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Has anyone had oral surgery that caused fatigue for an extended time?

Posted by mclelland1958 @mclelland1958, Jun 21, 2025

I had two molars on the top left pulled 8 days ago. The dentist had to cut a strip of gum tissue, remove bone, and break a tooth in pieces in order to get the tooth. He sewed the strip together and told me this was a complex surgery. The pain was intense for a week and is now starting to calm down. The strong fatigue is still with me and I am hoping someone has been through this process and will share their experience.

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nicolaanne0808 | @nicolaanne0808 | May 16 8:42am
In reply to @vostie "Because of the way that LDN works, LDN could potentially cause general anesthesia to be less..." + (show)
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Because of the way that LDN works, LDN could potentially cause general anesthesia to be less effective...and if you need to take an opioid pain medication after anesthesia, it may not work properly because LDN binds to the same receptor that the opioid uses. Most docs advise stopping LDN 48 hours prior to surgery if possible.

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@vostie I just had sinus surgery and was told to stop LDN 4 days before , if I woke up after the operation in pain no medication would help because the LDN blocks the opioid recaptures .

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nicolaanne0808 | @nicolaanne0808 | May 16 8:45am
In reply to @mclelland1958 "Thank you for your remarks. I had another tooth removed May 7. It took almost three..." + (show)
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Thank you for your remarks. I had another tooth removed May 7. It took almost three weeks to shake that fatigue. I believe that this extraction is more complex .

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I just had an upper wisdom tooth removed and 5 days later am still tired I normally go the gym and was expecting to go back the next day but still not resumed exercising, I am very surprised by the tiredness as I didn't think it was that bad of a procedure

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lovetocook25 | @lovetocook25 | Aug 21 2:19pm

I had an infected root canal extracted on June 17th. I was on amoxicillin/clav 2 times before extraction. I also have had long covid several times. The fatigue has been horrible for the last 2 months and can hardly do anything. Also ended up in the ER, 213 blood pressure, never had bp issues in my life. He said too many antibiotics and the infection is gone. I hope this is over soon.

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vostie | @vostie | Aug 22 8:06am

I had a tooth removed and a dental implant that took about three months. It increased my fatigue by about 50% during the entire process. Also the dentist could not get me numb as I did not stop taking LDN before the appointment.

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beachbum | @arichards3 | Aug 22 9:47am

Yes, for me after any kind of surgery I would suffer fatigue afterwards. But in my case I did not have Long COVID (after chasing that rabbit for about 4 years), I had Mold Illness not mostly cured.

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