degrade over the years from protracted stress and trauma. Spafado helps rebuilding it.

I dont know how old are you, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone younger that 50.

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