I Am In Pain

What to do for a terribly painful jaw after four wisdom teeth removed besides ibuprofen? I don't want to take any narcotics. Don't want to mess with that. But today of every day since the surgery, my mouth hurts like hell.

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splishsplash

Make sure you don't have dry socket.

Ibuprofen should work?

Bluesky52 · 61-69, M

@splishsplash my wife dont like me takin them because they have blood thiners,she lost her sister taking them,

YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F

@splishsplash I don't think I do. Last I checked my sockets are a dark red and I haven't been using straws.

YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F

@splishsplash Ibuprofen helps some

splishsplash

@Bluesky52 Gosh, that's scary. Sorry to hear that.

splishsplash

@YoungPoet345 When did you have them out?

YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F

@splishsplash yeah, I did see a white strip in the back of my mouth but it looks like it could be a stitch. I'm not really sure. To be honest, it's hard to tell cause I'm not a dentist. But I do know I'm in a ton of pain. Yup. I had them out on Thursday last week.

splishsplash

@YoungPoet345

Did your doctor give an a prescription for Ibuprofen or are you taking it over the counter??

The prescription is for 800mg. Over the counter is 200mg a pill. You need 4 over the counter to make one prescription pill. Make sure you take it with food - which is tricky when you are in pain. But you don't want to throw up with stiches.

I'm sorry you don't feel well. I would call your Dr in the AM