sami0201

had the surgery this morning (under iv sedation) which was lovely and i don't remember getting home but now, ooouuchhhh!!! this sucks.

Galeongirl

poor you!

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Laura M

At least it's over now and it shouldn't take too long to heal up a bit.

Do you have pain relief?

tiny dancer

Hope you feel better soon.

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sami0201

Yeah, lovely vicodin But still, I can barely open my mouth or eat anything Most annoying feeling ever!

Laura M

Drugs

Feel better soon

Carek1230

Oh you poor poor dear! I remember having that done. The pain was one thing...the healing process wasn't fun, I remember my mouth tasting awful and having to swish this stuff around in it. Lots of jello, mashed potatoes, milkshakes and babyfood or pudding for days. Bleh. I hope you heal fast sami!

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MsPurrl

All four of them at once??? Hope you feel better soon!

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Lila64

My niece had all 4 out on Monday. She has vicodin as well. Feel better!!!

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blueeyedgirl

I had 2 out, one at a time. That way, you've got the other side to chew with I also had mine out in the dentist's chair, under a local, cos I'm tough

sami0201

Thanks everyone!

I had the procedure yesterday morning and I still can't brush my teeth for a while, it's sooo gross! The taste and smell (ew) is like a mixture of blood and food and morning breath And yeah, since they did all 4 it's not even like I can chew on one side of my mouth. AND I'm flying to NY on Tuesday so I hope I'm pretty much better by then, and I hope the air pressure or whatever makes your ears pop on planes doesn't make it hurt or affect it at all

Blueeyedgirl, I wanted them to do it under a local but they said it was much easier for them if they sedated me (it wasn't general anesthesia, it just put me to sleep and as soon as they took the IV out I was up). But the drugs they give you before they put you out are fun, my mom said I was so disoriented when I woke up that I told her we should get a nitrous oxide machine for the house because it's the best thing ever

Bonochick

I hated getting mine out (obviously...I mean, who would like it??). It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be though...and having an excuse to eat lots of Jell-O and mashed potatoes was kinda cool. My biggest bummer was not drinking pop. I love pop, but I was told that drinking it while recovering could put me at a greater risk of developing dry socket. I didn't dare risk it.

Hope you're back to normal soon!

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Carek1230

nitrous oxide machine at the house!

Sami, I hope your flight is going to be good to you, I have no idea how altitude would affect something like wisdom tooth extraction recovery. I'd have some good meds handy just in case. Good luck! And I know what you mean about the taste and smell, I really think that was the worst of my experience anyway. The soft food diet was kinda fun.

dry socket....the WORST thing ever!!!

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DreamOutLoud13

I had mine out (all at once) when I was 16. The swelling was so bad in the back of my mouth that I couldn't even clench my front teeth together to bite through anything. I had to finely chop up the noodles in my chicken noodle soup before attempting to eat them, since I couldn't chew. I must say, I wouldn't have gotten through that week without mashed potatoes though

Oddly, as soon as the stitches came out after a week, I felt like 90% better. Apparently the dentist put the stitches in all weird so I had a stitch going through my inner cheek from the top gum to the bottom on both sides Maybe that's why it was so bad for me

But even if you're on liquids/near liquids, don't suck from a straw. You could disturb the blood clot

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blueeyedgirl

Thanks for that tip :nauseous:

When I had my first tooth out, I had the option of having the lot done or just the one, but since the others weren't giving me grief, the doc said just do the one. And he gave me two valium to take before the appointment I had noooooooooo problems with the needles, or pain, or my job, or my mother, or aaannyytthhingggg......

Drugs rule.