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did it hurt like hell? i got all 4 (all were impacted) out on thursday morning... and i am still in some serious pain.... im taking vicoden and an anti inflammatory as prescribed. im also using the mouth rinse i was prescribed and doing salt water rinses. i just dont know... i dont think i am getting dry socket... my whole jaw is just so tight and i have been getting throbbing pains in my lower jaw when the vicoden starts to wear off....
what else can i do?? ouch ouch ouch!
I used a heat pack a LOT. Having the dentist's hands in my mouth for however long really stretched my jaw muscles, which then retaliated by scrunching down really tight after the surgery.
Now that I'm saying that, I think they told me not to use heat for a few days after the surgery, just ice. It was definitely the heat pack in the two weeks that followed the op that got me back to normal.
@cinnamonbun: omg two weeks.... i am just so sore... and they didnt give me a refill on my pain meds... guess im gonna have to call on monday :(
I've never had my wisdom teeth out so I can't give advice on what to do. But I work in a group home and have seen three kids there get all their wisdom teeth out and yes, it did hurt like hell for them. All three of them were pretty much out of commission for at least two or three days afterward. Hopefully that helps some, sorry I can't help besides just telling you that when they hurt, they took their medicine and went back to bed.
I had all 4 out and I was in pain for a week. I took a lot of Advil to help. Waking up in the morning was usually the worst for pain.
When I got mine out, They said dry socket was pretty rare. MIne didnt hurt so bad but I has pain meds lol
@mandb122: yea... i should just lay down but unfortunately i had to work this weekend and i have just been miserable! ahhhhh. :(
Umm I ate a cheesesteak the night I had mine out and did not take a single pain killer, but I was also starving because I had my appendix out less than a week before...
However that being said I know plenty of people, including DH, that were in a ton of pain after having their wisdom teeth out! Everyone is different and it just depends on your pain tolerance and sometimes the real pain doesn't set in for a day or two after. Give it a couple of more days and see how you feel on Monday or Tuesday. If you still in a lot of pain a call to the doctor wouldn't hurt.
Mine wasn't that painful. I would call the doctor about getting some more medicine to help with the pain. I don't think you have a dry socket, those usually take a bit more time to form.
@stephanie63087: That does suck. They were lucky they were young when they got it done because they got to just miss school for a couple of days with a doctor's note. Watching them makes me worry about the possibility of my wisdom teeth hurting me someday.
@pansyshell: omg im sooo jealous! and hungry! lol.... ive been eating mashed potatoes and jello... :( i usually have a pretty high pain tolerance which is why im a little worried.
Sorry to hear about your pain! I was pretty lucky the two times I got mine taken out. My bottom ones were taken out first and my dentist only used local anesthetic. The worst part of it was when he was using significant pressure to dig them out of my jaw (I was tearing up and the dental assistant dabbed at my eyes with gauze!!). Fortunately, I wasn't swollen after and I took one Tylenol 3 from my prescription just in case, but I didn't need it. When I got my top wisdom teeth removed, it was a much faster and easier procedure and again I didn't need any pain meds. Keep on following your dentist's instructions and hopefully your pain will go away soon!
Being up and moving a lot makes the pain last longer that was my mistake. Warm wet rags made my life so much better. And Popsicles, I couldn't eat regular food for like 2 or 3 weeks after. But then again my lip just got the feeling back and it has been over 2 months LOL. I hope you feel better, I know it sucks =(
The pain if you have dry sockets you can definitely tell. There is jaw pain and there is dry socket pain...pain pills don't help the dry sockets. I threw up from whatever they used to put me under, and that caused me to get the dry sockets.
My guess is they won't refill your pain pills with more vicodin either. Tylenol 3 maybe, but I was only given about 10 vicodin (and I really didn't even use all of them ore the Tylenol 3 they gave me). Only thing that helped the dry sockets was going into the surgeon and having them stuff something into the sockets themselves. It was instant relief but a pain having to go there everyday for then next few days (cause those things had to be changed every few days). I know I only actually used the actual pain pills a few times and most of that was the first day. I was swollen and in pain but still functioning...although vicodin definitely knocked me out.
@stephanie63087: I'm sorry your in so much pain. I do think it is too soon for dry sockets so I would try not to worry too much right now (I know easier said and done). Try to get some rest! And hopefully things start to calm down for you in the next day or two.
@stephanie63087: Try spaghetti. I had that the day after I got mine out and found it to be easy to eat. That and soup...and ice cream of course. But you definitely get sick of all of that stuff.
I had a pretty bad experience with mine - all 4 impacted like you and I got sick from the vicodin so I actually gave up on it and just took ibuprofen. Not too much swelling but a lot of pain. I also got dry socket in one but I actually felt better first, then I got worse. Do you have a follow-up scheduled with your surgeon/dentist? You could always call if you have concerns.
hmmm well what do the dry sockets feel like? how soon can you get em?? i dont know... these pain meds just arent cutting it... im miserable! and i never take pain medicine... not even tylenol so they should work. i wish it was a weekday so i could just go in... :(
It hurt so much but keeping ce on my jaw helped alot- I was really worried I was getting dry socket as well because it hurt so much but I ended up being fine. I ate mashed potatoes, jello, and ice cream for daysssss... it was ridiculous
Call the emergency number. Having your teeth pulled should not put you into that kind of pain. I have had my wisdom teeth and two others pulled and I didn't even need the pain pills just regular aspirin. I was told by them if the pain pills didn't work to call them.
@stephanie63087: I developed several dry sockets from contiuous vomiting from the anesthesia (I ended up in the ER because I was becoming dehydrated/ couldn't stop vomiting/ couldn't keep any pain meds down and was in a ton of pain). Having dry sockets was some of the worst pain I have ever had in my life. There was radiating pain through my face into my ear. Your mouth usually tastes really gross. I was crying until I could get an emergency Saturday appointment with the oral surgeon. Statistically, dry sockets occur in only 1-3% of tooth extractions.
Edit: you mention that the pain is there when the Vicodin starts to wear off. I would take the vicodin as scheduled (look at your bottle to see when you can take it, such as every 4 or 6 hours) so that it doesn't really start to wear off for now. Hopefully you received an emergency number in case you need it.
thanks for your help everyone... i hope im not one of those 1-3 percent that gets dry socket :( although i just have a bad feeling.... i think im going to wait out one more day and see if it gets any better (plus i have drill tomorrow so i cant really miss that :() and then i might have to make my way back to the oral surgeon... i wonder how much thats gonna cost me :(
Ugh, you are scaring me. I have to get mine taken out soon and I've totally been avoiding it! :(
@brideatbeach: dont be scared! i dont think im the norm... alot of my friends have told me they were eating normal the next day and had almost no pain... so yea :( im just unlucky haha! getting them out was fine... i got knocked out of course so i felt great for the first few hours after i woke up haha!
Aww, well I hope you start feeling better soon! Do you have the puffy chipmunk cheeks right now?!
@brideatbeach: im not too swollen.... i mean i notice it but no one else really does unless i point it out... im just so sore... i dont even feel like talking! thats why i love you ladies... i can just type my heart out without injuring my jaw further lol!!!!
My experience with dry socket was similar to @EvaBostonTerrier - mouth tasted really bad, more of a general ache in my whole face rather than locally in the jaw. I was also vomiting (from the vicodin, not the anesthesia) so maybe that had something to do with it. I would also say that it's even less common to get dry socket in all four of your surgical sites, unless you had an extreme situation like Eva described above. Everyone reacts differently to surgery, but if you have any concerns, again, you should call you surgeon or dentist for advice.. It can't hurt!
Are you using ice? My husband just had his out in October and he used ice around the clock the first day and then 3-4 times for the following two days. His instructions said to ice 50% of the first day to reduce swelling. All four were impacted and between the ice and vicodin, he wasn't too bad. He didn't eat normally for over a week. When I had mine out 7 years ago, I didn't eat normally for about a week, too. Neither of us could even think about eating normal foods within a week.
I would give the doc a call!! Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!
Ouchy! I can't say that I have. I also have a very high tolerance for pain. I had 2 wisdom & 4 baby teeth pulled when I was in high-school and I was back in school the next day eating solid food. I just took some codeine when I got out of the dentist the day of, slept through the night and was fine the next morning. But I'm also the girl who pretty close to dying for have an appendicitis and didn't know it. I thought I just had heartburn from a night of heavily drinking.
OUCH! I know how you feel. I had all four out at once, and they were also impacted! I still can't chew a whole piece of gum without jaw pain/tightness. AND IT'S BEEN 6 YEARS!!!
Get lots of rest. Take your medications as prescribed. And don't eat ANYTHING that isn't liquid. It's a great diet!
I had all 4 removed at the same time and was down for over 1 week, less than 2 weeks. My friend had hers out, all 4 at the same time and was fine, no meds, eating potato chips that afternoon. I think it is just different for everyone. It took me a long time to get over the soreness and to be able to open my mouth all the way. Take it easy, don't fight your body, if you are sore just rest.... Hope you feel better soon!
You usually form a dry socket within 1~3 days after surgery, so if you do have one you may be experiencing pain that is so severe it leaves you in tears.
Did they give you written post-op instructions about no spitting, or smoking or sucking through a straw and icing your face? The sockets will form when the blood clots become dislodged (why no spitting) and the only treatment is to go back to the dentist for packing, which is usually replaced every day or every other day for roughly 3-4 days. You should also be taking the pain meds before the effects wear off to help keep you comfortable.
Since they were impacted, they were much more involved to remove than simple extractions, so the residual pain may be much worse. The lowers are usually the ones that will give you some trouble, but excruciating pain that radiates into your face, neck, and ear are usually more than what's considered normal pain.
If it's no better today, I'd be calling the dental office and having them contact him for a call back to you and possibly meeting you in his office for an emergency visit. I wouldn't think he'd charge you at all, as this is followup to the treatment he provided.
Good luck and I hope you'tre feeling better today, but if not, call the dentist~that's his job!
When I got my wisdom teeth out, 2 of the 4 sites formed dry sockets (one on each side, on the bottom). It was, hands down, the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I realized that that's what I had because of a few things. First was the severity of the pain. It was a deep, intense, almost-unbearable pain that made my neck and ears ache. Next, the fact that it didn't go away or get any better after several days. I knew something was wrong when it had been almost a week and I was still totally laid up with pain--the recovery is not supposed to be so awful & long. Also, like some other posters said, it gives you a funny taste in your mouth.
The good news is, if you go into your dentist and you do have dry sockets, it's really easy to fix. They pack this medicated gauze in there and the pain is completely gone within minutes. The relief was amazing!
I had all four out at once as well. I made up a pretty ingenious invention from pure frustration and boredom. As long as your dentist said you can ice your face, try this:
Wear a hoodie sweatshirt and arrange two bags of frozen peas around your jaw. Put the hood up and pull the strings tight so it stays. I stayed like this for 3 days I think and it was heaven!!
Hope you feel better!
@mandb122: hahaha, i ate a cheeseburger the night i got mine out! Not much pain but I bruised horribly, yellow and green along my jawline. Ugh it was ugly. I agree, take some pain meds, ibu if you run out og vicodin, and go to bed. Work can wait yo.
When I had mine out, I wasn't in much pain until I developed dry socket...it was close to three days after the surgery I think. Then it was unbearable. Like other posters said, once they packed it with the gauze, the relief was almost immediate.
On the other hand, when FI had his out, he was incredibly swollen, and couldn't move his mouth to speak for a couple of days. He didn't get dry socket but was in serious pain from the surgery (he also had his without anesthesia, only Novocaine...the pleasures of being uninsured at the time).
when i got my wisdom teeth out i had dry socket... the pain of getting the teeth pulled was pain, but the dry socket pain was PAIN. it was almost unbearable. once i went back to the surgeon and he fixed this (by jamming some gauze soaked with clove oil in the socket - it didn't hurt. don't worry) the pain went away almost immediately. i felt better by the next day! good luck!!
@stephanie63087: Unfortunately, my story is not a good one. I got them out in college during spring break, figuring a week would be enough time to heal. I had all four out and they were all impacted. I got the worst dry socket they said they'd seen, because it was so deeply impacted. I didn't drink out of a straw or smoke (two things that will give you dry socket). I was in pain for a month. If it continues for you, you can go back to your dr. and ask them to put in these medicine type strips in the holes. They coat strips with medicine and stick them in the holes to give you relief. They look like worms. I know it took the holes about 4 months to fully close and I made sure I cleaned them out with the rinser every day. Keep doing what you're doing and go to the doctor if you need to. Good luck!
Ugh, sorry you're in so much pain! I just got my wisdom teeth out too (on Friday), and I don't have much pain, other than the inside of my cheeks being somewhat swollen. I never took the vicodin, just took advil for a day. I'd definitely give your office a call whenever they open. Hopefully they can do something for your discomfort.
Did they give you an antibiotic? I've been on Clindamycin HCL since Friday. Maybe the pain you're feeling is due to an infection?
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