Hi list,
This goes out to the doctors & anyone who has had their wisdom teeth taken out.
I had all 4 removed at the advice of my dentist and oral surgeon last Friday. By Sunday evening I developed severe sinus and facial pain that the painkillers wouldn't dull. I mentioned this to my oral surgeon on Monday, but he said he didn't see a break through to the sinus when he removed my upper left wisdom tooth so it was probably "referential pain" (??? I might have heard wrong but I think that's what he called it ???). Well, doc knows best, and I was drugged out of my mind anyway, so home I go - but the relentless pain worsens through Tuesday to the point that I actually cried once - I actually have a high pain tolerance so this is supposed to describe how bad the pain got - and by Tuesday evening I was certain it was a massive sinus infection because when I shook my head, I could hear _and_ feel stuff jiggling in my face. Wednesday morning, I finally convinced him that I did have a major sinus infection, I didn't care whether it was because of the procedure or not but it obviously was since it was only on one side of my face where one of the most recessed teeth was removed, and he finally put me on antibiotics. Today is Day 2 of antibiotics, and things seem to be improving, but there's still a lot of pressure and pain, and drainage is very slow.
I'm wondering how the actual sinus cavity itself will recover fully from an infection that wasn't treated for 5 full days, and whether it will affect my resonance in the future. Can the shape of the cavity change or the linings thicken? Should I see my ENT just to make sure?
Also, it's obviously in my oral surgeon's best interests to appear unalarmed when finally diagnosing the infection, but exactly how serious is a situation like this? I'm not a litigious person - I had to sign a bunch of waivers before the procedure anyway - but I just need to know how bad it actually is to leave a major sinus infection from an open wound, not from a cold or URI, untreated for 5 days even when a patient tells you something is wrong. Just so I can feel more in the right. ;-) And maybe I just need some sympathy... I don't know when I'll be able to get back to 100% singing capacity. :-(
Thanks! Sorry this is so long.
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