Last Monday the 15th September I went in for my third operation in 9 weeks. I have to say that the week leading up to this I had felt really low and was really apprehensive. The operation was to have 3 healthy wisdom teeth removed as well as two normal molars at the back on the right hand side.
The surgery was preventative and to stop me having long term oral problems from the radiation therapy. The dentist spent time explaining what would be the bad consequences of not having the surgery done. These included weaknesses of the teeth and jaw that could lead to further complications like infections.
For the first time I was in Poole Hospital on day surgery so at least I got to wake up in a different ward. I was soon sent home and the whole procedure was a success. I was slightly swollen but not nearly as bad as I had anticipated.
The next day, my mouth became plagued with ulcers, under my tongue, along my lips and several on the back of my throat. The ulcers were extremely painful and left me unable to eat/drink or talk properly. Kerry definitely enjoyed the not talking part.
By Friday I was really low and phoned the doctor. He called me back and offered to prescribe some mouth lotions to help with the ulcers. They finally started to improve and by Tuesday I had eaten my first ‘non soft’ food.
Despite two major operations in the last two months the ulcers were far more painful and discomforting.
During the week we had a call from the hospital with two important dates. My mask fitting would be the following Wednesday (24th Sept) and my radiation therapy would start on the 6th October for 6 weeks of weekdays until the 14th November.
The surgery was preventative and to stop me having long term oral problems from the radiation therapy. The dentist spent time explaining what would be the bad consequences of not having the surgery done. These included weaknesses of the teeth and jaw that could lead to further complications like infections.
For the first time I was in Poole Hospital on day surgery so at least I got to wake up in a different ward. I was soon sent home and the whole procedure was a success. I was slightly swollen but not nearly as bad as I had anticipated.
The next day, my mouth became plagued with ulcers, under my tongue, along my lips and several on the back of my throat. The ulcers were extremely painful and left me unable to eat/drink or talk properly. Kerry definitely enjoyed the not talking part.
By Friday I was really low and phoned the doctor. He called me back and offered to prescribe some mouth lotions to help with the ulcers. They finally started to improve and by Tuesday I had eaten my first ‘non soft’ food.
Despite two major operations in the last two months the ulcers were far more painful and discomforting.
During the week we had a call from the hospital with two important dates. My mask fitting would be the following Wednesday (24th Sept) and my radiation therapy would start on the 6th October for 6 weeks of weekdays until the 14th November.