Dental advice

NJsemple
NJsemple Posts: 41 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I had a tooth removed Thursday I was told no heavy lifting bending so on for a few days. My fella wants me to wait till Monday until I start with my weights till Monday to be sure what’s everyone’s views?

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  • ridiculous59
    ridiculous59 Posts: 2,910 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not just do what the doc says.

    Increased blood pressure could blow the clot out of the socket, and that's not good. Lifting would increase blood pressure. Same with bending, the increased blood pressure to your head could dislodge the socket healing.

    This. My daughter is a welder and when she had her wisdom teeth pulled she was off work for a couple of weeks. Bending and lifting is the worst combination.
  • NJsemple
    NJsemple Posts: 41 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not just do what the doc says.

    Increased blood pressure could blow the clot out of the socket, and that's not good. Lifting would increase blood pressure. Same with bending, the increased blood pressure to your head could dislodge the socket healing.
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not just do what the doc says.

    Increased blood pressure could blow the clot out of the socket, and that's not good. Lifting would increase blood pressure. Same with bending, the increased blood pressure to your head could dislodge the socket healing.

    They just said a couple of days but we looked on google and it said longer so just wondered what people thought
  • westrich20940
    westrich20940 Posts: 921 Member
    My views are you should do what your healthcare provider told you to.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    NJsemple wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not just do what the doc says.

    Increased blood pressure could blow the clot out of the socket, and that's not good. Lifting would increase blood pressure. Same with bending, the increased blood pressure to your head could dislodge the socket healing.
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Why not just do what the doc says.

    Increased blood pressure could blow the clot out of the socket, and that's not good. Lifting would increase blood pressure. Same with bending, the increased blood pressure to your head could dislodge the socket healing.

    They just said a couple of days but we looked on google and it said longer s just wondered what people thought

    Personally, I'd compare the downside risk of starting sooner (problems healing), with the downside risk of skipping workouts (slightly lower calorie allowance since strength training doesn't burn much, small delay in reaching strength goals, *maybe* teeny tiny strength loss that will be quickly regained).

    Everyone's risk tolerance is different.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,985 Member
    You could try with the easiest single exercises you can think of. Do a bodyweight squat. Feel some pulling sensation or pain at the extraction site? Stop. Not? Try something else, rinse and repeat. But seriously, I would wait a bit longer.

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