I broke a tooth two weeks ago. I was simply chewing on a hard candy and it broke. Way to go me!? I knew that dental issues, and weak bones are a side effect of cancer. (all the radiation to my head, throat, then the different meds Im on). Heck, they even gave me a shot for brittle bones!
The dentist had bad and good news. The good news? All of my other teeth are fine. Bad news? The broken tooth was in such bad shape it couldn't be saved. Not only that, but it would require an oral surgeon.
Today I had oral surgery. They went in and pulled my tooth. After that, they proceeded to somehow make a bone graft to make me a new tooth. (cool huh??) So now I wait 2 months to heal, then go back in for them to finish my new tooth. I honestly don't get how they are doing it. All I know is Im lucky it was one of my back teeth. I can smile and no one can tell its even missing.
So overall, today Im in a lot of pain. I was told to spend the rest of the day on bed rest, but it just about drove me nuts. I managed to get some laundry folded from bed. On a good note: No other issues/ side effects today. Im feeling pretty good on my targeted therapy. Yay for good cancer drug days.
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