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WWYD (nothing very serious but curious...)
The Mr has an appt next week to get his wisdom teeth out. His teeth are in pretty rough shape so it will take 2 appointments. On the first day he gets 4 teeth out and on the 2nd he gets 3 out. For the second appt i'm off the day of as well as the day after. However on the first appt I work the day of and the day after. I am leaving 2 hours early on the day of his appt because he needs someone to drive him to and from the appt since he'll be put out. I would really like to take the day after off because I know he's going to be miserable and in pain but is that really a valid reason to stay home. For what it's worth The Mr. is really freaked by the dentist and I feel like if I could spend some time with him afterwards it would make him feel a little better but at the same time i'm not his mom and he's a big boy, but I think I would like it if he spent time with me if the roles were reversed. He says he don't care but I am not sure I believe him.
Re: WWYD (nothing very serious but curious...)
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Ditto this. I had all 4 of mine removed and needed my husband to drive me home. Other than that, I was fine. Don't remember the surgery at all because they knocked me out. So it wasn't as scary as everyone made it seem.
I agree that if I could be there I would. I've found that everyone has different reactions to their wisdom teeth being taken out. I've known some people to go back to work a few hours after having it done. As for me, I was COMPLETELY out of it. My parents insisted on coming down from Milwaukee when I had it done (all four at once), much to my protest, but I'm really glad they did. It took several hours for the drugs to clear my system, and the pain killers made me woosey. Furthermore, I vomited (presumably from swallowing too much blood).
It sounds like he's having pretty extensive oral surgery (wisdom teeth and then some!), so I would encourage you to be home, if you can be.
If it were me personally, I'd see if you could stay home for a few hours post surgery just to make sure he's ok, get him situated, get meds picked up, etc. and then I think you could go back to work. Everyone is different though and if he's more of a "must be taken care of when I don't feel good" kind of person, you might want to get someone to cover for you the whole time.
FWIW, I breezed through my wisdom teeth surgery and was eating normal foods (chow mein- don't recommend it if they do a straight extraction without stitches because the rice was difficult to get rid of!) and went to a pool party with my friends the next day. I didn't need someone sitting there babying me and would have been uber crabby if anyone had.
I would love it if my H stayed after with me for something like this. It really does wonders having someone there.
Having said that, I've had multiple mouth surgeries and teeth removals and I must be the exception to the rule, but it was awful. When I had my wisdom teeth surgically removed, I couldn't eat solids for close to a month. It hurt so bad, too. Back then my little bro was living w/ me and he took excellent care of me. Just having him there to be with me made me feel so loved. He woke me up on time every 6 hours to take my medicine and it was adorable.
I agree w/ the one pp who said this might be a little more intense for him if he is having 2 separate surgeries. It gets pretty painful.
He's having all 4 wisdoms teeth, 2 molars and one kind of "freak tooth" as he calls it removed. 2 wisom teeth, 1 molar and the freak tooth one day and the other 2 wisdom teeth and the other molar the other day. You guys have given me a lot of good advice though, thanks for your stories. I hope he goes through it easily. I think what i'll do is maybe just see if I can go in a little late that way I can see how he feels the next morning when he wakes up.
We're stocking up on jello, pudding and instant mashed potatoes just in case lol.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Hearing how people were fine immediately afterward their wisdom teeth surgery makes me feel like the world's biggest pansy.
I think it depends on who it is. For me...get me home, set me up with water, my bed and pain killers, and I want to be left alone. My hubby, on the other hand, wants all of the above AND someone in the other room to bring him whatever he needs but not bother him.
This. My ex had all 4 out and literally swelled up like a chipmunk, could eat nothing but carnation instant breakfast through a straw, and was kocked out on pain meds for several days. You just don't know how he's going to react physically, so I would definietly prepare my work that I may have to take a half day (at least) to care for my husband after his major oral surgery. Hopefully he breezes through and you can go in on time, but if not, at least you've set the expectation. GL to your DH!
No, you aren't the only one for sure! I think I've had 3 or 4 different mouth surgeries. They all sucked. I hope I never have to go that again b/c I was in so much pain each time. I always hear how easy most people's wisdom teeth surgery was, and I feel like a weenie. We can be pansies together.