Hello Kimberly! Thank you for your reply, advice and encouragement. I too have lupus sle secondary to the sjogrens syndrome. I did fine in the hospital, but I was getting my pain meds through my iv. I am 10 days out since surgery and the doctor called in lortab elixer since the pill form was getting stuck in my throat. It seems to help some. I need to call the surgeon and oral surgeon back on Monday to get the rest of my questions answered. The oral surgeon had to adjust the prosthetic last week and it is very uncomfortable now. It is too tight and making it hard to wear. I am so sorry to hear you are going through all of this too. I have never posted on a support site outside of facebook, so I need to take some time and try to figure everything out! I will get my info updated and I appreciate all of the replies. I hope you are having a good weekend. May God bless you too!