A few years ago, my older brother and my Mom accompanied me as I had my wisdom teeth removed. I was lucky enough to have a doctor that cared about my feelings and answered my concerns. She was able to give me dissolvable stitches so I wouldn't have to come back to have them removed. The surgery went ok.
When I was coming out of the anesthesia, I got up too quickly and the nurse seemed to force me down. I didn't realize that I'd have "jello" legs. A few minutes later, the nurse helped me into the wheelchair and again in order to get me into the car.
I was hungry and we stopped for some shakes and burgers at McDonald's! I was able to eat a cheeseburger by creating the smallest bites and drank some shake.
I appreciated the TLC care that my doctor and family provided to me during this time. I was no longer fearful about having the surgery.
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Good to hear you had a positive experience with your oral surgery. Mine was the old-fashioned experience after the removal of 3 impacted wisdom teeth: squirrel jowls under ice packs; 3 square meals of jello, jello and more jello, with the occasional herbal tea or clear broth for good measure; not being able to feel my face and laid up in bed for a few days. Not fun, and definitely not pretty.
Later in life, I had to have a couple of teeth removed to make space for the teeth that would be realigned by braces. Recovery time was shorter and the experience more positive.
I remember having to worry about disturbing the blood clot (yeesh). When my daughter recently had her impacted wisdom teeth removed, she had absolutely no problem with the procedure, clotting or recovery. Things have changed quite a bit in 25 years, so I'm not surprised that her experience was so much better.
But, there were no cheeseburgers for either of us, lol!
May 13, 2008 - 7:36pmThis Comment
Thanks so much for sharing that. I know a lot of people have to have this done & worry about it & your story will help them out.
Were your wisdom teeth impacted? How long did it take until you were pain-free? I had four fully-impacted wisdom teeth taken out at once. The surgery was successful but I was in a lot of pain for about a week afterward.
May 13, 2008 - 2:09pmThis Comment
Glad to hear you had a good experience with your wisdom teeth. I had three different teeth pulled during two extraction sessions. The first one was scheduled to last 10 minutes, but it lasted almost an hour. I had local anaesthesia but probably should've been put under general as my dentist ended up cracking my teeth to pull them. Following the first extraction, I went home and experienced excruciating shooting pains in my head that seemed to originate from one of the extractions. The second experience was much better. The oral surgeon wasn't about to make any decisions for me and a team of nurses helped walk me out the door to my car after I woke up and had a few minutes of rest. My Jell-O legs scared my husband when we got home but I made it in with no issues. The only issue I had with the second round of surgery was with the pain killer that caused some nausea.
While the second experience boosted my confidence in the whole process, I have yet to find an oral surgeon that will pull my final tooth. Had one dentist say he needed to dislocate my jaw (What?! Really?!) and have had two others refer me to other oral surgeons. What part of the country are you in? Would you recommend your dentist to others?
May 13, 2008 - 2:05pmThis Comment