A Brief Rant - Wisdom Teeth and Pain Meds
I got 4 wisdom teeth out and lower jaw surgery (bone fractured and moved forward) on Wednesday. It's been less than 48 hours since I got out of the hospital and I still have huge amounts of pain.
I was prescribed Tylenol 3 to take every 4 hours as long as pain persists, and it's been persisting quite. But every time I ask my mom if I can have some, she goes on a tangent about how they're addicting and either won't let me have them or makes me feel too guilty to take them.
So now I wait at least 6 hours between requests and still get guilt tripped into waiting longer even after I get the pills from her.
I understand that she doesn't want me addicted to codeine, but I'm still in legitimate pain, and I shouldn't feel bad for wanting relief.