Wisdom teeth came out today..

[Latrobe]

Had 4 impacted wisdom teeth pulled out today. Hurts after you get the feeling in your face back. Hopfully it feels better tommorrow. 

[Flipperk]

Had 4 impacted wisdom teeth pulled out today. Hurts after you get the feeling in your face back. Hopfully it feels better tommorrow. 

would love to tell you that it would feel better tomorrow but i will be lying...

prepare to be in bed with a crap load of pain killers for the next few days

[Bosco123]

Take the vicadin, that will make you feel better

That's what they gave me for mine, and make sure you don't open up your mouth all the way, would suck to have dry socket. Your mouth is not going to want to open tommorrow, and the holes that come from that do not go away for a wile. I got mine done in may, and it's still open. Make sure you clean it with that needle that they give you too, that help out big time as it was healing, but I'm sure you know all of this stuff.

[gyrene81]

Daaaaaaaammmmm...sorry man that's not fun.

I cheated...vicodin and bourbon for 2 days...then I started rinsing with salt water...followed by vicodin and bourbon...healed up in 5 days to the point I could eat semi solid food again...took a month to be totally done.

[8313jbx]

Drink Beer

[morfiend]

Lat,

  I feel for you,ouch.... carefull of a dry socket,thats were the blood clot comes out of the wound!!

  make yourself a saltwater solution,strong on the salt,and rinse often,like once an hour.This will help keep Bactria controlled and hopefully stop any infection.

 liberal use of pain meds isnt a bad idea either!!

  

[Getback]

Ironically removing wisdom teeth "Smarts".

[nirvana]

Get it done it basic training.  2 days of recovery and a little aspirin once you get back to your company.

[Sol75]

My wife says to chew bite down on tea bags... it will take the swelling out.  One of those old country things, but apparently it works.

Sol

[narsus]

I ate ice pops it was soothing and kept the swelling down.

[Maverick]

Definitely use the salt water rinse, A LOT. If they gave you a plastic syringe with a curved tip for irrigation of the wounds, use it along with general rinse activities. Use warm water too as cold water kinda hurts. Yep you are going to be sore for a couple days or more. Catch up on your computer game playing to help take your mind off of it.

Major hint here. DO NOT try to drink liquids with a straw. Putting suction on the wounds is a mite painful and can cause bleeding. Do drink water, not soda.  Warm beverages, non carbonated and as sugar free as you can get them. Take the pills. Do not think you are being studly by being in pain, you are just being silly. That process hurts and you heal faster when you are not in pain.

[Masherbrum]

Had 4 impacted wisdom teeth pulled out today. Hurts after you get the feeling in your face back. Hopfully it feels better tommorrow. 

Back in 1991 I had all four pulled.  Bottom ones were drilled out.   I seized one of the oral surgeons drills (he was pissed).   I had 3 milkshakes afterwards throughout the day.   Next morning I got up at 5am, went to Cedar Point and rode every Roller Coaster.   Oh to be young again.   

For those claiming "Vicodin"?   Suck it up.

[Bronk]

ICE YOU FACE!!!!

[Fishu]

I've had both two upper wisdom teeths pulled. There wasnt any pain after the anesthetics wore off, when a whole tooth had come off. The other one didn't come off at first time, but broke in two and the root was left in - that time it did hurt for couple of days. Since the dentist wasn't permitted to do "surgery" I had to come other time to remove the root. A few days later it was removed by making a small cut in the gum and pulled off by it. After the anesthetics wore off I didn't feel any pain. Though, I tore the stitches three days afterwards by sneezing and being too slow to cover my cheek with hand, but that didn't cause any problems.

I do still have my lower wisdom teeths
Should have them pulled off before I get older, since it might get harder. Although already by my age it doesn't make much difference anymore, it'll probably hurt the same now and 10 years from now.

[Jayhawk]

Got all four pulled earlier this year.  I heard all the horror stories but guess I'm a lucky one.  Got home and took a nap, woke up feeling fine, spent the next couple days lying around (enjoying the days off work) but can't say I ever was in pain.  Took a couple hydrocodone but still have most of em left.