i just got mine removed and no one on my group chats are online, soo... got any horror stories? advice? anything to offer regarding this crappy recovery process? i'm dying of boredom please help me ;;;;

Hi, I hope you are ok, despite the theeth. I got my wisdom theeth removed a long time ago. First they came for all the ones on the left, a half year later they took all of my wisdom teeth on the right. The first time it wasn't bad at all. It was a bit swollen and the ibuprofen they gave me was enough to kill the pain. But it hurted when they removed the stiches. The second time was more painfull. It wasn't purely performed by my dentist, but also by an assistent doctor. He wasn't that skilful and after the surgery my face hurted a lot more and was swollen and blue.

I hope that your experience is more of the first type, and less of the second one.

I have little advice. Use cooling packs, take your prescripted pain killers, try to sleep a lot. To kill the boredom I read a lot.

Get well soon.

Oh my gosh, I had mine removed while they were still buds embedded in my jawbone. I had chipmunk cheeks for a full month and was living off of shakes and pate for what seemed like forever! Lots of soft foods, don't push it, sleep with your head elevated (extra pillow!), and take plenty of naps.

I had mine removed quite a long time ago, but I don't remember it being particularly unpleasant. I just got tired of eating things that didn't require chewing after a while haha! I was back to eating somewhat normally after about five days. I also had dissolvable stitches so I didn't have to worry about going back and getting anything removed which was nice.

But yeah, soft foods, no straws and lots of rest is basically the best you can do for yourself until you're recovered.

I got mine removed my junior year of high school, if memory serves correct. My mom didn't want me to miss any school for it, so she basically said "Your options are either the day before Thanksgiving or three days before Christmas." Like really?? I chose December, because I was going to eat that Thanksgiving food gosh darn it.

I didn't necessarily have a bad time with it. Just ate a ton of mashed potatoes, which although I do love, I got sick of eating so much of it haha. My cheeks were pretty puffy still when I saw family and relatives for both Christmas Eve and Day. I also had the dissolvable stitches which was very nice.

My wisom teeth hd to be removed while still being in my jaw...that was kinda fun...not

I ate mashed potatoes, jello, and ice cream for a while after mine were removed LOL

DO NOT swish water around in your mouth too aggressively... my friend got awful dry sockets doing that. Her mouth didn't heal for a few weeks because she kept doing this thinking that she was cleaning the sites. And obviously no straws.

I got all four of my wisdom teeth removed at once back when I was in high school. The medication they gave me was a bit too strong so I was completely out of it for two whole days - I still don't remember a thing from those days. Other than that, I just ate a bunch of soup and ice cream. Fortunately, I didn't get dry sockets, but I can't take any anti-inflammatories so that was the only real unpleasant part. Try to sleep as much as you can, and watch a ton of movies. :)

Hope you feel better soon!

Horror story. I keep this to myself for reasons, lmao.

I was about to turn 17 and I found out that both of mine (lower) were growing in wrong, basically tooth roots wrapping around the bone of my lower jaw. I had to be rushed in for surgery which just happened to be three days before my 17th birthday. I have no memory of that birthday, lmao. I remember not being exactly under for the surgery, despite it being conscious sedation, and shaking like a leaf. (I later learned that the shaking is a side effect of sedation for some people.)

I bled from the sockets for a day, slept like the dead between having nerves messed up in my tongue because they had to practically dig out the wisdom teeth so I couldn't eat right, and just all around feeling like crap. For the added fun, when I finally "came to" completely, I was swollen up like a chipmunk with too much in their cheeks. I couldn't talk right from the pain and the half numb tongue I had from having my mouth jammed open for the surgery. This continued on for about six weeks. The numb tongue was about a two year ordeal.

Then I wound up back at the dentist for an infection under one molar adjacent to one of the old wisdom teeth sockets because they nicked into it when getting the wisdom teeth out. Thankfully, that cleared up on its own with some help from antibiotics but I was threatened with more oral surgery. (That logic killed me. "Let's fix it by the means of doing more of what caused it!")

Everything's normal in that regard now and I don't wish that on anyone. I still can't eat applesauce without gagging.

Wow, that sounds so horrible. I never heard such a bad wisdom theeth story. The worst was a friend of mine. He doesn't feel anything on some parts of his tongue, because his dentist had hurted the nerve in the surgery. You are definitely earning the first place :-O

I wouldn't wish it on anyone. XD I don't like to relay that story for fear of actually scaring someone who's going to get wisdom teeth taken out. My experience was abnormal, doesn't mean someone's going to have the hell I did.

Mine were removed in 2007 and it was over the summer so I could have time to recover before the next college year: I was a music major, so I needed the swelling to go down so I could play my bassoon just as terribly.

Ugh, people told me so many horror stories before I got mine out in my junior year of high school, and then I didn't have a single problem. Yes, I opted to be put under when having mine out, instead of the local anaesthetic, but with my anxiety problems, that was the only way to go. I didn't get sick from it, I only took the pain pills one day because I didn't need them, I didn't get any side effects at all...I guess I was just lucky, and I was so afraid going into it. I hope your recovery goes as flawlessly as mine did!

Meds for pain made me moody, I remember yelling at a relative on the phone. not sure I remember why... All I can say is, gave me the perfect excuse to eat lots and lots of pudding.

I had mine out and had no problems at all. Was in no pain the day after and was feeling great.

My husband wasn’t that lucky. This was before I met him but he told me his had fused to his jawbone and he had to put under because they had to actually remove part of his jawbone to get them out. He was in god awful pain for a couple weeks and was actually on Percocets for two weeks because it was that bad.

Oh man, I try not to think about my experience too often. I had to have my two bottom wisdom teeth removed, because they were just not coming out (I waited as long as I could, but it just wasn't happening). Because they were both so close to the nerve, there was no way to fully numb the area without me feeling at least some of the procedure. It was awful, but thankfully the recovery wasn't so bad.

The first one was yanked out by a rude dentist who eventually lost his license for being dirty/outdated. He called me a little girl because I flinched when he went to knock it loose. I ended up with dry socket.

The second one was surgically removed. Uneventful procedure. Ended up with an awesome allergic reaction from something they gave me to put me under that required a trip to the hospital by ambulance. That guy ended up dying of cancer. Bums me out, he was really nice.

The top two wisdom teeth both came in while I was pregnant with my son, which made it sooo much more miserable. My other two wisdom teeth have yet to come in (just turned 30).

I wish I had an interesting story to share. Alas, I do not. :( I still have all my wisdom teeth at 29 years old. My mouth, according to my dentist, is 'big enough' to house them all. I'd take that at face value but I know how... loud and obnoxious I am/can be. LOL!

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed 3 weeks ago, so I'm still in the recovery portion where I'm having to clean out the sockets. Thankfully, it was uneventful and I didn't have any problems.

I had all four wisdom teeth removed when I was 17 in 2011. Though it was a long time ago, I still remember the recovery. The biggest advice that I could give you is do not use straws or you will dry socket. Good luck with recovery!