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| Stormin Mormon |
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: How long should it be before I can
: 1. eat solids
Probably the next day. In the meantime, Slimfast, Ensure, Boost
or other weight loss drinks may bring some relief of hunger.
: 2. smoke cigarettes
Never. After a dental extraction, you may not have a cigarette
ever again. Serious complications like lung cancer, burned
clothes, and emphysema may result if you do.
: 3. drink alcohol (bearing in mind the antibiotic)
Typically about two years is the right time to let the antibiotic
clear completely.
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: Thanks.
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: PS. I have a follow-up appointment at 1pm next Tuesday, but was
hoping I'd be
: able to do most, if not all, of the above before then!
Your health is essential. Please preserve it.
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| Stormin Mormon |
| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:35 pm |
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: > Likely, a diluted H2O2 rinse can help break down the blood to
get the gauze out.
: > This long after surgery you shouldn't still be using them.
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: H2O2? I'm a few years out of chemistry class, I'm afraid, but
isn't that
: Hydrogen Peroxide?
CY: Exactly!
ie. Bleach?!
CY: Wrong.... bleach is sodium hypochlorite.
Are you sure I should be putting that on
: open wounds?
CY: Hydrogen peroxide, yes. It foams, bubbles, and releases
oxygen. Great for cleaning, and some folks say the oxygen is a
germ killer.
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: I've been able to prod the gauzes a little with my tongue,
which is progress,
: but they're rather firmly attached to the top gum. I do have
some Listerine,
: which I've been avoiding because I imagine it would hurt like
hell...
CY: I'd also avoid the listerine. Try hydrogen peroxide.
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: > Once you get the gauze out it may bleed, use new packs for
20-30 min
: > then remove them. If still bleeding repeat once or twice
more.
: > Once bleeding stops to a slight ooze you don't need the packs
anymore.
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: Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know. Nearly 24 hours
since the
: operation now and the same gauzes are still wedged in place. I
shall try a
: gentle warm salt water rinse to start with and see how I get
on.
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CY: Git im, tiger!
: > Stiffness is quite common, moist heat packs can help relieve
this.
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: Ah, I do have one of those. I'll give it a go. Many thanks.
CY: And treat for symptoms.
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| Stormin Mormon |
| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:36 pm |
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Milkshakes, Slimfast, Boost, Ensure. All dairy based, but they go
down easy.
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Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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: I've tried this, and things are certainly a little better,
although it's still
: an effort.
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: I'm off to buy some yoghurt, weetabix, fruit juice, etc.
Thanks, all.
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| Barry Price |
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:07 am |
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On 2007-05-31, Newbie <nox@bix.nex> wrote:
Quote: 3% H2O2 from the pharmacy dilute with equal ammount of water.
Bleach is NaHClO (hypochlorite)
Ah, okay. I know you can bleach hair with peroxide, I guess that's what
confused me.
Quote: H2O2 at a low concentration is quite usable as a mouth rinse.
Glad to hear it. I didn't need it in the end, but I appreciate the chemistry
lesson!
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| Barry Price |
| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:07 am |
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On 2007-06-02, Stormin Mormon <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: : How long should it be before I can
: 1. eat solids
Probably the next day. In the meantime, Slimfast, Ensure, Boost
or other weight loss drinks may bring some relief of hunger.
Yeah, the problem wasn't medical but physical. I couldn't physically get
the solid food into my mouth :)
Stiffness is loosening a little now. I can finally (just) fit a toothbrush
between my teeth ir order to brush them.
Quote: : 2. smoke cigarettes
Never. After a dental extraction, you may not have a cigarette
ever again. Serious complications like lung cancer, burned
clothes, and emphysema may result if you do.
I saw four days elsewhere, and preferred it to your answer. Glorious nicotine.
Quote: : 3. drink alcohol (bearing in mind the antibiotic)
Typically about two years is the right time to let the antibiotic
clear completely.
I gave it two hours. No ill effects, as of yet ;)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:56 am |
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On 03 Jun 2007 11:07:50 GMT, Barry Price <barryjprice+usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: On 2007-05-31, Newbie <nox@bix.nex> wrote:
3% H2O2 from the pharmacy dilute with equal ammount of water.
Bleach is NaHClO (hypochlorite)
Ah, okay. I know you can bleach hair with peroxide, I guess that's what
confused me.
H2O2 at a low concentration is quite usable as a mouth rinse.
Glad to hear it. I didn't need it in the end, but I appreciate the chemistry
lesson!
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| Stormin Mormon |
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:39 pm |
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You're going to die!
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You have to starve them.
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"Barry Price" <barryjprice+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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: > Never. After a dental extraction, you may not have a
cigarette
: > ever again. Serious complications like lung cancer, burned
: > clothes, and emphysema may result if you do.
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: I saw four days elsewhere, and preferred it to your answer.
Glorious nicotine.
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: >: 3. drink alcohol (bearing in mind the antibiotic)
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: > Typically about two years is the right time to let the
antibiotic
: > clear completely.
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| Barry Price |
| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:24 pm |
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On 2007-06-05, Stormin Mormon <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: You're going to die!
Very perceptive. So are you :)
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| Newbie |
| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:28 am |
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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:39:05 -0400, "Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: You're going to die!
So are you, it's just a matter of when and how. |
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