Doing Alright

For any of you who are wondering, Shane is doing alright today. His wisdom teeth (we're talking the lower ones here) were lying so deep within his gums that there were some minor complications. The surgeon says there is a possibility of permanent nerve damage. What this would mean is that he might have no sensation or only partial sensation in his chin and maybe his lower lip. It also may be that there will be loss of feeling that improves over time. These risks were explained fully to Shane beforehand and he thought it best to go ahead with it; those teeth had to come out or there would have been worse complications and pain later on.

I suppose there's no way to know what will happen, but as of this morning, he's already regaining some feeling in his chin and lip. His pain is very minimal and he's been taking the over-the-counter combination of Tylenol and Advil rather than the prescription pain medication. He's also on a prophylactic round of antibiotics. There's swelling, of course, but overall, things are going well, I think. He's released to work on Monday as long as he feels like it and he has a follow-up appointment with the surgeon on Monday afternoon, but I think everything will be OK. It's just going to take him a day or two longer to recover than it would have without the complications.

I'm getting ready to make a pot of homemade potato soup for us, and maybe some kind of soft sandwich for him. Maybe tuna salad, or maybe just the salad without the bread; whatever he thinks he can handle. Then we're going to settle in for the afternoon and watch some movies. No comedies, though. It hurts too much when he laughs.