<p>I got mine taken out today, and was wondering if anyone else has had theirs taken out and what the experience was like. I don't feel anything right now, but I got general and local anesthetic. Getting put to sleep was actually pretty awesome, it's like the most relaxing thing ever haha.</p>
<p>You sound pretty “there” to be on pain killers.</p>
<p>I know my one friend, when he got them taken out and was on all the pills, woke up and thought he was Elvis Costelo, yelled at his mom for not calling him by that name and yelled at here to get him a sandwich and then somehow completed all of his physics homework perfectly. Physics isn’t his strong suit and he had no idea what he did</p>
<p>Hey ravensfan-
This what it feels to be high.
Keep ice packs on your jaws night and days so you won’t puff up like a blowfish in the next few days.
You will feel like you were repeatedly punched in your jaws in less than 24 hours when you finally get all the drugs out of your system.
Get your pain pill prescription filled now, you will definitely need, don’t try to save a few bucks.
Put a towel on your pillow to sop up the bloody drool.</p>
<p>Stay away from seeds, nuts for the next 6 months to avoid their lodging into the new fragile tissue growing in to fill up the holes.
No Jamba Juice, seeded bagels, strawberries, whole grain bread…</p>
<p>You will soon tire of soft food and will be very hungry.
Jello and scrambled eggs doesn’t fill you up.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken the painkillers yet, but hopefully I don’t do anything that crazy and lol at the physics part. </p>
<p>btw Germany is playing Austria in Euro 12 qualifiers on espn2</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice Batllo. I got it filled already. And I can’t wait til it feels like I was repeatedly punched in the jaw, should be a joy.</p>
<p>I had my wisdom teeth out two summers ago. To be honest, I don’t remember much of the experience, so it must not have been too bad. I know I was swollen for a while, and I used ice a lot (my dentist gave me this long list of things to do and not to do, so I followed that). I never wound up using the Vicodin, though. I was bad with swallowing pills, and they were way too big for me to handle (I was a huge baby back then). I had to take the antibiotics pills, though, so for a while I ground those up and put them in my food to eat them, but that got to be too much of a pain in the neck, so finally I learned to break them in half and swallow them a half at a time.</p>
<p>I think it was painful at times, but probably wouldn’t have been so bad if I’d taken the painkillers. I didn’t mind only being able to eat soft foods, because it meant lots of milkshakes and mashed potatoes, which are among my favorite foods.</p>
<p>My gums got infected after mine got taken it out, and it sucked big time.
So uh, do whatever they say for post-op care.</p>
<p>ice
ice
and more ice</p>
<p>don’t skimp on the pain-killers, stay on top and in front of the pain</p>
<p>LOTS of protein, breakfast lunch and dinner, it really helps with the healing</p>
<p>Got a blender or better yet, a stick blender? Puree’ your soups for a while, like split pea, tortilla chicken. Eggs, tofu, fish, refried beans with cheese/over-cooked rice, yogurts. Etc.</p>
<p>Got all four of mine out last summer. The drugs they used to put me under were so good that I couldn’t feel my face for a few hours after I woke up. But after they wore off it was agony. And to add insult to injury, I had been talking around the gauze in my mouth instead of shutting up and biting down on it so the bleeding would stop, so I was bleeding and in pain. Take the painkiller before the drugs wear off, because they will and you won’t be a happy camper. </p>
<p>My cheeks got super swollen too. Like, I couldn’t talk properly for a week or so. I don’t remember if you’re supposed to do warm or cold compresses, but you should definitely do one of those ASAP.</p>
<p>Don’t eat hard or grainy food that can possibly dislodge or get caught up in your sutures, it can cause infection. Don’t use straws. I ate jello, mashed potatoes, ice cream, and this nutrition drink until i was comfortable with chewing. And after you eat, swish your mouth with warm water and salt. Don’t spit, though. Just open your mouth and let the water drain out. </p>
<p>It was a really gross experience, but I really didn’t want an infection. But that’s just me.</p>
<p>I had mine pulled last year, I remember going in to the room and the next thing I remember is waking up the next day…and I had them pulled in the morning.</p>
<p>There’s no need to get them taken out. Just don’t eat sugar and limit carbohydrate intake and you will never have a problem.</p>
<p>^
The possibility that they would get impacted was enough for me.</p>
<p>The most painful part of the process was waiting in the surgeons office for over three hours.</p>
<p>Once it started I went to sleep, woke up, was carried out, had a numb lip, and then when I got home life was back to normal (minus changing the gauze and other procedures). I went on the computer like normal. =P</p>
<p>I got mine taken out yesterday! haha I agree that getting put to sleep was one of the best feelings ever…I woke up still drugged, and kept repeating to my mom how great it was haha. So far, I’ve just been taking ibuprofen every six hours and pain is very minimal! I’m really not swelled up at all, either. The only thing I’m not a fan of is this whole soft food diet… I’ve been like starving for the past two days haha</p>
<p>You all should have yourselves video taped next time, coming out of anesthesia, it’s a HOOT. Youtube has lots of clips!</p>
<p>oh ****…I’m scared now. I’ve had all 4 of my wisdom teeth which fully grew in for a few years now…</p>
<p>So far so good for me about twelve hours later. I got all 4 taken out and the bottom two were impacted. I think you’ll be fine, they prescribe strong pain meds in case it gets bad. Ice definitely helps. You just have to watch what you eat.</p>
<p>I had all 4 removed at the same time with no anesthesia other than local so I was awake for the entire procedure. They gave me some pretty weak pain killers, and I ended up not needing them all. After the first two days or so, I was still swollen but didn’t have a lot of pain. Additionally, I was a smoker and was able to drink from a straw within a week and never got a dry socket. I guess it’s different for everyone, and I think that not being put to sleep actually worked in my favor though I’m not sure how. </p>
<p>As for things to eat, I ate A LOT of macaroni with diced tomatoes (easy to make a big pot and tastes good even after being the fridge for a few days).</p>
<p>I had all 4 removed too. I could actually feel mine being done even under the anesthesia. They said that they were unbelievably hard to get out, haha. I didn’t end up taking the meds, but for the most part it was fine. Just follow the list of advice they give you after the operation and you’ll be fine. Make sure to do the salt rinse because I wasn’t too keen on it and ended up getting an infection and had to go back and get my gum reopened to have the infection be drained out. I actually didn’t control my food either, I was fine with hard foods, but that might have been just me. I would go with soft first and hard later if you can handle it.</p>
<p>I had all three of mine taken out in February (apparently, I don’t have a 4th according to the X-ray). They were severely impacted. First they put an oxygen mask on my face, and then they injected me with an IV. I think my fight against anesthesia (I was really hard to see how far I could fight against the anesthesia) ended around 10-15 seconds or something, because I suddenly woke up with a mouth stuffed with gauzes. </p>
<p>I didn’t enjoy having to change my gauzes, or that I had to go on a soft food diet and avoid food that could fall into the holes where my wisdom teeth used to be during the first week. I lived off of applesauce and soup, and I think I had mushroom omelet and ramen noodles on the second day (I was pretty good at chewing only with the front teeth, though it was a huge pain only being able to take small bites).</p>
<p>Make sure you eat well before you take any of the medications they give you to prevent an upset stomach. I once ate only a bowl of applesauce before taking one of my medication because I thought if I took it with food, it would be okay. Next thing I know, I’m puking applesauce into the toilet.</p>