March 30, 200718 yr Wisdom teeth. They got "extracted" at 3:00pm today. Even with the pain meds my jaw hurts like a &$^&%%#*! I can't smoke a cigar for TWO weeks or drink w/ a straw for four days... not to mention eat solid food for 3 days. SUX!
March 30, 200718 yr That sucks. I had one pulled about a month ago, and I have to get the other three cut out. The dentist told me not to smoke for three days, I smoked after two days. Did the dentist at least give you a good pain killer?
March 30, 200718 yr eeeeeaaahhhh every time I go to the dentist they remind me that I should have mine removed... I really don't want to. I have a dentist appt for a cleaning next week...
March 30, 200718 yr I had mine taken out while still on active duty. They gave me some very good meds and put me on quarters. I wound up missing a week of 12 hour shifts and a whole readiness exercise. Just take it easy Panther and it will soon be over.
March 30, 200718 yr One of mine is almost all the way in. I'm hoping it doesn't have to be extracted.
March 30, 200718 yr One of mine is almost all the way in. I'm hoping it doesn't have to be extracted. They will eventually, but it really doesn't hurt at all, as long as you don't wait forever.
March 30, 200718 yr I'm not jelious. I had all 4 of mine taken out all at once. Ended up getting put out for the procedure because they were in there so deep. Because of being put out and the heavy narcotic drugs I was given, I was pretty much out for an entire day, and was still pretty useless the next day. I didn't eat anything except jello and applesauce for the first week because I literally couldn't open my mouth to eat anything else. Eating really proved to be a challenge for about 2 weeks. And I looked like a chipmuck. Then when everything started to heal, I constantly had this HORRIBLE taste in my mouth from whatever was oozing out of the openings. It made me gag at times. So......good luck.
March 30, 200718 yr Geesh, guess my luck wasn't as bad. My gums hurt somewhat and I hated that they wouldn't stop bleeding for awhile, but not as bad as y'all seemed to have it.
March 30, 200718 yr Ah, Sixty8 ... I remember when mine were removed. It felt terrible, at times, but the pain pales in comparison to some other things I've had done to me ... he he. Hope you feel better SOON! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down'
March 30, 200718 yr Sixty4, feel better soon, bud. I still have mine, and as far as I know, they haven't given me problems.
March 30, 200718 yr Back when I got braces, I had to have my FIRST molars (the ones farthest forward) pulled- all 4. Braces closed the gap. I had 68 teeth and more room had to be made. I have all 4 wisdoms and they're fine & dandy back there.
March 30, 200718 yr That sucks. I'm one of the lucky ones whose mouth has enough room so that if they need to be removed, they can just be pulled in like 5 minutes. Hope ya feel better! By the way I was near your house Wednesday
March 30, 200718 yr Wow, same boat, Sixty8. I got 2 mine out yesterday at ~8:45 AM. My jaw's more stiff than sore right now, though one side doesn't want to really stop bleeding, which worries me. I had my first "meal" of applesauce this morning, which is the first thing I've eaten since 8 PM on Wednesday night. I hear ya about the solid food...I'm relegated to applesauce, yogurt, and jello until I go back for my post-op on Wednesday. Can't drive until then, either, since Vicadin makes me sleepy, and the other meds make me hurl.
March 30, 200718 yr wow, you guys have had bad experiences. One of mine had its root wrapped around my jaw bone. He had to break off part of the bone to get it out. All I got was advil, and I was felt fine 24hrs later. Even had a meeting with a customer the next mornin (tooth removed in the evening) and when I mentioned what was done, he was shocked cause he said I looked and sounded normal...well, normal for me. haha
March 30, 200718 yr Author Thanks guys... yeah, the top 2 were removed in 2004 but these lower 2 were much more impacted and the fragility of the jaw bone in that spot complicates things. My bottom ones were so impacted that they had to break each tooth into four pieces and then rip out the chunks one at a time. So I'm lucky I did not get a fractured jaw like Marcia did in 2003. It needed to be done though, the infection, discomfort and constant halitosis related to their presence was a major nuisance for the past 4 years or so. The doc gave me vicodin (sp?) but my g/f had a few percosets saved from her last medical ordeal so I have been taking those. Dry-socket scares the hell out of me... when Marcia had hers extracted she smoked a few days after and then got dry-socket and from what I remember it was second only to her giving birth to Sofia but lasted about two weeks. All set with that, lucky for me I'm not addicted to cigars, I love enjoying a few in the course of the day but I can stop cold turkey whenever.
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