Hey! I just found your blog and I'm 20 years old, 8 days post-op of a complete upper denture and i cant stop crying because your blog is helping me so much, Its really helping to see someone close to my age putting her experiences here so I know what to at least start to expect, i'v just reached the stage where I have sores everywhere and my stitches are making my mouth gross, so i keep thinking it wont get better but seeing your blog has helped so so so much, thank you so much for posting here
First of all, thank you so much!
Second, I PROMISE it gets better! I know of people who have taken the dentures out and given up and go without any teeth, and at one point I wondered how they could do that but then I felt what they felt and I understood. But if you can push through it gets so much better! Eventually you’ll catch yourself not noticing your teeth when you chew!
Some things that helped me was I carried a pizza cutter with me and literally cut everything up. Grilled cheese with extra cheese and salami on it helped me feel normal because it was gooey enough to swallow when chewing hurt too bad, but yet it was normal food so I would feel physically better (and more normal!). I was able to even cut up girl scout cookies with a pizza cutter and kind of baby chew them to crumbs 😂But there definitely is a “depression” point where you feel like it won’t get better, or if it’s the right decision.
I’m about 5 months post op and I cannot imagine being without my dentures! I hope you feel better soon!