I had tissue graft yesterday due to receding gum tissue on numbers 24 and 25. Even though I'm terrified of needles and surgery and pretty much anything that can readily enflict pain, the surgery really wasn't anywhere near as bad as it had the potential to be. Yesterday I was actually very happy. I came home and slept for a few hours and then when I woke up I ate dinner and hung out with my friend Britney. Everything was absolutely perfect until I tried to go to sleep last night. To help protect the site where the graft was taken from, I have to wear a special retainer that is very similar to invisalign that makes it awkward to talk and swallow so after the halcion wore off, I just couldn't get back to sleep. It felt like having one of those annoying head colds when the stuff from your nose is trying to drain and it feels like you can't breathe all day. I seriously can't stand this feeling, so everytime I'd get close to falling asleep, I'd have to swallow which instantly woke me up due to the claustrophobic feeling. I'm hoping that my lack of sleep last night will help with my sleep tonight. With any luck I'll just be way too tired to even care. Good news at least is that I seriously haven't felt ANY pain through all of this, it's just uncomfortable and doesn't taste very good.
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Hey Denver,
Im glad the surgery wasnt as bad as you thought it would be. The technique he used was a lot less invasive. So im curious if you rememeber anything? You seemed pretty sleepy to me. By the way you dont have to wear that retainer any more, its just for the first 24 hours after that wear it as much or little as you want.
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