# Day 2 bilateral intraoral **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 4, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839 "2015-06-04T14:17:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/1 "2015-06-04T14:17:29Z")
Slept well last night and made sure to stay on pain med schedule. Starting to swell under the jaw area so I’ve been icing for 20 mins at a time. Drinking through a straw is easier than regular. Almost choked trying to sip off a spoon. No appetite. Bought a pill crusher for meds I have to take. That works well and I dissolve the slurry in some warm water. I also been breaking open a vitamin E cap and letting that ease down my throat. Hard to swallow but pain me sleep things ok. Ears hurt a bit since the swelling started so I think it’s important to keep that under control. Don’t even want to brush my teeth yet! ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/2 "2015-06-04T14:19:40Z")
Oops suppose to say pain meds keep things ok ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/3 "2015-06-04T14:28:31Z")
You sound pretty upbeat Ivy- hope that that continues! Did you have both sides done? I found cleaning my teeth pretty daunting too. Keep up with those pain meds and get lots of rest! God Bless! ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/4 "2015-06-04T15:24:16Z")
Yep both sides but I had no tonsils and narco is a great drug! ---
**Author:** ![Hurting](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/hurting/32/595_2.png) [@Hurting](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Hurting)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/5 "2015-06-04T20:33:23Z")
That's great to hear you're doing well. I'm sorry, I haven't been keeping up - who is your doctor? ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/6 "2015-06-04T21:10:27Z")
I had Dr Michael Bove at Northwestern in Chicago, Illinois . My daughter lives there so I flew in from Michigan. I saw Dr Barrowdale at Layola, ( outside Chicago) and liked him too. But I ended up choosing Bove. My ES was pretty straightforward . Nothing super complicated. ---
**Author:** ![Kay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kay](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Kay)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/7 "2015-06-05T16:34:13Z")
Glad to hear that you are finding some techniques to manage in these first days…prayers for continued healing…are you still at your daughter’s or back in MI? ---
**Author:** ![Nenufar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/nenufar/32/368_2.png) [@Nenufar](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Nenufar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/8 "2015-06-05T17:46:08Z")
Glad to hear all went well, Ivy! Did the doctor take out the ligaments as well as shortening the styloids? Hope your recovery continues to go smoothly! ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/9 "2015-06-05T18:10:10Z")
I did not appear to have issues with ligaments. Just the long styloid. That’s how I understand it. If you look at my ct scan you just see about over a cm he was going to snap off. From there I really don’t know! ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/10 "2015-06-05T18:13:49Z")
Well I guess that may be ligament involvement… But both sides were a clean removal of about an half inch or so. He said he ‘snapped it off’ ---
**Author:** ![Ivy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/ivy/32/565_2.png) [@Ivy](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Ivy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/11 "2015-06-05T18:16:15Z")
Still in Chicago Kay…fighting a killer headache today ---
**Author:** ![Kay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kay](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Kay)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/12 "2015-06-05T20:13:06Z")
Rest, get adequate fluids and enjoy your visit with your daughter! Hope each day gets easier for you…gentle hugs from MI to you… ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/day-2-bilateral-intraoral/839/13 "2015-06-06T19:23:51Z")
Hi Ivy, My ENT said days 3-4 would be the worst pain & swelling-wise. I'd say days 3-6 were pretty intense for me. You should start to feel some improvement by the end of week 1. As everyone else has noted: Stick tightly to your pain meds regimen (I'll add - keep icing - it really made a difference for me) as keeping your pain under control definitely contributes to quicker healing. As Kay said, make sure to hydrate. "Well watered" tissues also heal faster (thank goodness you're not in California with the drought ;) I'm praying for good rest and quick recovery for you.