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i'm 40 years old and just had ALL my teeth extracted in one go. The pain is excruciating. Any tips for pain relief? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Kyrgizion@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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EDIT; I can't reply to everyone individually but thanks for all the suggestions! Opiates are out of the question, doctors here will only prescribe those in terms of absolutely extreme suffering or end of life care. I also don't particularly feel interested in developing a hard drug habit. Diclofenac and such are available but also only on separate prescriptions, I'd have to visit another doctor for that. I'm well stocked on paracetamol & ibuprofen, and apart from that, lots of ice cream, pudding & soup :)

Also, since a fair few people seem to doubt the veracity of my story, here's the 22 extracted teeth (the other 10 were already gone in previous extractions).

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[–] daddyjones@lemmy.world 108 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Just to say - this has not been my experience of free healthcare. Not all of it has been great, but most of it has.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago

Hey, you can come here to the states, pay out the ass for it, even with insurance....and still have the same experience. Long waits, lack of communication, and Doctors that are so booked they give you the once over in 10mins after you have waited on them for hours...