I mercifully forget most of my experience having my wisdom teeth removed. I do remember it involved general anesthetic, puking a couple times on the way home, and lots of Tylenol with codeine. And watching X-Files while buzzed. That was fun.
Though if anyone is really looking for surreal viewing experiences, try watching either Teletubbies or Booh-bah while buzzed. Oy. :-)
Lucky you! They used local for my extraction, and even though they assured me I wouldn't feel a thing, I certainly did. Of course, there was no way to let them know that, since I couldn't talk and wasn't coordinated enough to try to hit the oral surgeon on the arm to get his attention.
One oral surgeon I went to (who didn't do the surgery) said my wisdom teeth were so far back they were actually in my throat. :-\ I got general because they needed to remove some of the bone to extract the teeth. Charming.
And thank you re the icon! I made this one. Feel free to steal. :-)
Eugh, how horrible. Sounds like one of my mom's favorite stories about her childhood dentist, who'd tell her to raise her arm if it hurt and then she'd be waving her arm around but he'd just keep going.
When I went, it took several extra injections until one of the areas was numb, but they were kind enough (imagine! patients being grateful that their surgeons care whether they're in pain) to check and keep shooting me up till we were sure. Then it was Beethoven in headphones and a lot of cracking and pushing.
Just local for me -- several squirty injections until we made sure all I could feel was the pressure, and then, like you, lots of Tylenol with codeine. Then I lay on the couch all day drooling and reading The Stand while my mom fell asleep.
I thought the procedure had just gotten easier to undergo over time, since my experience was much better than my mom's, who had hers out in several visits when I was a kid, but then my sister had hers out a few years after mine and she had a miserable time with the sleeping and throwing up. *shrug*
I mercifully forget most of my experience having my wisdom teeth removed. I do remember it involved general anesthetic, puking a couple times on the way home, and lots of Tylenol with codeine. And watching X-Files while buzzed. That was fun.
Though if anyone is really looking for surreal viewing experiences, try watching either Teletubbies or Booh-bah while buzzed. Oy. :-)
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Lucky you! They used local for my extraction, and even though they assured me I wouldn't feel a thing, I certainly did. Of course, there was no way to let them know that, since I couldn't talk and wasn't coordinated enough to try to hit the oral surgeon on the arm to get his attention.
BTW, I love that icon!
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And thank you re the icon! I made this one. Feel free to steal. :-)
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When I went, it took several extra injections until one of the areas was numb, but they were kind enough (imagine! patients being grateful that their surgeons care whether they're in pain) to check and keep shooting me up till we were sure. Then it was Beethoven in headphones and a lot of cracking and pushing.
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I thought the procedure had just gotten easier to undergo over time, since my experience was much better than my mom's, who had hers out in several visits when I was a kid, but then my sister had hers out a few years after mine and she had a miserable time with the sleeping and throwing up. *shrug*
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