Hey Amber!
I was so hoping I'd get on and see that you were feeling a little bit better today but unfortunately, that's not the case
I saw your post on YT and now here. I don't have a dentist background so I don't know if what I'm going to tell you is right but.....I did have 4 wisdom teeth cut/pulled many, many years ago and this is what I did:
1) As I told you last night (and someone on YT as well) NO STRAW!!! Either sip from the cup or use a spoon to drink your juice (or your drink of choice).
2) Rinse your mouth with warm salt water 3-4 times a day - this will help with the healing.
3) If your jaw is swollen (and it sounds like it is), put some crushed ice in a ziplock bag, wrap it in a cloth, and gently place it on your jaw.
4) As for your pain meds - I can tell you this (yes, I do have a medical background but when Sam was almost killed last year thanks to Hurricane Rita - that's another story - his doctors gave this advice) - there is a 30 MINUTE window to take your meds, you can push it to 45 if in severe pain. That means if the directions say take one every 4 hours, you can actually take it 3 1/2 hours later. Can you take 2 percocets at once? If it doesn't say, call the pharmacist where you got it filled and ask if it would hurt you to take 2 at once - then only 1 pill 3 1/2 - 4 hours later. Also, take tylenol in between - this won't hurt you!!
5) Only liquids for several days - chicken broth (you can eat the noodles as they will slide down your throat - kinda like a raw oyster
- sorry, didn't mean to make ya laugh). Jello, milk shakes (use that spoon!!) - main thing is you need to keep something on your stomach, especially taking pain pills!!
6) If you are still in pain by tomorrow or Friday morning - call another dentist!! Explain to them what happened and how you're feeling. If another agrees to see you, they can take x-rays to see if any bone is missing from your jaw. If it is, and I'm not a "sue happy kinda person", but - I first get the "bad" dentist to refund the $48 - if he's worth anything more than a "d@mn", for his reputations sake - which is shot with you - he will do the right thing and refund you that money. If not and you find that he caused more damage than good (i.e. more loose teeth, damage to the jaw, etc.), ya might want to contact an attorney if it's gonna end up costing you a LOT of money to fix what he screwed up.
Whew! I guess that's all the advice I can give - and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn last night...LOL!!!! Oops, there I go again - bad Suzi - making Amber laugh! Anyway, I sure hope you are feeling better sooner versus later! I'll check on you later
