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anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
November 17 2008 20:25 GMT
#1
So today I found out that I need to have surgery to remove my wisdom teeth on December 1st. I'll be on Amoxicillin and Prednisone, both of which I know nothing about except that House wanted that one girl to take prednisone in the episode where he has to do everything via webcam because his patient is in the arctic. ANYWAY. Has anyone gotten their wisdoms "extracted"? Was it as painful as people say or is it really not that bad considering the amount of pain killers? I'm sort of nervous to get it done but if you've got a horror story I'll read that too!

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BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
November 17 2008 20:28 GMT
#2
Your face is going to swell a lot and your cheeks will look rosy for about a week.
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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 17 2008 20:28 GMT
#3
I don't think its possible for a mere wisdom tooth to be backho bad
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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 17 2008 20:29 GMT
#4
*cue incoming kwark post*
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
November 17 2008 20:29 GMT
#5
On November 18 2008 05:28 fusionsdf wrote:
I don't think its possible for a mere wisdom tooth to be backho bad


im getting all 4 done at once if that makes any difference
AmorVincitOmnia
Profile Joined March 2005
Kenya3846 Posts
November 17 2008 20:36 GMT
#6
it's gonna hurt like you can't imagine but they should knock you out, and give you a pretty heavy pain killer prescription.
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Masamune
Profile Joined January 2007
Canada3401 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-18 15:33:15
November 17 2008 20:39 GMT
#7
I live out of town, so my dentist referred me to their associate clinic because they were too busy to taka me on one of the few days I could drive down....long story short, the dumb dental hygienist took x-rays of my face more than once becasue she thought I was my brother -_-, the dumb dentist almost dropped one of my tooth's down my throat, which I choked on, and I bit his finger because I couldn't feel my mouth and from being nervous about what a retard he was. To make it worse...my dad didn't pick up the painkillers till after me and my brother were done...and I had taken my teeth out first, so yeah...good times. GL!

Oh yeah, the advice...make sure your actual dentist is not a moron, don't go to their affiliate branch, and make sure while you're in surgery, someone is picking up the painkillers so you can take them right away.

Your dentist should go through all the necessary procedures after your teeth have been removed like not drinking from straws etc.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 17 2008 20:39 GMT
#8
I have to get one out. I could get it out now before it really takes root, or wait until later and get it then.

But since this semester Im not a full time student and not working, I dont have the money for it
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
zOula...
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States898 Posts
November 17 2008 20:59 GMT
#9
i got all 4 out at once... it was pretty shitty. you're probably gonna be pretty out of it for about a week. time to play lots of bw :o)
Plutonium
Profile Joined November 2007
United States2217 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 21:08:51
November 17 2008 20:59 GMT
#10
Depends how much your insurance is willing to cover and how badly impacted you are, you may get a local, or they may put you under. Going under is the best choice, obviously. For all four teeth, you'll definitely want a general.If your insurance only covers a local, it sucks to be you.

It's going to hurt like hell for the next 2-5 days, so you'll definitely be on painkillers. Valium's good stuff, it will fuck you up real good. Make sure to take your antibacterial meds for the whole duration the doc recommends, don't stop or you may get an infection, even if you think it's alright. Infections are bad news, means you'll have to go to the emergency room, where they'll have to rip your wound back open and wash it out. Happened to a friend of mine.

The stitches you'll get are self-dissolving. They'll be some bleeding on the first day, it's normal. After a few weeks, the stitches will come out in little pieces of thread.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
November 17 2008 21:00 GMT
#11
also make sure to stock up on soft foods
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
November 17 2008 21:04 GMT
#12
My dad is a dentist and I watch these crooked teeth noobs crawl away wincing in horrible agony! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I think it is okay. You just need to eat soft food, remember to take your pain killers, and wait it out. It should be good.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States42689 Posts
November 17 2008 21:09 GMT
#13
On November 18 2008 05:29 fusionsdf wrote:
*cue incoming kwark post*

Give me a chance. How the hell am I meant to find BackHo references in a blog about wisdom teeth? Do you think I run searches for new BackHo mentions on teamliquid twice daily?!?!?

On topic, my wisdom teeth came through without me noticing when I was 16 but I have a gappy mouth so that doesn't help you at all.
Back off topic, BackHo doesn't have any wisdom teeth, that's why he loses.
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intoyourrainbOW
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States168 Posts
November 17 2008 21:10 GMT
#14
dude i hope ur getting the lithium drip instead of novacaine or laughing gas. it will knock you out cold and you'll just wake up without ur wisdom teeth. i had 4 of mine pulled out like that when i was in high school. i would describe the pain as an intense throbbing--think of a huge, rounded shape of pain. it wont be in sharp bursts unless you touch an exposed nerve. oh, and make sure you wash out ALL the food particles out of ur mouth. they'll always make their way into the holes where your teeth used to be--and the holes will be deeper than you think so be thorough.
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
November 17 2008 21:10 GMT
#15
Conveniently enough the day I get it done is the day that this iccup season ends
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6771 Posts
November 17 2008 21:12 GMT
#16
My cheek got infected when they did it to me and it fucked me up baaddddd

lots of bw time tho
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
November 17 2008 21:20 GMT
#17
i havent had mine taken out yet but man when it acts up i cry, not kidding you.
boongee
Profile Joined November 2004
United States967 Posts
November 17 2008 21:20 GMT
#18
mine weren't bad at all. I got all four out at once and yes they were pretty sore and my cheeks were huge but it wasn't that bad. The pain was about the equivalent of getting braces tightened from what I remember. probably a little worse
Augury
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States758 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 21:37:14
November 17 2008 21:33 GMT
#19
Getting your wisdom teeth out is amazing. Doesn't hurt at all and it's a free excuse to do nothing and take pain pills :O. Just hope your doctor gives you something fun and if not call your drug dealer

Edit: Anyone talking about it hurting didn't take enough pain killers or they're just trying to scare you. I've never known anyone to have an actual problem with it. I was in bed for a few hours after and then playing video games after, not SC but console games and stuff, because I was on so much Oxycodone.
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
November 17 2008 21:41 GMT
#20
zizi yo
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
November 17 2008 21:42 GMT
#21
make sure you take the general anesthesia option or else you'll be going through one of the most unpleasant (unpleasant != painful) experiences in your life. the pains afterwards isnt that bad, just take meds
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24680 Posts
November 17 2008 21:52 GMT
#22
I think it's more of a pain in the ass than worth fearing due to pain (assuming competence) but I'm lucky that my dentist has promised me I won't be needing them out (23 and they aren't fully in lol)
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diehilde
Profile Joined September 2008
Germany1596 Posts
November 17 2008 21:53 GMT
#23
it certainly isnt fun but not as bad as people say...
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Ozarugold
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
2716 Posts
November 17 2008 21:57 GMT
#24
It's not too bad. Take painkillers when it begins to hurt, eat soft foods, and just take it easy. The operation and the ordeal will be over before you know it.
this is my quote.
1sd2sd3sd
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
660 Posts
November 17 2008 21:58 GMT
#25
It's not fun but it really depends on how your body responds to your teeth being removed. You could bleed for days after and have to use gauze for a while or it could close faster than normal. I was on a really heavy drug, can't remember the name of it but I think it started with a "P" and that would pretty much put me in lala land for a few hours in which everything felt good. Eventually you get sick of eating pudding and applesauce though so make sure to have milkshakes or some other things readily available for a few days after you get them removed. Good luck and don't stress over it.
ShmotZ
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States581 Posts
November 17 2008 22:00 GMT
#26
On November 18 2008 05:29 anderoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 18 2008 05:28 fusionsdf wrote:
I don't think its possible for a mere wisdom tooth to be backho bad


im getting all 4 done at once if that makes any difference


me to, except im lucky they told me i only have to have them taken out if they give me discomfort which they havent
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DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
November 17 2008 22:15 GMT
#27
What the fuck, I get mine out next tuesday! No thanksgiving dinner for me.
GL with your shit bro
pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
November 17 2008 22:18 GMT
#28
Don't let them take them!

They give you + 4 Wis. And you can't use those slots for any other items.
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MasterOfChaos
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Germany2896 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 22:23:22
November 17 2008 22:21 GMT
#29
I was lucky. The worst thing was the shitty food I had to eat afterwards being unable to chew.
The paper you have to sign beforehand is quite scary But the words "seldom", "extremely seldom" etc in it really mean what they say. So it's not as bad as it sounds.
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Pulimuli
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Sweden2766 Posts
November 17 2008 22:21 GMT
#30
On November 18 2008 07:18 pooper-scooper wrote:
Don't let them take them!

They give you + 4 Wis. And you can't use those slots for any other items.


True story
KaasZerg
Profile Joined November 2005
Netherlands927 Posts
November 17 2008 22:22 GMT
#31
The top ones go out EZ.

My right bottom WT and the two upper ones was removed with 7 injections in the gums. I didn't feel anything after that.

My left bottom WT was removed years before and the painblock was one big freakin injection in the carteledge in the ''roof'' above my tongue. The seringe going in was nasty and made a crack noise when it went in.

I prefer feeling 7 injections going in the gumms over 1 big needle in the 'roof. i thing it was necesary because the bottom left one was lodged very well and needed to be chisseled out. I think the churgeon sedated a central nerve fot the whole area.

I got a minor infection bottom right after the extraction. Inbuprofen wasn't strong enough to kill the pain. It kept me awake a few nights.
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 22:39:02
November 17 2008 22:38 GMT
#32
On November 18 2008 06:20 boongee wrote:
mine weren't bad at all. I got all four out at once and yes they were pretty sore and my cheeks were huge but it wasn't that bad. The pain was about the equivalent of getting braces tightened from what I remember. probably a little worse

Lol wtf thats incredibly mild compared to when I got mine out. It was fairly painful but nothing thats awful.

Worst part by far was the pain killer they give you during the operation. It made me really sick and I threw up about five times on the day after my operation. Couldn't really eat anything including just liquidy stuff.

You'll be out for a few days, so you can like troll on TL or something, or make a girl blog.
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14893 Posts
November 17 2008 22:40 GMT
#33
take your vicadin like a champ
you'll be fine
Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
November 17 2008 22:48 GMT
#34
lol, i got all 4 of mine taken out at the same time too
they knocked me out cold during it
it wasn't too bad, though the stitches were so annoying for the longest time
and lots of bw time indeed... though i was playing bw on painkillers which affected my performance
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GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
November 17 2008 23:01 GMT
#35
The painkillers help a lot, although it can be pretty painful once you stop taking them.

It wasn't so bad- the worst is that it's scheduled pain, so that you never get to miss anything bad- you only get to miss the fun stuff.
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BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
November 17 2008 23:04 GMT
#36
Doesn't hurt for the first couple hours (IIRC), you just have a very numb mouth.

When the anesthetic wears off your mouth will start hurting and you'll have to take pain killers or else it will bug the crap out of you.

All in all there's nothing to worry about.
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Descent
Profile Joined January 2008
1244 Posts
November 17 2008 23:05 GMT
#37
It varies from person to person, and I think it depends on who performs your tooth extractions, too. I also had all four removed at the same time, three summers ago. It wasn't that bad for me, but sleeping through the rest of the day (I had my extractions done in the morning) helped with the recovery.
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Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
November 17 2008 23:11 GMT
#38
I got mine done this summer. Actually there was a blog about wisdom teeth with lots of good information about what you should eat and do after the surgery couple months ago, should search for it.

But from what I gather, the pain and recovery process varies from person to person. Generally, just expect a good amount of pain for a week and serious swelling for one to two weeks. Have someone take care of you and make nice soft food.

no need to be nervous, gl hf
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karbon
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada137 Posts
November 17 2008 23:49 GMT
#39
had general anesthesia. helped a lot.

although the post-surgery did not feel bad at all

was prescribed 25 T3 pills, and told to come back for more when it was empty, but i used like 3 pills only lol


the coolest part was when the doc gave me this syringe like thing, to squirt water into the gaping hole to flush out food.

fun as hell. like a toilet in your mouth.
vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
November 18 2008 00:00 GMT
#40
Hope you have a better time than me. I got dry sockets. When they pack you for dry sockets the first time, it just feels like they're stabbing you in the jaw with a hot knife. That was one of the most painful moments I can remember.

Spent a couple days with the packing in, but then we were going on vacation to Hawaii, so they took it out. about halfway through the trip the pain came back, but I didn't have any more hydrocodone, so I ended up taking 800 mg of ibuprofen (four pills, every six hours). Eventually, my parents decided I needed to see a doctor, and we managed to find one who specialized in tourists, which was really convenient. We figured it was an infection, and he agreed, so he prescribed amoxicillin (which is an antibiotic, btw) and Vicodin for the pain. When I got back to the hotel, I took an amoxicillin, and immediately, the pain went away. I'm pretty sure it was an infection. I only ended up taking like two vicodin.

Yeah. Hope it goes smoothly for you!
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