Wisdom Teeth
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Well today is the day after the wisdom teeth were literally yanked from my mouth, so Ill relate my experiences to all who contemplate doing this when you are over 50 years of age.:sadcry:
Got to the oral surgeons office early and watched the flat screen news. Nurse came in and said lets go. I sat in the comfortable chair and this was my last positive memory. Doctor comes in and gives me 5 to 6 shots of Novocain into each wisdom tooth gum, meaning 20 to 24 injections.:hammersma
Wow! A needle, a big friggin one, injected into the gums. Not once, but many times. After the first few sticks, the rest was bearable. Then the nurse and doctor left. Tongue started to feel like numb, and then lower lip was numb. Waited for the doctor to come back in and was back in nearly an hour.:ccowboy:
Nurse hold suction and doctor takes chisel bangs away. I can still feel it, so he shoots me again with more Novocain. Finally another instrument comes in my mouth, looks like a needle nose pliers. He yanks, tugs and my head is going back and forth. The doctor wrestles with the tooth, but the tooth had been in my jaw for so many years, it doesnt want to let go. Finally, a release and a gush. Thats all Ill say about that.
Onwards to the other three and what was supposed to be an easy procedure, my head and jaw got one heck of a workout.
I get a scrip for antibiotics and a painkiller. I drive myself to the drugstore; load up on jello, sugar-free ice cream, etc. The pharmacist starts talking to me and I have gauze in my mouth and the best I can do is mumble. Saw a friend's mother shopping at the store. She didnt recognize me and I didnt say anything or else a lot of blood would be spurting out like some horror movie. What an experience!:lady:
Got to the oral surgeons office early and watched the flat screen news. Nurse came in and said lets go. I sat in the comfortable chair and this was my last positive memory. Doctor comes in and gives me 5 to 6 shots of Novocain into each wisdom tooth gum, meaning 20 to 24 injections.:hammersma
Wow! A needle, a big friggin one, injected into the gums. Not once, but many times. After the first few sticks, the rest was bearable. Then the nurse and doctor left. Tongue started to feel like numb, and then lower lip was numb. Waited for the doctor to come back in and was back in nearly an hour.:ccowboy:
Nurse hold suction and doctor takes chisel bangs away. I can still feel it, so he shoots me again with more Novocain. Finally another instrument comes in my mouth, looks like a needle nose pliers. He yanks, tugs and my head is going back and forth. The doctor wrestles with the tooth, but the tooth had been in my jaw for so many years, it doesnt want to let go. Finally, a release and a gush. Thats all Ill say about that.
Onwards to the other three and what was supposed to be an easy procedure, my head and jaw got one heck of a workout.
I get a scrip for antibiotics and a painkiller. I drive myself to the drugstore; load up on jello, sugar-free ice cream, etc. The pharmacist starts talking to me and I have gauze in my mouth and the best I can do is mumble. Saw a friend's mother shopping at the store. She didnt recognize me and I didnt say anything or else a lot of blood would be spurting out like some horror movie. What an experience!:lady:
I'm sorry to hear it was painful. Lots of ice on the jaw in rotating shifts really helped me out with the swelling. Make sure you've got some good movies lined up!
I was lucky though, my last memory of the procedure was the cute nurse putting in an IV, and then waking up to "You're all done!"
I was lucky though, my last memory of the procedure was the cute nurse putting in an IV, and then waking up to "You're all done!"
Yeah, it was funny, both my kids had it, so I was at least prepared for it. Last night was tough. Vicodin helped for about 4 hours. Second one killed me. OK this day, but would rather have a drink and a smoke on my day off!:cursing:
That sounds pretty rough. My oral surgeon gave me the option of doing the operation while awake, or for $60 more I could be knocked out. I paid the $60.
The Valium didn't help, so when I got in the chair, he hooked me up to some "oxygen" while they stuck me with a needle in my arm. The last memory I have was me telling him he was full of shit, I knew it was nitrous. He laughed. I laughed. I blacked out.
I wake up 5 hours later, in my bed, with my mouth full of blood. It was pretty nasty. But once I got the new gauze applied and the vicodin in my stomach, let me tell you... there was nothing more delicious than the chicken noodle soup that was made for me.
The first 2 days are pretty cool, not having to do anything. It's the next 3-4 that drive you insane. You feel well enough to do things but the instant you get out of bed your gums start pulsing and you know you should back off, lest you pop your clots out.
Oh the joys of wisdom teeth.
But just think, in 7-10 days, you can smoke again. So you see, there is a bright side!
The Valium didn't help, so when I got in the chair, he hooked me up to some "oxygen" while they stuck me with a needle in my arm. The last memory I have was me telling him he was full of shit, I knew it was nitrous. He laughed. I laughed. I blacked out.
I wake up 5 hours later, in my bed, with my mouth full of blood. It was pretty nasty. But once I got the new gauze applied and the vicodin in my stomach, let me tell you... there was nothing more delicious than the chicken noodle soup that was made for me.
The first 2 days are pretty cool, not having to do anything. It's the next 3-4 that drive you insane. You feel well enough to do things but the instant you get out of bed your gums start pulsing and you know you should back off, lest you pop your clots out.
Oh the joys of wisdom teeth.
But just think, in 7-10 days, you can smoke again. So you see, there is a bright side!
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Yeah, thanks! Oh one other thing the doctor said was that "I wanted all 32 removed, right?"
I said, I hope that his insurance premiums were paid up. I said you'll have a lawsuit on your hands like that lady did, I think it was for a couple of million. He laughed, I didn't!:rofl:
I said, I hope that his insurance premiums were paid up. I said you'll have a lawsuit on your hands like that lady did, I think it was for a couple of million. He laughed, I didn't!:rofl:
When I had mine done I was out cold, barely made the walk into the office. All I can say is listen to what the Doc told ya and take it easy on your mouth. I went hunting the day after I had all mine removed and ended up with a dry socket. That was not fun!
Klusterbuck
Corrupted At An Early Age
I had 5, they knocked me out to do it...... Wasn't all that bad until a day or so later...
Yeah, I thought about getting knocked out but I wanted to drive home and wanted to be somewhat coherent.
It was the two hands on the instrument and the moving of the neck back and forth that did it for me.
Have to rinse it 10X a day with salt water. Amazing sticking my tongue in the holes, feels weird!:smokingme
It was the two hands on the instrument and the moving of the neck back and forth that did it for me.
Have to rinse it 10X a day with salt water. Amazing sticking my tongue in the holes, feels weird!:smokingme
Just wait until they give you the little water syringe during at your 1 week checkup. It feels really weird when you squirt water into those holes and out pops rice, popcorn kernels and all sorts of food you don't remember eating.
Actually, I should make a note of that. Don't eat rice or popcorn for 3-4 weeks after the operation. Those are the perfect size objects to get lodged in your newly created craters. After 4 or so weeks they will have filled with enough gum tissue so that you may resume normal eating habits.