These last two weeks since my emergency dental surgery have been rough. My face and jaw still hurt so I was back for my SIXTH urgent-enough-to-see-a-dentist-during-a-pandemic visit.
The great news is that my extraction site is not infected. The not-so-great news is that the wound is healing very slowly (and another nearby tooth broke).
Today’s excellent dental tip was to refrigerate a wet teabag and use it as a cold compress in my mouth. Not only was it an excellent trick for a bit of pain relief, but Mama got to enjoy the lovely cuppa I made for her. A teabag compress is also supposed to help with inflammation. Fingers crossed! In the meantime, I keep startling myself with the string hanging out of my mouth, forgetting there’s a teabag in my mouth.
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was gently biting a cold teabag to heal my mouth! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness is everything!
Day 197 of 366. And Now Totaling 1,658 Days In A Row. Here’s the first 366, & the following 365, & the third year of 365 good things, & the 4th year of good things!
On this day…
- 1 year ago: That feeling when…
- 2 years ago: Harvesting our breakfast
- 3 years ago: Surrounded by love
- 4 years ago: Shabbat favorites
- 7 years ago: Experiencing Venice
- 9 years ago: Far From OK
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Now, that’s a neat idea for small inflamed ares of our bodies! I might try it on my early morning baggy eyes!
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Good to hear you use the expression “cuppa”. I thought that was only a UK term. You could always cut the string off, you know ☺! It’s wonderful to hear how you can be so upbeat when you are in pain — and there’s hardly anything worse than a toothache. What’s going on with your calcium intake that you have teeth breaking?
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