<p>I'm due to get my stupid wisdom teeth removed this Tuesday. Anyone had this operation before? How was it afterwards? I have to get three teeth removed that never erupted and are below the gums, so they have to cut the gums to get them out, yikes!</p>
<p>What I want to know is why did God create wisdom teeth if they only cause you pain to your good teeth and have to be painfully pulled out and you have to pay hundreds of $ to do it!? Stupid wisdom teeth, I hate them so freaking much. If the doctor is able to give them to me, I'll toss them into the fire and send them into hell where they belong.</p>
<p>That's exactly what I had, they had to cut the gums to find mine. Afterwards I was in a good deal of pain for 2-3 days. After that it sore but tolerable. It took me about a week or so before they were feeling considerably better, then a another week or two before eating became totally painless.</p>
<p>Just remember, while getting them out hurts, it at least means that the teeth they won't hurt anymore!</p>
<p>Good deal of pain for the first 2-3 days? Oh god, I am so intolerant of pain, more than others. Did they give you a lot of painkillers? My doctor said he'd give me a lot of painkillers and medicines and that I would mostly feel sore. Jeez, I'm so scared, I really want to delay this operation, but my stupid dad wants to do it now. Damn it!!!!</p>
<p>oh its really not a huge deal. if your teeth are inverted, like mine were (below the gum) its actually a much easier/less painful procedure as compared to if they were already grown in. i was on painkillers for only 1 day, and after about 3 days i could eat normal food again. the swelling went away after about 4 days or so.</p>
<p>trust me, i hate pain as much as it seems you do and it was no sweat, i promise. good luck :-)</p>
<p>What do you mean by inverted? The X-Rays my dentist showed me showed that my wisdom teeth were perpendicular,completedly to the side of my other teeth and below the gums. </p>
<p>I had surgery on my nose back in July, I had a septoplasty, where one of my nostrils was blocked and they had to fix the lining of my nose. A lot of mucus and blood dripped into my stomach, and I was terribly sick for the first two days, always throwing up blood and all, YUCK!!</p>
<p>I HATE getting surgery and I hate hospitals and all that! If my body works, I won't mess with it period!!!!</p>
<p>I have two wisdom teeth that need to remove too but I don't know when I' m gonna have it done. I heard that after you take it out your mouth swell up like you gain 10 pounds or something. Eww!</p>
<p>I'm not an expert on this by any means, but it seems that removing wisdom teeth 'just in case' has become a fashion among dentists and oral surgeons. If they cause so many problems, how did people live with them for thousdands of years? In any case, I can't imagine why their removal would cause weight gain; on the contrary, you would probably lose weight due to a lack of nutrition for a few days afterward.</p>
<p>I think it creates the appearance of weight gain temporarily because of the swelling in your face. But, I'm pretty sure you don't gain weight from it.</p>
<p>Had four impacted and took em out. Valium before the operation helps quell your nerves (The oral surgeon gave it to me). The pain afterwards is very slight though...more of a sore jaw than anything else. I was given vicodin but just stashed it. Don't believe the hype...it's nothing big and you'll be perfect again in no time. </p>
<p>On cleaning...you'll have these large cavities where the teeth used to be, and they can seem quite intimidating. Still, when food begins to collect in there (you'll be able to notice clearly), clean out the sockets as the doctor suggests. You may get a chlorhexidine mouthwash and a syringe for it but warm water works just as well. </p>
<p>To nomir_dva,</p>
<p>I've heard that too. I have an aunt who's a professor at UCD and apparently, she had impacted wisdom teeth as a child and never got them out...she still has perfect teeth as of now.</p>
<p>...the swelling is a definite factor, but no weight gain i promise! your cheeks will swell up though, so dont be alarmed. it seems this operation is really common before kids go off to college/during their 1st-2nd years of college. apparently if you wait till youre in your mid-late 20s or later to get them removed, they may cause you more discomfort and pain. but thats just according to my oral surgeon. i do find it quite odd, however, that this practice has become so common...</p>