Wisdom Teeth Removal — Page 2

#26

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 12:28pm

I had all four pulled out at the same time, (The bottoms were impacted and had to be dug out) but I never experienced ANY pain, bruising, or swelling. I heard every horror story before hand and was quite suprised that I had no pain.

Being I was broke and in college, I eneded up selling my vicoden for food money.

I hope your pain isn't too bad!

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#27

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 12:29pm

Oh, and avoid oral sex for a while.....

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#28

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 12:32pm

TheatreDiva, but that's how I make my money! Darn, how will I afford that fancy scmancy Beverly Hills oral surgeon NOW?

Ideas, anyone?

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#29

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 12:41pm

Stick to hand jobs

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#30

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 1:07pm

Thanks Diva

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#31

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 1:41pm

Tylenol 3, Tylenol 3, Tylenol 3. Sure, the codiene will make you sleepy, but the joy of a painless mouth!

I had my wisdom teeth taken out too, about a month ago. Only now do I feel normal -- it takes about a month before it all settles down. My wound was slightly infected, which meant I had to take a syringe and squirt saltwater into the wound every day. Yuck!

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#32

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 1:53pm

Yeah, I figure it might be a while 'til I start eating chips, popcorn, and nuts again...

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#33

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 1:56pm

Don't drink of straws. Nothing too cold or too hot. But you should've known that already...

You think being the patient is bad, try being the surgical assistant and having to see how the bloody mess removing your teeth can be. It ain't pretty, especially when they're impacted and you have to use the saw and ugh... Enough of that.

Coffee, anyone? (but not for you, cause you can't drink it.)

#34

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 2:05pm

Sleep and Vicodin are good advice, Shira, as are the sof foods. Cold things may feel good, but then again, the extreme cold may agravate the pain, so you'll have to experiment a bit. In between naps, read the boards, we'll do our best to keep you amused (anyone have a good joke?). You were sooo brave to have all 4 teeth taken out at once! Sure hope that you feel better soon!

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#35

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 2:11pm

Seriously, you guys do amuse me, that's why I'm always on!

Captain -- NOT FUNNY (well, maybe a little bit, since it's after the fact...)

I can't have coffee? Oh well...not that I care. I don't want it, hot and the last thing I need is a mix of antibiotics, caffeine, and Vicodin...

If you guys do know (and not to sound gross or anything), but how long till all the bleeding stops?

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#36

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 2:21pm

Depends on everybody. Some patients I saw didn't bleed at all, but others acted like a water faucet turned on full blast.

#37

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 2:23pm

It's been over 24 hours, and it's only bleeding onto the gauze with pressure -- no spouting faucets here...

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#38

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 2:26pm

If it's bleeding with applied pressure, then don't apply pressure.

#39

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 4:57pm

Another tip I just remembered: avoid alcohol until the wounds totally heal. Alcohol on open mouth wounds is agony, even 2 weeks later.

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#40

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 6/8/05 at 10:32pm

Good point -- so I can't drink myself out of this, eh?

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#41

re: Wisdom Teeth Removal

Posted: 9/22/05 at 8:42pm

I am having mine takin out Friday, and I would like to thank you all in advance for this thread.