Recovering

MnMShaw · September 2010

Hello ladies! A few days back I posted about my wisdom teeth fears. Well, this morning I had them taken out. I just wanted to post and update.

The doctor had to cut on part of my jaw bone but he didn't break it, thank goodness!! I still have to be super careful so I don't break it on my own though. But let me tell you, the side where that particular tooth came out is incredibly painful. I came home and was sleeping and then woke up crying it was so bad. He gave me 7 prescriptions, 3 of which are pain meds. I started with the lowest dose but I have since upped it to the good stuff. :-) Where 2 of the teeth were removed, the pain meds eliminate that pain. However, that one tooth that was in my jaw bone is awful so the pain meds just take the edge off.

Hopefully it gets better by tomorrow or I have no idea how I'm going to holler at the TV when I'm watching some Longhorn football. :-)

So, just a word to the wise. If you find out you will be needing your wisdom teeth out, remove them then, don't wait 5 years!! You never know what could happen!

TX-Bride · September 2010

Hope you feel better soon. I hate the feeling, I took all 4 at the same time, the liquid diet and the itchy stitches was the hardest part.

Leigha12 · September 2010

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

And stop scaring me! I needed mine out (at least 1 of them) 3 years ago. But my COBRA'd dental insurance didn't go through like it should have and then I lost it, and haven't had insurance since. I'm just waiting until I have dental insurance to get them out because I can't afford the surgery on my own. And those stupid studies won't take me!

MnMShaw · September 2010

Thanks Ladies!

And Leigha, as soon as you get insurance, get those suckers out! I wish I wouldn't have waited so long! I highly recommend my oral surgeon though if you need one!

Kinks · September 2010

Glad everything went relatively well -- sorry to hear about the pain though. I actually had all four of mine out last Friday as well. The procedure itself was a breeze since I opted to get the sedation -- don't remember a thing! Apparently the oral surgeon had all four out in about half an hour. The worst part was waking up the next morning when all the pain meds had worn off, and that hurt...otherwise, I didn't mind an excuse to eat lots of mashed potatoes and milkshakes.

My best advice would be to make sure to eat at least a little something every time you take one of those pain pills, like vicodin or hydrocodone...they really tear up your stomach and it's no fun to hurl when your mouth is all jacked up. Ladies, if you need it done, don't wait...it only gets harder and you're more likely to have jaw problems as you get older.

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