Wisdom teeth, getting rid of them, and quenching the fears of the procedure

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I guess i'm luckier than most because i just have one pair of wisdom teeth on the bottom, and they're not impacting any of my other teeth i.e. they've erupted above the gum line already. But while i was eating dinner today, a piece of one of the wisdom teeth fell off. it didn't hurt (i didn't swallow it either). but it was just another reminder that ONE MISERABLE DAY, i will have to take care of getting rid of these fuckers.

actually, the part of the procedure i really fear is being put under. and i know that you don't have to be put under to get rid of wisdom teeth, but most people suggest getting the anesthesia anyway, since the process can be long and grueling enough.

thoughts? kitten pics? where's the good vitch? auntie em?

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine came in so impacted they were breaking the roots of adjacent teeth, and I still didn't get general anesthesia: just Vicodin and a local. It was disturbing when the surgeon braced his foot not far from my shoulder for leverage so he could yank really really hard, but all I felt was the pressure of it, no pain at all. Slept through most of a day and a half on heavy doses of Vicodin, and then my mouth was vaguely sore for another couple days -- but all in all, no big deal and no outright pain.

Point being, if you're worried about the anesthesia, you don't have to get it; I didn't like the idea of it either, although I've since had to have it for surgery and would probably be more amenable to the idea. (Waking up from anesthesia still ranks among the most memorable and disturbing experiences of my life, though.)

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

vic-o-din.

― mohammed abba (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:31 (twenty-one years ago)

being put under is strange, and yes, waking up from it isn't terribly pleasant. still, it's no big deal. you get a needle in your arm that you can't feel, the doctor makes small talk with you, and bam - all of a sudden a nurse is shaking you and it's over. you'll have a sore mouth, but they'll give you codeine or vicodin or whatever, and you have an excuse to live on milkshakes for a few days. if it makes you feel any better, i'm a huge wimpo and getting all of my wisdom teeth out at once bothered me less than an average visit to the dentist.

― lauren (laurenp), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)

the irony of my head being large enough to accomodate all my teeth is not lost on me.

― mohammed abba (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I had novacaine and laughing gas, and it wasn't bad. Recovery was a bitch though.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Saturday, 18 October 2003 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

being put under is strange, and yes, waking up from it isn't terribly pleasant

Are you kidding? It was awesome. Best drugs I was ever on. I had no clue how I got home. Remember talking to my girlfriend on the phone and thinking it was a dream.

Mine weren't impacted either and they were on the bottom--which supposedly isn't as bad/painful. There's really no reason to put it off, as even after the glorious drugs wore off, I didn't really feel any pain.

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I had all four taken out, in two installments. Just a local, and nothing afterwards. My experience was similar to Tep's, I felt the pressure, the dentist bracing (they're really in there firmly), and then the horrible crunching sound. But it didn't hurt. Afterwards it did, but you gargle with saltwater, and in a day or so, you're fine.

BUT, I had no fewer than 3 friends who had theirs extracted and developed serious infections. One had to go into the hospital and was quite ill. Another had a plastic tube stuck through his cheek to drain all the pond scum that the infection was producing...

So make sure your dentist washes his hands and that you gargle frequently with salt water to keep your mouth clean.

― Skottie, Saturday, 18 October 2003 05:28 (twenty-one years ago)

being put under is *awesome*. really. unless you have to vomit anaesthetic when you wake up, like i did. but still. apply chapstick early and often cause they're gonna prop yr mouth open for a good long while.

bonus: do not read 'canticle for liebowitz' as i did while recovering from having them out in the eleventh grade. it's a downer.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 18 October 2003 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

does everyone have wisdom teeth? i'm 21 now and they haven't appeared. unless they did and i haven't noticed...

― Slump Man (Slump Man), Saturday, 18 October 2003 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i had no problems with being put under, and, like tep, there was no real pain following the operation - i think on the 2nd day i could eat solid foodstuffs again. (and i didn't even try on the first day, cos why not eat ice cream for dinner once in a while?)

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Saturday, 18 October 2003 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Donut Bitch was around when I got my own wisdom teeth out, so I can't really add anything to this he doesn't know already -- I had a great operation and easy extraction, all four out, out and about the following day. When it comes to being put under, it was the second time I've had an operation in my life that required it, and while the grogginess of recovery was just that, I didn't feel much concern over the whole thing, really.

― Ned at Martin's place (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 18 October 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I had mine taken out with just local anaesthetic, so I was awake when they did it. I won't lie, it wasn't exactly fun, but it didn't really hurt either. Mostly it was just uncomfortable, what with some guy's hands being in your mouth. I could feel the pressure of the teeth being removed, which isn't a pleasant sensation, but wasn't painful. The recovery was somewhat painful, but only for the first 24 hours or so. Get some crappy movies to watch, some ice cream and jello, get someone to take care of you so you can bitch and moan. After that first 24 hours, it doesn't hurt that much. But stay away from solid foods for longer than you think is necessary - I started eating solid foods too soon afterwords and my toothgap got infected or something. That was more painful than the original procedure.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 18 October 2003 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I kind of like being put under, like some of the others above, but I like drugs in general, though I stay away from them.

― Al Andalous, Saturday, 18 October 2003 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I had three wisdom teeth out a long time ago. I don't remember much suffering involved in the aftermath.

― Al Andalous, Saturday, 18 October 2003 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

They gave laughing gas to start and then intravenous. Didn't put me to sleep but my god I was in cloud nine. It was miles better then being knocked out.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Saturday, 18 October 2003 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

does everyone have wisdom teeth? i'm 21 now and they haven't appeared. unless they did and i haven't noticed...

Mine didn't show up until I was 24 or 25 (and just the top ones). I'm not sure if everyone gets them, but I think most people eventually get either the top or bottom ones; a friend of mine just got two of his, and he's 27.

So you're not out of the potential woods yet :)

― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 18 October 2003 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone has wisdom teeth, but they're somewhat vestigal in a lot of people--with a wide range of development. Some come in just fine, some impact other teeth. Some come in only partly (mine) and stay infected all the time. At any rate, they're some of the last things in your body to develop so in your 20s is totally normal. If you go to the dentist occasionally, as you should, he/she will tell you what's up. It's easy to see if they're looking in your mouth anyway. Eeeww. Yuck.

― Skottie, Saturday, 18 October 2003 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I had to get four wisdom teeth out at once and the procedure wasn't that bad. They gave me the anesthesia and said, "Okay, count backwards from three." and I was like, "This is so stupid, this will never work" and the next thing I knew I was waking up in a chair somewhere else and I was *hysterical* for an hour, for no reason. I was convinced I was freezing to death & was sobbing, though nothing hurt or anything... very strange experience.

― j c, Saturday, 18 October 2003 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

It was awesome. Best drugs I was ever on.

Oops OTM.

― adaml (adaml), Saturday, 18 October 2003 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

my first experience with general anesthetic was really similar to jc's. i counted backwards from ten then apparently said,"you have to give me more", then zzzzzzzzzzzzz. i woke up crying and puked on an attendant. second time much more pleasant. no sickness, just tired and cranky.

― lauren (laurenp), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Going into the operation, I spent quite some time and energy selecting proper music even though I had general aenesthetic. I had a mix of a Vladislav Delay album, and some Boards of Canada, in that order. I start off on track one, get the drip in my arm, next thing I know it's Boards of Canada.

However, I did wake up once in the middle of the procedure. I remember feeling a dull but noticeable pain where the Dr was digging, and I managed to groan. Nothing terribly scary, fortunately.

Recovery is more or less a breeze; sleep for a couple days, make sure to take painkillers/anitbiotics, take it easy, you're done.

― Leee (Leee), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Not much scares me but this does. Mine are, touch wood, OK. I visit the dentist every six months and I'm always out in no time because I keep care of my teeth. The idea of someone tearing out my wizzies scares the absolute shit out of me.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

My wisdom teeth started chipping early last year. At first, I didn't know what the hell I did to chip them and why they hurt so much. When I went to a London dentist, his words that "they will continue to hurt, and be harder to take out later" made me extract two. (Course, this extraction happened the same day I went to see Suede at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Nothing like jamming to a band on Novocaine.)

Wasn't scary a'tall; the most diff part was angling that damn long needle they use for the injection. Recovery was easy, though I was downing headache pills every 4 hours for a couple of days. Oh, and I had to sleep sitting up.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

God, I'm really apprehensive and tense now, and there's nothign wrong with them!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

NJ, breathe dude: there's nothing to get apprehensive about. Tis pretty simple.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, you anesthetic lovers aren't convincing me one bit to want to give it a shot, that's for sure. ("*awesome*" and "crying and puking" just doesn't work for me for some reason)

but i'm really happy to hear all the stories, as all of them confirm that it isn't really anything to worry too much about. yay thread! :)

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

(i meant general anesthesia above, of course)

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

DB, we live to quench yer terror.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine isn't quenched!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

But there's nowt wrong w/ yours. What would you have to worry about?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Cos you're all telling horror stories! I duunno, I guess just cos I've never had a problem with my teeth, the idea of summat going wrong is double scary.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you afraid of needles? Cause that only lasts a sec

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

No, I'm afraid of psychopaths ripping bones out of my face!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

WTF? NJ, we've leapfrogged past the 19th century medically. Stop watching Little Shop of Horrors;>

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(or the Lisa Gets Braces episode of the Simpsons)

― donut bitch (donut), Saturday, 18 October 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a lot of fun getting my wisdom teeth removed. but i was in highschool and didn't really have any obligations. i had them surgically removed. and i drifted in and out of drugged sleep for a week, ate a lot of mashed potatoes, and got out of marching band for an entire month because i couldnt play my saxophone. rock.

― mandee, Saturday, 18 October 2003 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe the reason you're hearing so many horror stories is that those of us with dull stories are refraining from sharing. So I'll share mine. I was in high school when I got all the wisdom teeth removed. Got anesthetic, was talking to the dentist about college applications and the next thing I knew I was done. I don't remember any pain to speak of, and didn't have that much swelling afterwards. I was back to my normal routine the next day. I probably drank milkshakes for dinner that night just like mitch--for the novelty of having a good excuse for milkshakes-for-dinner more than anything.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Saturday, 18 October 2003 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Had my two left-side wisdom teeth pulled about twenty years ago. The dentist looked at the x-rays and said 'this will be easy -- I'll do it, don't bother going to an oral surgeon'.

Turned out that one of the roots of the teeth had a hook-shaped end to it (which he couldn't see from the x-ray). He was hacking/yanking on that tooth for about two hours. Whenever I started feeling anything I'd just tap him on the arm and he'd give me another shot of novocaine. I lost count of the novocaine shots at about seven or eight. The socket of the tooth bled for about three days. I'm usually very anti-pain medication, but I made an exception in this case :-)

General anesthetic's for wimps. I've had six teeth (in all) extracted and two cysts removed from my neck, all under local.

― Jeff Wright, Sunday, 19 October 2003 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

..after walking 20 miles in 10 feet of snow, each way?

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 19 October 2003 01:42 (twenty-one years ago)

What's up with all yall getting less than 4 of your wisdom teeth pulled? I had one or two that grew out ok, but the surgeon took them out anyway to "keep balance" or sommat.

Actually kind of sux for me because now there's a looser gap in my back molars that food too easily gets stuck in, because there aren't teeth behind to make the space tighter.

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 19 October 2003 04:25 (twenty-one years ago)

A lot of times, you don't get all four coming in -- either at once, or ever. It's been three or four years since I had my uppers removed, and the lowers still don't show up on X-ray (of course, the uppers went from "not showing up on X-ray" to "badly impacted" in six months).

― Tep (ktepi), Sunday, 19 October 2003 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

My dentist refused to take my wisdom teeth out, because the x-rays show all four coming in straight, without impacting any other teeth. So instead every seveal months I get a dull but tenacious pain in my jaw. I can't remember whether he said to take aspirin or ibuprofin to cope, but neither does anything to touch it.

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 19 October 2003 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

like Ned I had a really easy experience - all four out at the same time with no paina nd out and aboutthe next day.

when went in they asked me if i wanted local, general or evrything. No fool I, I said everything and got two pills which was told after I took 'em that they were valium & demerol and then got laughing gas and intravenous. Was woken up a while later, stumbled home and woke up to see Oprah and the Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles singing together. (Note I later found out that this was not a hallucination)

― H (Heruy), Sunday, 19 October 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

>..after walking 20 miles in 10 feet of snow, each way?

Touche. Actually, funny you mention that because one of the cyst removals was during the '94 Winter Olympics, and all I remember about it now was that the surgeon kept babbling about Kristi Yamaguchi.

― Jeff Wright, Monday, 20 October 2003 02:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The week I got my wisdom teeth out was the best week of my life. Vicodin and sorbet and daytime tv. I'm jealous of you, donut bitch.

― kirsten (kirsten), Monday, 20 October 2003 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

general was totally fun. i woke up and my mouth didn't move right but i found trying to speak and nearly everything else totally hilarious and funny.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 20 October 2003 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I just wanted to rub it in everyone's face that not only do I have all my wisdom teeth but I also have two extra teeth!!

― Ally-zay, Monday, 20 October 2003 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Ugh, my wisdom teeth story is one of those fucking teenage traumas that I've never recovered from... I had to get them out, I have a teensy mouth and regular-size teeth, and they just did not all fit. I had/have this terror of general anesthesia (part of my loss-of-control thing that makes me terrified of anything mind-altering). My parents took me to the oral surgeon, I refused to let them put me under. That happened twice; the third time, several dental assistants *HELD ME DOWN* and put the needle in. Fucking psychological equivalent of rape.

Ironically, my best friend was DYING to have general anesthesia, and had the same oral surgeon, and he INSISTED on local with her.

― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Monday, 20 October 2003 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)

(x-post to ally) *holds up cross and arms self with holy water*

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 20 October 2003 04:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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HELLO!!! SCARED HERE!!!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I hope it all goes well. My wisdom teeth ache from time to time, and I guess they should be removed at some point, but I haven't even had the guts to mention this to the dentist.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

THEY'RE COMING OUT ON FRIDAY

YOU BETTER GET THE PARTY STARTED!

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 09:23 (twenty-one years ago)

one of them is just a little infected and they gave me an antibiotic and some weird mouthwash that is now making everything taste weird, yuck. I feel bad that mr teeny has to deal with this like five days before the bar exam but my health insurance runs out in two weeks and the dentist said I should get it taken care of ASAP. :(

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww teeny, hope all goes well! Are you in your new appartment yet?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

aw i hope it goes well too teeny, once they're out we can get the party started.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Woo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

got em out when I wuz 21
had 7 (!!!!!!!) teeth removed at once
4 wisdoms & 3 others to alleviate overcrowding

like everyone else I was most afraid of being 'put under'
so I wrote down some stuff to make sure if I could remember
check that my mind wasn't wiped blank
no worries...
(I think)
since then I've been under twice more
and my teeth are relatively straight
(so people can't tell I'm from the UK...ha ha)

― Paul (scifisoul), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I woke up from my operation bawling, in rather severe pain, and completely conscious of the latter half of the operation.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Teeny prob doesn't want to hear that!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

...but my mom was there and drove me home and made me soup.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww, still!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

okay I'm less freaked out than I was yesterday, partly because if I freak out, my mom and boyfriend will totally spaz out.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww Teeny, it's not tii bad. It's going to ache a bit, but it has a worse rep than it deserves. Don't fret, stock up on hardcore painkillers, and you'll be fine.

I've got a wisdom tooth coming through now. I'm 30.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 12:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I think I said this above, but my extraction wasn't that bad until I let one of my teeth get infected like a week after the procedure. That was more painful and annoying than the actual teeth taking out part. So just keep 'em clean and don't start on solid foods too soon (which is what I did). As far as the procedure itself, the first 24 hours after are the worst as far as pain, so stay doped up. After that, my mouth was just tender, but it didn't really hurt that bad. I didn't get knocked out though, just local anaesthetic, which was weird because you can see everything that's going on.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I better get some good drugs.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Lady that should be your motto! :-)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine just grew in a few years back, i had 4 teeth knocked out playing hockey so I had some room in there. I got sick as hell and my face was all bruised. It hurt. Best get them removed.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i just had mine out a month ago and i am still getting food caught in a pocket. gross. i had to buy a water pik.

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I had mine taken out right after I graduated from high school. Hurt like a motherfucker for a few days, but they went by pretty quickly.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

If you get laughing gas, teeny, it's nearly FUN!

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Despite the fact that I only got the local anaesthetic, so I could totally sense what the dentist and his assistant were doing, my wisdom teeth extraction experience was really pleasant. My dentist was cool in that he made sure that plenty of numbing medicine was applied to the areas where he was going to do the anaesthetic injections and had me wait like twenty minutes for the local to kick in fully. And he gave me laughing gas, too, so even though I could feel pressure and resistance, I didn't care. It wasn't fun eating for about three days afterward, but after that I could eat without much complaint, though I was really paranoid about food getting stuck in those holes for about a good month and a half. And the Vicodin I was prescribed worked fairly well, though I think the salt water rinses were equally as soothing for me.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

But THE NOISE, Dee, THE NOISE!!!

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I had all four taken out at once, back in high school (I think). They put me under, and all I remember them asking is "are you sleepy yet?" I responded "no," and the next thing I know I was awake with cotton balls in the corners of my mouth. All done. No pain, just weird (and oddly fun). They gave me some codeine pills, but they gave me stomach cramps when I first took them, so instead I just took over the counter Advil. In a couple of days my sore mouth was fine.

In other words: don't worry about the procedure.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

what drugs should I request? nb I have no experience with painkillers.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I had Voltarol (in the UK), though any opiates should sort you out. Diamorphine ideally.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 23 July 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Voltarol, wasn't he the dude out of Harry Potter? (geddit?)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck Teeny!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 July 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Teeny, good luck! I'm sure it'll fine - pop back here (or Tittytwister) for sympathy :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 July 2004 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Teeny? You okay?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 12:13 (twenty-one years ago)

:) wow dudes that could have not have been any more trouble-free. I was perfectly lucid half an hour after leaving surgery, pain and swelling are minimal. The pain pill they gave me is an ibuprofen/oxcycodone, I'm in so little pain that I can't really tell if it's making a big difference.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 24 July 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I am flabbergasted.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't remember much about the post-experience except for that squirter thing and whimpering.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess I got off easy, yay! The last thing I remember is feeling a little spacey and saying, "Oh, it's kicking in, isn't it?" and they say "Yes, it is!" I think they were still rooting around in my mouth a bit when I started coming to but my memory is patchy, they walked me off into a recovery room and let me lie down for a few minutes, then brought mr teeny in to listen to the medication instructions with me (because I was still a little spacey) and then they gave me the bill and I gave them my credit card (glad I pay off the balance every month because I couldn't really grasp the concept of money at that point and had no idea how much it was) and then we were out. Mr teeny picked up my prescriptions while I waited in the car and periodically spat blood out the door, and then I just sat on the couch and changed my gauze all evening whilst reading the new yorker. No problems sleeping either.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

What painkillers did you get?

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Teeny and easy recovery! :-)

(Now admittedly, Teeny, I was a bit surprised when you were asking for more advice when this thread is already chock full of it! ;-))

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just asking for sympathy!

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

No problems sleeping either.

Did they tell you was better to sleep sitting up, that first night? (When I got mine out, twas exactly what I had to do.) You'll be spitting out for the next day or so, but the holes heal quick. (Advil is the best thing known to man, when those headaches come on.)

Wahey that it was so easy! Before your brain totally catches on, it may occasionally feel like there are still teeth back there.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 24 July 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

fucking teeth can fuck off.

― cºzen (Cozen), Saturday, 24 July 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

owwwwwww

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:05 (twenty years ago)

I had my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday. It was fine etc but I wonder now whether I am entitled to a day or two off sick, starting tomorrow. Too few stories above indicate how standard that would be.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 31 October 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, take 2 days off, that seems fair!

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:40 (twenty years ago)

I had seven wisdom teeth removed under general. One had 3 roots and two tiny ones growing near my ear canals when they removed the upper ones. Had a face like a bulldog with no neck for 4 days and was black and yellow bruised. Codiene phosphate and Tylex got me through it though with a few spliffs (ahem)...

― Schwa! (Schwa!), Monday, 1 November 2004 13:25 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

my wisdom teeth have been growing in since july. well, just my lower right one so far. its been slowly making its way through gums and tonight was another breakthrough [no pun intended].

its hurting, a lot! :( :( :(

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 04:59 (twenty years ago)

No, I'm afraid of psychopaths ripping bones out of my face!
-- Nick Southall (auspiciousfis...), October 18th, 2003.

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WTF? NJ, we've leapfrogged past the 19th century medically. Stop watching Little Shop of Horrors;>
-- Nichole Graham (britbab...), October 18th, 2003.

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(or the Lisa Gets Braces episode of the Simpsons)
-- donut bitch (do...), October 18th, 2003.

Still one of my fave excelsior moments on ILE and this thread.

― donut christ (donut), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 05:35 (twenty years ago)

Maria, read through the thread, and you'll see that wisdom teeth removal is much better than the anticipation thereof. Just prepare for it, and go to a good oral surgeon, and you'll be fine.

― donut christ (donut), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 05:38 (twenty years ago)

although, i'd see a dentist first to get an initial diagnosis.. duh.

― donut christ (donut), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 05:39 (twenty years ago)

im not getting my teeth removed unless they have problems growing in. the last time i was at a dentist, i was told there was plenty of space for them to grow in without needing extraction. which is fine with me -- i can take the pain and its kind of fun playing with the flaps of gum in my mouth. its not like i have the cash or insurance to pay for the procedure, anyway.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:03 (twenty years ago)

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