Monday, July 11, 2011

Eating porridge, porridge, and porridge....and porridge

I have been living on a diet of porridges, half-boiled eggs, mashed potatoes, and Milo ever since my wisdom tooth was extracted. I read advice from the Internet that one should not eat solid food after your wisdom tooth was extracted.

I also learnt some other things, like...
1. Don't drink with a straw.
2. Don't spit.
3. Don't do heavy exercises.
4. Don't rinse your mouth rigorously.
5. Don't brush your teeth at the affected site rigorously.
6. Don't eat hot/warm food.

I adhered to each and every one of the advice above.

If you don't follow the advice above, you will get a dry socket. Dry socket is some sort of an inflammation at the site where your wisdom tooth initially was.

On the first day when my wisdom tooth was extracted, that site bleed for the entire day. I have to change my gauze from time to time because all of them were soaked with blood. Thankfully, the bleeding stopped on the second day. So, heed those advice!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey would love to ask u about an accountant's life. i heard that accountants have to work very long hours, is that true??usually how much do accountants earn?

gabe said...

Yes, we do work long hours. But...even those in human resource, purchasing, graphic design, business consulting work long hours too. So, it's the same thing everywhere.

How much accountants earn depends on your qualification and experience.

Diana Dickert said...

Oh yes, it's best to avoid dry socket as much as possible. Eating just porridge, porridge, and porridge might seem dull. But it's best to stick to something like that after a trip to the dentist. It's hardly exciting to chew food while you're still healing, in any case.

But of course, it's great to have solid food once your teeth are back in action!
-Diana Dickert