Wisdom Teeth

[infiniteaaah]

Poll Wisdom Teeth

Please tell me more about your recovery... any details are helpful. I'm trying to figure out when I should tell my boss I'll be back at work. I'm getting mine out on a Friday, In Maine. When will I be feeling like driving to Boston/going to work?

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[readingdreamer]

I've told you about mine before. It sucked ass. I was out of work for a week and a half. But I was also very bruised and in a lot of pain. Definitely had a strong reaction to my pain medication.
Everybody reacts differently to it. My boss had scheduled me two days after my surgery. I couldn't open my mouth at that time and I went home. Yeah, it was tough for me, but it could and probably will be completely different for you.

[infiniteaaah]

Why were you so bruised? Was there any complication, or was it just normal bruising?

Also, were yours impacted, or were they above the gumline?

[readingdreamer]

Nope, apparently I bruise easily.

[infiniteaaah]

ah, ok. I don't.

[pullmeunder]

lessee... i've had 2 out, the bottom 2. My dentist didn't believe in digging for my teeth so we waited until they impacted. I had one pulled over christmas break during college. A year later, when the next one impacted, same deal. I still have my upper 2 wisdom teeth (they show up on xray) but i am content to let them stay there if they aren't coming down.

i didn't get knocked out, just novocained. that sucked; they gave me like 20,000 shots into those tiny veins in yer mouth. ick ick ick. for a day or so i had cotton over the hole where the tooth was.

if you're getting all out at once, i'd recommend taking like a week off. also, be somewhere comfortable with lots of reading material as you recover.