<p>Just got mine out yesterday, and I just wanted to say that it really wasn't a bad experience at all. I know I was worried before the surgery, and so I wanted to relay this to anyone else who may be concerned about getting it done. It's a good thing to do to prevent problems down the road. To me it wasn't really painful; I just have some swelling now which is uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Anyone else have this done and have anything to share? We're all at that age where it tends to be necessary.</p>
<p>A few tips:</p>
<ul>
<li>if they have to take out extra cysts, etc. it will be a more difficult process (been there, done that)</li>
<li>the actual procedure is no problem because they send you to happy-land with excellent sedatives</li>
<li>JELLO = win</li>
<li>using the syringe they give you to clean the wounds is surprisingly entertaining</li>
<li>follow the directions they give you w/regards to use of the syringe</li>
<li>actually, following their directions overall is a good idea</li>
<li>don’t take the big-time painkillers they may prescribe you unless you need to, because the withdrawal can be ugly</li>
<li>if you play an instrument that requires use of your mouth, be careful</li>
</ul>
<p>After I had mine extracted, it solely took me two days to recover. The amount of time one must devote towards the recovery varies though. I suggest that you follow the instructions to ensure that your recovery time is as short as possible. I also advise that you solely take vicodin if you feel compelled to do so. You won’t be enabled to consume a significant amount of food during your recovery so taking vicodin on top of that is not ideal.</p>
<p>Vicoden is strong stuff. Easily habit forming if you take too many though, so you have to be careful with it, but it does work well to control the pain. I agree–take with food.</p>
<p>Oh God…</p>
<p>It took me over two weeks to get back to my 100% self after getting all 4 wisdom teeth taken out at the same time. The pain was pretty bad, but laying in bed not doing anything for so many days was worse. What I really couldn’t stand though was not being able to brush my teeth for more than three days. IT WAS AWFUL. I had this salty/creamy taste in my mouth that made me want to throw up, probably due to all the milk, yogurt, and ice cream I ate. I actually couldn’t stomach yogurt for at least a couple of months after that, that’s how repulsive that lingering aftertaste was.</p>
<p>When I could finally brush my teeth - like, really scrub it out, tongue and cheeks included - I felt so awesome. I think I spent at least 6 minutes just brushing, even rinsing and repeating just so I could get fresh toothpaste in. </p>
<p>I’ve broken my wrist from falling off of a tree and on to rocks; faceplanted into the road while biking, chipping the bottom half of my front teeth off; endured several track-related muscular injuries; and literally bounced on my knees and shoulders across the blacktop during another biking accident, after which I had to walk my copiously bleeding self four blocks home. And I’d say that wisdom teeth removal was easily the worse thing I’ve had to endure.</p>
<p>You might have different experiences though. From what my friends and others have told me, my case was unusually bad lol.</p>
<p>It’s interesting how the procedure goes so differently for many people. I’m glad mine hasn’t been all that bad thus far. If anyone else has further comments, let’s hear them!</p>
<p>I had all 4 taken out + a bone graft done a couple weeks ago. The first day wasn’t that bad, but there was more swelling after a couple days that was annoying. I didn’t have any problems getting off vicodin. The limited food does get annoying after awhile.</p>
<p>The stitches in the graft still haven’t completely come out though, and it can be annoying. I really don’t want to screw that up. Also the frequent taste of blood is annoying.</p>
<p>My son just had his removed at the beginning of the week. He has had a fairly smooth recovery. Chewing rice is still a little painful though. But lots of mashed potatoes w/ cheese, fruit smoothies, milk shakes, and other various soft comfort foods have helped. :)</p>
<p>Keep up ALL of your Dr.'s directions for cleaning. It took my daughter a couple of weeks to get back to normal, so I expect a similar timeframe for my son. It’s a good thing we delayed his last college visit for 2 weeks!</p>
<p>Oh, forgot to mention: food that crumbles is a real pain in the ass. Before you get the syringe it’s impossible to know how long that food will stay in your house.</p>
<p>I’m getting mine out in about a month. I only have 3, so I guess that’s good. Lol. This thread is still kind of terrifying, though.</p>