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motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
December 28 2009 02:32 GMT
#1
I am getting my wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow; I'm getting knocked out. Can anyone tell me what to do/expect during recuperation? I'll be on a lot of pain drugs, apparently.

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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
December 28 2009 02:34 GMT
#2
be ready to hate eating for a day or two. I remember the day after I just watched like 10 movies and slept all day lol.
Grommit
Profile Joined February 2009
United States162 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-28 02:35:11
December 28 2009 02:34 GMT
#3
I'm also getting mine taken out tomorrow...apparently we get to look forward to eating only soft food for a few days, as well as constantly irrigating the holes in our gums where the wisdom teeth once were -_-
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
December 28 2009 02:35 GMT
#4
Its not too bad, I got general anesthetic because they had to mill parts of the jawbone. It did hurt but it wasn't too bad. (when I was joking with a female friend of mine and I was a bit cheeky she slapped me T...T .... that was really painful, she just forgot about that in that second)
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
December 28 2009 02:35 GMT
#5
I hear everyone reacts differently. Plus it depends on just how much work has to be done to get the teeth out and if they are coming in weird and intruding onto other teeth etc. Some people cannot eat anything solid and are in a lot of pain while others kind of breeze through it. My friend had them out and he was fine and infact kinda enjoyed the loopiness of the pain meds they gave him.
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phase
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States399 Posts
December 28 2009 02:35 GMT
#6
Mmm I had all 4 taken out with just local anesthesia, and in my experience, it'll hurt and bleed like hell the first day... but afterwards you'll be okay. Just be paranoid with what you eat the first 4-5 days (nothing that can get caught in the new holes in the back of your mouth), man up on the pain, and remember to take your antibiotics and your recovery will be pretty smooth.
hcliff454
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada127 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-28 02:43:28
December 28 2009 02:40 GMT
#7
make sure your hand is warm before they put the IV in so they can easily find the vein.
when they started putting the drugs in, it felt cold and numb for me, they gave me an oxygen mask and in 30 seconds i was asleep.
i can't remember going to another room, but apparently i was walked there.
you're probably going to sleep a lot as the anesthesia wears off.
make sure you have someone make a schedule of your pills for you and force you to take them, because on the first day, I mixed up my penicillin with my tylenol 3 and that was awkward.
don't expect to get any work done while you're off.

oh, and ever since my surgery, the left side of my tongue is numb and feels like i swallowed a lozenge, and food tastes terrible on that side now. like drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth, it's awful. i had my surgery about 2 weeks ago, and i thought the numbness would go away with the swelling buttttt, it hasn't. so, yeah.
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DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
December 28 2009 02:46 GMT
#8
I didn't even have to take my pain medication. Just take it easy and bite down on the gauze and don't stop even though it's annoying. You'll be bleeding a lot, so don't be surprised by that.

Just relax as much as possible and you should be fine. If it hurts a lot, take the painkiller and lie down. When you lie down, try to prop your back up just a bit so you're at an angle otherwise you'll probably swallow some blood and whatnot.
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s[O]rry
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada398 Posts
December 28 2009 02:47 GMT
#9
They put me on Codine? for like the next three weeks. It was so sore. The worst part was like.. Rinsing the bloody holes with a jet of water...
Sunshine.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
December 28 2009 02:47 GMT
#10
Man I couldn't eat anything the 1st day, not because my mouth hurt, but because the medicine they gave me made me so nauseous that I would just throw up right after eating something.
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MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
December 28 2009 02:49 GMT
#11
I made a blog after I had my wisdom teeth done. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

Getting the operation itself wasn't bad, I was chilling in the chair and they put laughing gas on me and I was trying to talk to them cause I was nervous. Then they were hooking an IV up to me and I wa slike "...I don't... like that you... poking me with that neeeedle" and they said "just breathe deep you wont mind" and then i was like 'yaaaaa I dont mind, this laughing gas is goood" then they were like "you on a lot more than laughing gas now." So I just looked up and I was thinking "fuck I'm high right now" then I was out.

Woke up all fucked up feeling and I had gauss wrapped around my face / could see bloody mess around me. Walking was hard after I got up but the oxy's they gave me were enjoyable. I was just really really hungry afterwards. I think I had hamburger helper the 2nd day, possibly first night. I mostly just ate slimfast / omelettes. Wasn't bad,
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Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
December 28 2009 02:51 GMT
#12
woke up starving and really alert, then about 4 hours later i was tired as hellllllllll. and slept for like 20 hours. face was also swollen up a bit.

Also when you first wake up you aren't aware what you're doing at all because the shit fucks with you.
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
December 28 2009 02:55 GMT
#13
On December 28 2009 11:35 G.s)NarutO wrote:
Its not too bad, I got general anesthetic because they had to mill parts of the jawbone. It did hurt but it wasn't too bad. (when I was joking with a female friend of mine and I was a bit cheeky she slapped me T...T .... that was really painful, she just forgot about that in that second)

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Enki
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2548 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-28 03:00:44
December 28 2009 02:57 GMT
#14
Yeah, same as whats been repeated pretty much.
I had it pretty bad, all four of my teeth were impacted and growing in all fucked up, sideways and shit.I opted for sedation, took valium the night and morning before the surgery, didn't eat anything that morning either.
Got the I.V in and knocked me out within 20 seconds or so....
The next few days were a blur, basically take your meds, rinse your mouth out with warm salt water to sterilize to empty holes in your gums, eat soft foods, etc.
Gonna be shitty for a few days, just try to get plenty of rest, that's the best way to cope with it.

Think it was worse for me then most people, not because my teeth were impacted so much but because the Vicodin they gave me was just too strong for me back then I guess because it made me feel fucking terrible....:/

oh, and ever since my surgery, the left side of my tongue is numb and feels like i swallowed a lozenge, and food tastes terrible on that side now. like drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth, it's awful. i had my surgery about 2 weeks ago, and i thought the numbness would go away with the swelling buttttt, it hasn't. so, yeah.

Eh I would really get that checked out if its still like that 2 weeks down the road, could have been nerve damage during the procedure ~_~
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Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-28 03:09:52
December 28 2009 03:04 GMT
#15
Sorry if you find this post useless but there was an exact same blog some time ago that had all the info you'd need.

Ima try look for it

edit: here it is
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=82443
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JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
December 28 2009 03:32 GMT
#16
just a question, do wisdom teeth only get removed if they are impacted? if they are not impacted, can they be left alone?
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In)Spire
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States1323 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-28 03:36:51
December 28 2009 03:32 GMT
#17
I'm still recovering as i did it about a week ago.

1. It hurts. ALOT. Meds=best friend... ever (many people say it wasnt that bad, but I never experienced so much soreness :[ ). You may have different experiences.
2. Get something to pick out the food particles with. Like a water pick (dental hygiene aisle. Shoots water out and cleans the empty hole of food particles).
3. Swish around salt water to clean out the wounds.
4. Don't eat anything to get that can get lodged or stuck in there (obvious one).

I may be missing some, but I think that covers it.

Oh, forgot to add that after the first week, you should be good. I'm feeling a lot better now and am glad to have gotten it out the way.
LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
December 28 2009 03:39 GMT
#18
was fine the day after. eating normal foods and such! =D I was lucky i suppose
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
December 28 2009 03:44 GMT
#19
Be sure to get rest and not try to do other stuff. You'll heal more quickly.
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
Methos
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States206 Posts
December 28 2009 03:46 GMT
#20
your cheeks will be puffy
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