Blog 10. Post Op

Two days after the implant and I’ve not felt well all day.  It’s nothing much but it’s there all the same.  Although I’ve been climbing up a step ladder to paint walls without incident I’ve also not felt as secure as usual. No balance issue in an obvious way but a little uneasy.  This morning I felt my mouth and sense of taste was improved as I ate breakfast but as the day has progressed I’ve become conscious of my tingling tongue and the distorted sense of taste.  My Teeth or gums on the implant side also feel like they are anaesthetised. When I drink water or orange juice the liquid feels glutinous on my tongue. More like drinking yogurt or double cream.  Wine or coffee feels more like a normal liquid.  I’ve noticed that my implant ear sticks out more than the other one and is also more red. There’s a slight ache to it too on the inside but nothing too bad.  All told I feel a bit under the weather and wonder if it’s all a delayed reaction.  All the advice about taking things steadily for a few days or so is beginning to have relevance.

Five days after the operation I’m experiencing most of the things I was told to expect. I’ve mentioned my mouth and that continues but sometimes I feel it’s getting less noticeable.  For instance I have a good appetite and enjoy food and most of it tastes fine. I am getting shooting pains in the vicinity of the cut however.  It’s not continuous and I think that is just part of the healing process. Unfortunately I like to sleep on my tum with my head turned to one side and the down side for my head is where the implant is. So I have to try sleeping in different positions but last night was much better and for quite a lot of the time I slept with the implant ear on the pillow.  I now have a follow-up meeting at BRI and also a switch on date exactly one month from the operation date.