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I''m getting my wisdom teeth out next week. All 4 at the same time. I''m not looking forward to the recovery time. If anyone has any recommendations on what to eat after, I''d really appreciate it! On the plus side, I''m taking some time off from work, so I''ll have plenty of time to hang out on PS.
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Unfortunately, my birthday is the week after my surgery. I think my FF was planning something pretty elaborate, but has to rethink his plans now. I asked what he was getting me and he just smiled and told me he had ideas. I told him not to waste money on a nice dinner because I wouldn''t be able to enjoy it, and his face kind of fell and he said he hadn''t thought about that. I felt bad, because whatever the plan was, he worked pretty hard on it. I told him to save it for another special occasion. ;-) But anyways, wish me luck for next week!
 
Good Luck! I just got mine out in March, all 4 at once, and it was NOT as bad as everyone tried to scare me into believing.

I ate a lot of Jello, instant mashed potatoes and instant sweet potatoes. I ate yogurt (not with fruits or seeds in it!). Soup without "stuff" in it, like tomato or something is good too. Just do not eat anything too hot, it can disrupt the clot. Eat things that are only slightly warm.

I was extra careful so as to avoid dry socket. Some people say they ate normal the next day. I did not. I was paranoid. There was very little pain, however. Just paranoia.
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Good Luck! You''ll be fine!

Too bad FFs plans kind of fell through. Hopefully he makes it up sooner rather than later!
 
My BFF had hers out and was back at school the next day and I couldn''t even tell... I wish mine had gone like that!

Don''t drink from a straw, it can create dry sockets! I got tired of holding the ice packets on my cheeks, so my mom made a contraption out of my bikini top. She put the ice packets in the two cups and then tied the strings around my head so that the ice was right on my cheeks but I didn''t have to hold it- it was wonderful!

Sorry about your boyfriend''s birthday plans- but maybe you could just postpone your birthday celebration and do it when you''re feeling better! Good luck!
 
HappyCat are you a planner person? Rather know all the eventualities ahead of time and feel better that way? Or are you more of a 'go in with my eyes shut and I'll deal with it as it happens' kind of person?

I have a thread in Hangout from this time last year about my experience with getting two wisdom teeth out, and Miscka posted her experience in there too. You could read that if you wanted to check out what the recovery experience is like. I'm very much a 'want to know what's in store for me' kind of person, but I am aware not everyone is (FI really isn't!). So, reading something like those old threads would have helped me lots, but it would have freaked FI out no end. Obviously you'll know for yourself whether it's something that would help you or not!

For post-op foods, anything soft. Ice-cream (if you can bear the cold), yoghurt, smoothies, soup, soggy toast. Nothing piping hot. For the first couple of days, nothing you'll have to really chew on.

Something that seems intuitive is to do is to use a straw, but don't do that as the suction can cause problems with the wound as it heals. Just sip gently off a spoon. I found that out too late!

And Jane Austen DVDs are good, specially the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice (all six hours of it!)
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Got me through my wisdom toothums recovery, and a friend through a pretty serious illness a few months back
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ETA - I see others chimed in on the "straw = dry sockets" problem! I didn't spell it out as I was afraid of scaring you!
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Avoid at all costs if you can. I think the wisdom tooth horror stories are all down to dry socket. I got it on one side only, and the difference between the two sides was night and day. People who don't get dry socket will totally recover quickly, those who do get it will go on to frighten the bejaysus out of everyone they tell about it!
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HappyCat - You''ve gotten some great advice here from the other ladies so I won''t repeat it here. I had all four teeth out years ago and outside of wishing I''d gone for the anesthesia (as opposed to hearing everything that was going on during the surgery), everything went fine and I healed rather quickly. I wish you much luck and know that you''ll do great!
 
I all four taken out in June, and for me it was about two weeks downtime... Mine were severly impacted so my surgery was more invasive. (he had to break some of my teeth just to get them out
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Everyone is right about not drinking with straws. No sucking motions allowed, otherwise you''ll dislodge bloodclots that are needed for healing if you have stitches.

For the first day you will have to change your gauze very often. Dont let it get too soggy with saliva, it''ll make you suseptible to infection. By the end of the first 48 hours to about day 3 or so, you should not keep gauze in unless you are bleeding.

You''ll probably start swelling in the face & neck area about day 3-5 so to minimize that it should be: cold compresses from the giddy-up to about day two- three depending on your stiffness if any. By day 3-5, warm compresses will cut the swelling. Don''t ask why it works that way, thats just what my surgeon told me and that worked for me.

As for foods: apple sauce, yogurt, freezies/ slushies, soups, milkshakes. When I was super hungy I tried to take on some grits or oatmeal (blend the oatmeal out though)

HTH,

SL


P.S don''t take the painkillers on an empty stomach!!!
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They will have you high as a kite already, but from what I remember being hungry and too high to go get food was so not kewl!
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Date: 9/10/2008 10:27:33 AM
Author: SparklyLibra
I all four taken out in June, and for me it was about two weeks downtime... Mine were severly impacted so my surgery was more invasive. (he had to break some of my teeth just to get them out
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Everyone is right about not drinking with straws. No sucking motions allowed, otherwise you''ll dislodge bloodclots that are needed for healing if you have stitches.

For the first day you will have to change your gauze very often. Dont let it get too soggy with saliva, it''ll make you suseptible to infection. By the end of the first 48 hours to about day 3 or so, you should not keep gauze in unless you are bleeding.

You''ll probably start swelling in the face & neck area about day 3-5 so to minimize that it should be: cold compresses from the giddy-up to about day two- three depending on your stiffness if any. By day 3-5, warm compresses will cut the swelling. Don''t ask why it works that way, thats just what my surgeon told me and that worked for me.

As for foods: apple sauce, yogurt, freezies/ slushies, soups, milkshakes. When I was super hungy I tried to take on some grits or oatmeal (blend the oatmeal out though)

HTH,

SL


P.S don''t take the painkillers on an empty stomach!!!
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They will have you high as a kite already, but from what I remember being hungry and too high to go get food was so not kewl!
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Good Advice! I did that, and they made me queasy. I used every ounce of will power not to vomit, because that would cause dry socket for sure.
 
Thanks for all the wonderful advice! I know I shouldn''t be worried about it, but I still wish I had had them taken out 10 years ago when I was still a teenager. ;-) It''s only the bottom ones I''m worried about. Top two are fully erupted and should pop right out. Bottom 2 are impacted. I think my biggest worries are dry socket (because that''s what everyone talks about when they talk about wisdom teeth) and how long my face is going to be puffy/swollen (because I''m vain, I''ll admit it!). I am looking forward to the time off. I''m taking a full week off, because I work in a health care setting, and I don''t think I can interact with patients while I''m high as a kite with my mouth stuffed full of gauze. ;-) But thanks to everyone for the great advice and encouragement! It''s always nice to hear other people say "I went through that, it''s not that bad."
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I had all 4 of mine out at once about 10 years ago. Everyone is different. I usually take a while to heal, but I think my wisdom teeth went pretty smoothly. I got them taking out the day after Thanksgiving (a Friday). I was back at work on Saturday and back at school on Sunday without any problems.

As for what foods - lots of liquids (but nothing through a straw!! - the suction can cause you to start bleeding again). I remember having mashed potatoes that night. You can have pudding, yogurt, jello, soup. Stay away from very cold or very hot foods. By the end of the week I was able to eat soft foods - english muffins, bread, tuna. Just nothing rough or very hard (like a bagel or tough meat). And after my stitches came out I was pretty quickly back to normal foods.

After you have the surgery, just make sure to keep ice on each side of your face alternatively for a while to keep down the swelling.

Good luck and let us know how you feel afterwards!
 
First of all let me say sorry, I didn''t read all posts.


The whole wisome teeth thing truely isn''t that bad! My trick was bags of frozen peas! I did 20 min. on, 20 min. off, 20 min. on, 20 min. off, pretty much the whole following 24-48 hrs, and never swelled one bit! Give it a try!!!
 
I''m going to be honest. For me it was truly horrible. My mother drug me to the grocery store right after it was done to pick foods out i could eat and i ended up vomiting in the middle of the dairy aisle just because i was walking around too much too soon. Make sure you take it easy that day even if you feel fine or your lunch may end up on someone''s floor too haha
The best part is the laughing gas, I tried to fight it off as long as I could to irritate the nurse lol I only lasted 48 seconds :-)
 
I almost forgot. Sometimes after the surgery people will wake up and not know where they are and it can be very disorienting. I woke up and actually thought I was in a morgue so I started yelling that I was still alive and to get me the *bleep* out of there haha
 
I heard everyones bad stories before I had mine done, and it freaked me out. With all the bad stories there was always a "but".

Like, "Oh my experience was awful! I got dry socket! But... I used a straw"

So yeah, just be CAREFUL and SMART. Take it easy. If you''re not sure whether you can eat something - don''t. If you''re feeling funny, lay down. Follow your dentists suggestions, and you should be just fine with minimal pain.
 
Hi Happycat! I also had them out right around my birthday (this year) about 10 years after I should have done it.

Like SparklyLibra, I also had to have two of my teeth broken to get out. This made me very puffy for a week--but the worst was that it also gave me a black eye and what SO and I called ''the bruise goatee'' which looked exactly what it sounds like it would from that description. As a fellow vain person, I was really glad I could take a week off.

The good news though (here is my ''but'') was that I only had to take my pain meds the first day. I was tender for awhile and made sure to eat soft foods for some time, but I wasn''t in pain for long at all.

For food, I suggest Slimfast, pancakes, and lots of pasta. I started with yogurt, applesauce, and jello but that didn''t work beyond the first day because I wanted substance. The Slimfast was really good for right after the surgery when I wanted calories equal to a meal, but didn''t want to eat.

Good luck!
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I got all four of my wisdom teeth out about a year ago. To be honest it was the worst pain I have ever gone through, and I have been through some trauma. I got dry sockets, and the pain wouldn''t let up ever. The thing is I got the dry sockets right away, and the dentist said if the pain gets worse to give them a call. Well it didn''t get worse because it was excrutiating the entire time. I did everything right. I even took medication to not get dry sockets, but nothing helped me. (Sidenote: If you are on the pill you can get dry sockets much easier). I am not trying to scare you, I am just trying to warn you that excrutiating pain is abnormal. If the pain doesn''t let up with morophine, I am sure you have dry sockets. Get help immediately because once the sockets are filled with gauze and clove oil, the pain lets up very quickly - I just don''t want anyone to have to suffer the way I did. I let it go on for five days before almost having a break down(literally a break down) from the pain.

Good luck, and don''t be scared because for most its a breeze. However, if you feel like you have dry sockets, get them checked because it is better to be overly cautious rather than under!
 
i had mine out a couple of years ago and it really wasn''t too bad at all, i was back to normal foods within a few days really. i recommend popsicles. though the pain meds they gave me made me have really bad nightmares, and sometimes i''d feel like i was having nightmares even when i was awake. i stopped taking them.
 
I woke up very disoriented, and I pretty much remained disoriented for the rest of the day. I''m not going to lie-it''s pretty painful, and I stayed in pain for awhile. I''m not one to abuse pain relievers, but I stayed completely drugged up for about a week. All I did was sleep-I was too sleepy and nauseous (from the medication) to sit up for very long, let alone stand or walk around. I didn''t really eat anything. I just remember drinking a great deal of water.
 
Alrightey, I did mine approxmiately 1 year ago to this day and honestly, still thinking about it makes me cringe. I had to have 5 teeth extracted...and, of course, mine were impacted. Just make sure that they fully sedate you because honestly, I felt the last half of the surgery and I remember crying because the pain was so bad. Not to mention that I heard the cracking of my teeth when they broke them....(sorry for the bad visual)

Anyway, I wasn''t much of a bleeder but oh the PAIN, it actually hit me the worst on day 4 and I called the Dr. at 5 AM! for a refill of vicodin because the pain woke me out of my sleep....Not pretty ( I dry socketed like crazy!)

As for foods, Cream of Wheat worked well once I could successfully operate a spoon again...lol. I also had some ice cream....soooo gooood! A bit of applesauce and I eventually graduated to Easy Mac....I am not much of a jello fan...

Also if you''re a smoker, they recommend that you don''t smoke since it can lead to dry-socket as well(I''m not a smoker but I know people that are.

I also used ice packs with a towel...it was awesome!

Good luck and I wish you a speedy recovery!
 
Hi Happy Cat!

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out 2 years ago, and it's really not as bad as pple make it sound. The main problem is actually with the limited motion of ur jaw due to swelling, rather than a real inability to bite/chew. I couldn't even get my toothbrush into my mouth! I had lotsa alphabet soup using a teaspoon for the first 3 days.

After 3 days, i could open my mouth enough to put a dessert spoon in, so I started eating normal food like rice and fish, basically stuff that I don't have to chew really hard. I had a good excuse to eat lotsa ice cream too, since the cold ice cream helps stop any bleeding!
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Just a word of warning, my face was swollen like a pumpkin for 1 week, and the bruises on my face took 3 weeks to totally fade. I'm very fair, so they really showed. The bruises came from the cheek retractors used during surgery, cos I was under GA. If u're going under LA, u prob wun get them. If you're going under GA, it might be wise to plan to stay home.
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Good luck!

ETA: I work in healthcare too. I'm a nurse, and I've haf patients and relatives asking if someone punched me (cos of my bruises)!
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When I had mine out, I was absolutely fine. I was actually disappointed because I had planned to do the drama queen thing and lay on the couch for the rest of the day, having a pity party and watching chick flicks. Well, within a couple hours I was feeling fine and so restless that I helped my dad mow the lawn. HOWEVER, I didn''t have any laughing gas or general anesthesia -- just Novacain -- so it wasn''t a problem for me to be around machinery!

I never swelled, just got a little bruise on one side of my lower jaw where I had soft tissue impaction. There was no bone impaction on any of the four teeth, thank goodness (otherwise I would have had more than Novacain). I followed all the rules and didn''t get dry socket, so I healed up pretty quickly and painlessly. I didn''t even use the super-strength prescription painkiller they gave me because I really didn''t need it.

My biggest tip, other than the ones already given? Make sure to start icing as soon as you possibly can. I made the dentist give me one of those one-use ice packs before I left the office and started icing on the ride home. I think this cut down dramatically on the swelling. Also, when you feel like eating something a little more substantial, I recommend boxed mac-''n-cheese because the noodles are small enough to swallow without having to chew, but it still tastes and feels more "real" than thin soups and applesauce and jello.

Good luck, I hope it all goes well!
 
Thank you everyone for your advice! Wednesday is the big day, 9am sharp! I''ll let you all know how it goes!
 
Hey another thing- If anything does go wrong, (i.e. dry sockets, etc.) make sure to take your meds on time.. Every 4-6 hours. Even if it is in the middle of the night, set your alarm. I only had two out in March, but I had dry sockets and the second night they really started to hurt. I was put on Vicodin, but in the middle of the night, the pain got so bad, I could fall asleep for an hour, till the painkillers kicked in. But then they cleaned them out and then everything was wonderful!

GOOD LUCK!
 
I actually had all my 4 removed at the same time.... It wasn''t that bad cause they put me to sleep and I didn''t remember ANYTHING after I woke up (I think they gave me some kind of gas where I was still half awake during the procedure but didn''t remember anything after...)....

Post surgery I ate soup and liquids for 2 days, then pasta which is easier to chew... Avoid anything with small pieces that can get stuck in the holes left behind.... Also - be careful... it takes months for the holes to heal completely and sometimes if you arent carefull about rincing your mouth and making sure no food is stuck in the holes, you can get recurrent infections in your gums...

Overall not such a bad experience though.... You''ll be fine!
 
Date: 9/15/2008 9:57:36 PM
Author: ilovethiswebsite
I actually had all my 4 removed at the same time.... It wasn''t that bad cause they put me to sleep and I didn''t remember ANYTHING after I woke up (I think they gave me some kind of gas where I was still half awake during the procedure but didn''t remember anything after...)....

Post surgery I ate soup and liquids for 2 days, then pasta which is easier to chew... Avoid anything with small pieces that can get stuck in the holes left behind.... Also - be careful... it takes months for the holes to heal completely and sometimes if you arent carefull about rincing your mouth and making sure no food is stuck in the holes, you can get recurrent infections in your gums...

Overall not such a bad experience though.... You''ll be fine!
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Ditto!

I went and got all brave and tried to eat rice two weeks after my stitches dissolved and giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirl
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It.Was.NOT.Fun trynna work them itty bitty grains out those deep azz holes!

My greed got the better of me and I sure did pay. Not to mention how I became the laughing stock of my family for tresspassing on their gourmet dinner (which they were eating right in front of me
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So I had my surgery yesterday and it went GREAT! I was under IV sedation, which I guess isn''t supposed to knock you out, but I slept for most of it. Woke up during the last tooth, apparently it was a bugger to get out, so I was treated to the noises of drills and cracking bones. No pain though! I got home yesterday, had some applesauce (most delicious thing I had ever tasted) took an oxycodone and went to bed. Unfortunately, the pharmacy filling my prescription was really slow, so by the time I got home and could take my meds the novacaine was wearing off. So I was in a fair amount of pain for a bit. SO was very sweet the entire day, came into the operating oom, held my hand while they were explaining the sedation procedure, and after the operation, gave me a kiss on the forehead and told my I looked great (puffy cheeks, glazed eyes, drooling and all). He also layed down on the bed next to me at home and held me as I was whimpering in pain, waiting for the drugs to kick in. Unfortunately, he''s back at work today, so I cuddled into one of his sweatshirts and parked myself on the couch with the cats. I''m now in the wonderful cycle of wake up, have a little food, take an oxycodone, sleep, repeat. Thank you all for the wonderful advice about what to expect and what to eat! You guys are great!
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~HappyCat
 
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