Gemma Atkinson recently had her wisdom teeth removed and has been keeping fans thoroughly updated with her recovery.The former Hollyoaks actress, 37, shared a snap of her swollen face alongside a lengthy paragraph explaining the painful process."Have to laugh.
It's actually gone down loads from this! This was about 5hrs before I caved and rang the out of hours," she told her 1.8 million followers on Monday (September 5).READ MORE: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson says ‘kids need germs’ as tot digs through sanitary binsFollowing the snap of her swollen face, Gemma revealed that she had been in "extremely severe pain" and explained what she has done to start her recovery process.The statement began: "Wisdom tooth update. (For those that have asked) I thought I was coping ok with pain.
It was uncomfortable but I was soldiering on."Then out of nowhere, it got extremely severe. Pain down my arm, neck, around eye socket & my whole mouth.
I managed to get an out of hrs emergency app."The former Casualty star went on to say that her dentist informed her she had an infection, adding: "Half of me was relieved as I'm usually ok at pain management, I crack on but THIS was something else & I knew I wasn't just being dramatic."Two lots of antibiotics, regular pain relief, salt water swills and rest for the next two days."Oh and a soft food diet & no training.
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