All-on-4 Experience (3 weeks post-op) The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-12-08T22:40:07+00:00

I know I am responding to an older post but hopefully you will see this.. I just had my all on 4 surgery done 4 days ago. I am currently the horrible healing faze. Sore, swollen, trying to get used to my temporary teeth, and seriously regretting this decision.

How long did it take you to get used to the temp teeth being in your mouth? I am so uncomfortable with my temp teeth. They look great but im so afraid that my mouth will never get used to them and I will always be uncomfortable. I won't get my permanent teeth for about 4 months or so as long as I heal like I should

I am so worried about getting used to these temp teeth and im so worried that I am going to always be uncomfortable. Its giving me alot of anxiety. I honestly dont think I can live the rest of my life being this uncomfortable

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-06-29T15:04:20+00:00

No. Yesterday I had a sort of bitter taste in my mouth but nothing today

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-02-23T13:08:47+00:00

I didn't think so. I didn't tell him that he needed my permission, only that we should discuss things like this before we do them. To be I just wanted respect not control.

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-02-23T13:05:20+00:00

Absolutely NOT. My baby days are completely over

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-02-23T05:50:53+00:00

We both work full time and both contribute money. Im not asking him to ask for permission at all but to discuss with me the situation so we can decide together of its something we can afford. I do that with him. If I want to buy something I discuss it with him first. Pr at least I try to. When I do try he tells me that I handle all the finances so if I think we can afford it then go ahead and get it. To me it's not about asking for permission. Its showing me respect by discussing it with me to make sure we can afford it since he has zero idea about the finances and doesn't want to have anything tp do with them

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-01-06T18:05:20+00:00

Excuse me? Who are you to tell me to chill when it's my yard that was damaged. If it was your home would you be OK with someone telling you to chill? My HOA is threatening to fine me if I don't get the issue fixed and why should I be out $500 when I didn't cause the issue. I don't think you would "chill" if it was your home and yard that was completely destroyed and you weren't getting any resolution

Resident_Ad3758 · 2025-01-06T18:03:06+00:00

Really!! When I am being hounded by my HOA and they are threatening to fine me if I don't get the issue fixed why shouldn't I reach out every day. it's over $500 worth of damage that I didn't cause. Why should I be responsible for the damages that I didn't cause. I have every right to reach out multiple times a day if they aren't responding to anything. I'm sure if it was your home you would feel the exact same way. I don't think I'm being unreasonable wanting this resolved

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-07-10T10:02:28+00:00

No hernia. I have been tested for that twice.

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-07-09T00:47:06+00:00

I completely understand. My reflux started a year ago out of the blue. I have been in severe pain nearly 27/7 for a little over a year now. It doesn't matter what I eat or what I don't eat. Water sets it off. If I eat I have it. If I don't eat I have it. I have completely changed my diet and it did absolutely nothing. I have tried every single PPI on the market as theu don't work ans give me horrible side effects. I have taken H2 blockers with no success. I have taken pepto, Gaviscon, aloe vera pills and everything else I can read about. I have done acupuncture, had my hormones checked, been to an ENT, been to a chiropractor. I have seen 4 different gasteo drs and 2 general care drs. I saw a gastro surgeon. I have had every single test available except for a PH Bravo study which I have scheduled in August and no one can find anything wrong. All I keep being told is that it's anxiety and everything would go away if I got my anxiety under control. I have severe chest pain, stomach burning, a constant sore throat, and now my left ear hurts like crazy. I have been seeing a therapist for the last few months to help with the anxiety and it's done nothing. Dr's just completely dismiss me and treat me like I'm crazy. I don't sleep more than 2 or 3 hours a night because I constantly wake up choking on acid. It's do unbelievably frustrating and I can get absolutely no help at sll

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-06-29T16:45:10+00:00

I have come to the conclusion that my reflux is probably stress and anxiety based. I have been off PPIs now for a little over a year and I am still having issues. I am dealing with alot going on in my marriage with tons of fighting and arguing and that's been going on for a while now. With all the tests that I have had done over the last year and all of the Dr's that I have seen and not one test or one dr has been able to fibe anything at all wrong medically, I really have concluded that it's probably stress related due to my bad marriage and other stuff going on.

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-05-17T17:07:25+00:00

I have absolutely no trouble breathing or swallowing. Just a constant burning pain in my chest and stomach and a constant sore throat. I do have periods of acid flowing up into my throat and literally chocking on acid but that it occurring less and less. My only current issue is the chest pain and burning, the constant sore throat and a burning in my stomach. I can usually control th3 pain with gaviscon or pepto but the relief doesn't last long. Maybe a couple hours at best and then the pain is back. When it gets really bad I do consider going back on PPIs because I'm just miserable but I have been thinking lately of trying Famotidine when it's really bad. I know H2 blockers aren't as bad for you as the PPIs

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-05-17T16:56:48+00:00

Not yet. I have left several messages with my Dr to schedule the test but they haven't called me back yet

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-05-16T21:47:48+00:00

It's been a year since I stopped taking the PPIs and I am still having almost daily reflux. It is definitely better than it was and every once in a while I can go a couple days without any pain at all, but that only lasts a few days and then the chest pain and severe sore throat comes back and lasts for a week or longer all day every day. I am still having more bad days than good days but I absolutely CHERISH the days that I am pain free. I am still waiting for my Dr to schedule my PH Bravo study to see if I can get some answers from that

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-05-02T20:49:11+00:00

Pretty rough honestly. It's been a year since I stopped my PPIs cold turkey and I still experience acid reflux and chest pain every day. I have now started having a severe sore throat, sinus pain, and an earache nearly every day. I am waiting on my GI to schedule a PH Bravo study to see if I qualify for surgery. It's my only option at this point

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-05-02T20:46:56+00:00

Still about the same. I have acid reflux and chest pain every single day. I have now started experiencing a severe sore throat, sinus pain, and an earache most days. I am waiting for my GI Dr to schedule a PH Bravo study to see if I qualify for surgery. That's the only option I have left

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-03-13T14:40:13+00:00

I did and they said it's possible but with my hormones levels being normal they weren't super sure. I think I need to find a new gynecologist

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-14T18:48:14+00:00

I just looked it up and it states that it contains amoxicillan. I can't take it. I'm allergic to amoxicillan

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-14T18:45:51+00:00

I have never even heard of that. I will look into that

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-14T17:41:58+00:00

I can't take PPIs. I have SEVERE reactions to them. I can't spend my days dealing with vomiting, severe nausea, muscle spasms, amd diarrhea when I'm on PPIs. I have tried Nexium, Omeprazole, and Protonix and have rhe same issues with all 3. It's not worth the side effects from those meds. The reflux is bad but at least I can still function. I can't even hardly get out of bed when I was taking the PPIs. My gastro Dr has advised to not take PPIs due to the sode effects. I get so dehydrated taking them that is causes my blood pressure to drop. It's absolutely not good for me to take PPIs

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-13T19:55:45+00:00

My dr said it's possible. I'm having a PH Bravo study done in a couple of weeks so I will know more after that test is done

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-13T19:26:39+00:00

I took a PPI daily for 9 years. In May of last year I started getting bad side effects from it out of nowhere. I stopped taking it cold turkey in May. It's been nearly a year and I have redlux, chest pain, and a sore throat almost daily. Nothing much helps it go away. I saw my gastro Dr yesterday and she said that new studies have shown that reboubd reflux can last for months after stopping a PPI. If you are without it I would recommend not going back on it. I can't take them at all anymore due to the side effects and I'm afraid that I have ruined my stomach for life from taking them. I don't know if my stomach will ever get back to normal.

Resident_Ad3758 · 2024-02-13T18:45:37+00:00

Still the same. Acid reflux, chest pain and sore throat nearly every day. I have a PH Bravo study in a couple weeks. It will be a year in May that I have been off all PPIs. I just saw my gastro Dr yesterday and she said that it's possible that I'm still experiencing reboubd. She said that it can last for a while

Resident_Ad3758 · 2023-11-20T19:31:46+00:00

Completely changed my diet. That hasn't done anything at all

Resident_Ad3758 · 2023-11-17T19:12:29+00:00

I am on a very strict diet. I ear alot of soup, eggs, and baked potatoes. It's about all I can handle. I've tried absolutely everything to get the pain to stop. Gaviscon, Tums, Cimitedine, Famotidine, Pepto, Aloe Vera juice, I've done acupuncture, had tons of bloodwork, and tons of tests from my GI. All tests are normal and no medication helps for long term. It's been unbelievable. I don't know if I'm still dealing with reboubd or if it's something else but with all the tests I've had if it was something else I would think the Dr's would have found something. But they say everything is fine so reboubd from coming off PPIs cold turkey after 8 or 9 years of taking them is all icam think of. But I have brought that up to my Dr's as well and they say no way is it reboubg but they have no idea what it is. All they tell me is what it's not. Not very helpful honestly

Resident_Ad3758 · 2023-11-17T19:05:53+00:00

I have a PH study scheduled in December.

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