<p>What's it like? Describe it, I don't really know what to expect.</p>
<p>Thank yoos. Tell me anything else you want about it.</p>
<p>I had all four taken out a year ago. Prior to having them removed, I had problems with gum infections, and all sorts of headaches and pain from the teeth.</p>
<p>I had them pulled (general anesthesia) and spent a week or so taking it easy and eating camembert cheese and yogurt.</p>
<p>After a year, I'm so glad I have them out.</p>
<p>I had all four taken out last year. I had to keep postponing it because I had mono and they were afraid it would intefere with recovery. I thought it was going to be terrible- I am so afraid of needles. </p>
<p>But I got what I guess translated is Deep Sedation. I didn't have general anaesthesia. They put a needle in my arms with some drugs and like 10 minutes later I was basically gone. They could get a response from me by yelling my name or poking me, but I had no idea what was going on. I didn't even notice what they were doing. </p>
<p>The only problem I had, or scary thing, was the blood and the fact that your mouth feels really weird. It bled for awhile after. I had really good painkillers so not much pain. My parents took good care of me, making milkshakes and stuff. It was hard to open my mouth very wide so there wasn't much to eat.
I took a Friday off of school and went back on Monday. My doctor did a really good job, I had no swelling or anything. You could barely tell I had surgery. </p>
<p>Its really not that bad.</p>
<p>I haven't...but coincidentally, I had a dream that they were removed last night.</p>
<p>I had them all removed.........took tylenol but not the painkillers that were prescribed. Soft food for a couple of days........it wasn't he big deal that
I feared. Bags of frozen peas work well to hold up against your cheeks for the swelling that doesn't last very long.</p>
<p>I'm a general dentist. Most of my college age patients who have them done by an oral surgeon are back to normal activities on the third day following the surgery.</p>
<p>I just had to go on antibiotics because of wisdom tooth infection. I coincidentally had a sinus infection at the time, so the antibiotic took care of both but I was miserable for a few days.</p>
<p>I have to have all 4 of mine removed, need to schedule it now. I found some websites via google that had some helpful info on the pain, procedure, etc. but the people in this thread basically said the same things.</p>
<p>I think it depends on the person. I had to get one of my teeth out before the rest of the wisdoms because it had gotten infected and the dentist did not want to mess with the other ones because of the infection. I had the other three out about a year later. It took me about a week before I was back up on my feet and acting like my normal self again. I had been told that three days was average, but after three days I was still in a good deal of pain... </p>
<p>While getting them out was not much fun, and while the following week was pretty bad, at least once they're out you know that you'll begin to feel better eventually.</p>
<p>Yeah I had all of them out about three years ago because they were impacted. Under general anesthesia (thank god). I couldn't open my mouth very wide for a while after the surgery and had to stay on soft foods for the next day or so, but I was up and out to the mall a few hours after the procedure</p>
<p>Remember that one scene in Jackass where they were giving each other paper cuts and then Knoxville rubbed lemon juice into one of Steve-o's cuts? Its like that, but MUCH WORSE! Seriously hurt like a MF, I had to get drunk to drown the pain out.</p>
<p>I had FIVE taken out. How's that for bragging rights? There's West Virginia blood on both sides of the family; I was born with five wisdom teeth and my sister had four baby teeth for one particular cuspid.</p>
<p>I was fine the very next morning, since I just had a local painkiller. The shots hurt like crazy, especially on the inside top, and then you get to sit for thirty minutes, waiting. After that, you don't even notice when they pull 'em out, though it is scary. </p>
<p>You will dribble, though. Lots. Your chin feels huge. And it willl hurt to eat crackers for a couple days. But the bragging rights are worth it. Ask to keep the teeth.</p>
<p>My experience wasn't that bad. I had all four taken out, but I was put under general anesthesia. I was also given some laughing gas. I was on Cloud 9 when I woke up. Whatever you do, don't take Perkasett (I don't think I'm spelling that right). I took 800 mg of Motrin and was fine. Good luck, and don't be nervous about it.</p>
<p>Oh man, I loved the Percoset that I got. It was lovely.</p>
<p>Gas + general anesthesia is the way to go. You wake up and you can't feel anything...you are so out of it when you wake up - I had to be half carried to my car by my mom and a staff member because I kept going into walls.</p>
<p>I couldn't feel the lower half of my face for eight hours...I woke up the next day and it didn't hurt at all.</p>