Nicole,
It is normal for there to be some oozing of blood. You may even see some on your pillow in the morning.... normal. It is good that it is slightly bleeding as this means that the clot has not been disturbed. Yes, coughing will make it ooze a little, but it shouldn't be a real concern and the majority of the bleeding will most likely stop by tomorrow. If the oozing is troublesome to you, lightly wet a tea bag and lay it on the surgical site, bite down gently on the tea bag for about 15 minutes. The tannin in the tea will stop the bleeding.
Try not to worry about the color of the clot.... all that you have described is normal. I wouldn't recommend that you swallow the blood if you can help it because the blood can make you nauseous. Men do the weirdest things sometimes...... ~;->
Get some rest... you can prop your head up on a couple of pillows tonight if you would be more comfortable. Check in with us tomorrow.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Dry socket girl
Hi. Thanks for your quick response. So I called the OS service cause it was a little heavier and the OS who answered is also an MD so I explained what is going on. He was very nice. Explained to me that it is normal also and if i want I can put a cool damp guaze over the site and bite for 30 minutes. I dont want to do that because I do not want to pull the clot out. He told me not to rinse because it might have aggravated it. But I forgot to tell you and him that I have a slight cough. I noticed after I cough it bleeds more. i asked him if I will bleed to death and he laughed and said no. I also asked him will this eventually stop and he said yes, it will.
But again, i forgot to mention the cough.. What do I do? Will it eventually stop bleeding even with the cough? It is not a bad cough just at times I cough as gently as I can but there is sometimes mucus that needs to be cleared out. ugggg. They never mentioned coughing or sneezing, that I should not do it it is not on their pamphlet.
So here is the question.. Even with the cough will it eventually stop bleeding?
There is a nice black jelly like clot there and today earlier it was a grayish i am not sure what happened to the grey.
I am petrified of the dry socket. If i wake up tomorrow with no pain does that mean I might not have that to worry about being that it will be day 3?
Ok so I am a mess and i know it lol but I am just scared. My husband is funny he had a root canal (again) get infected and he had to have it out. He said he bled for 3 days and just swallowed the blood. He never got a dry socket or infection or anything. Why can't i just shake it off like it is normal to bleed and move on with my life?
Thanks
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