It was probably one of the most (physically) painful weeks of my life — not so much due to the procedure (I went straight to Bingo night that same evening), but the allergic reaction I developed.
It sucked major doodah, and I’d only wish it on my worst enemies… plus a select few public figures.
Yeah, I skipped over most of the details of mine.
We’ll just leave it that I should have been out under general instead of local. I was a pretty petite girl at the time but Im amazed I didn’t manage to rip the arms off the chair.
And people wonder why I avoid the dentist as much as I can.
Whereas my experience with general anesthesia that the oral surgeon insisted on when I was 22 (only three wisdom teeth, all partially erupted, very simple compared to what many others went through) was so bad that I insisted on spinal anesthesia for 6 knee arthroscopies, 1 knee replacement, and 2 hip replacements. I did so much better with spinals.
Bad things happen. I’m sorry you had such a horrible experience!
I stupidly scheduled a trip to L.A. to visit a college friend, thinking everything would be fine by then. We went to have sushi, and I couldn’t get the piece of sushi in my mouth. 
Fish and then bits of rice separately, or squishing maki rolls as flat as possible to eat (and a bummer with excellent sushi in LA).
They were causing problems with my orthodonture’s success. The roomate didn’t get his out until he was 25. The dotter has none on the top side.
Another of life’s trade-offs, I still have my wisdom teeth. They are a challenge to clean. Every day presents a new twist. God bless my WaterPik!
I have two. I use an end tuff dental brush.
I had a lower-right wisdom tooth removed (and associated cyst drained) a couple of years ago, and the question of post-op eating somehow never arose. The procedure (which truly is complicated because of a concentration of important nerves in that area) was conducted under general anesthesia and went off without the slightest hitch. So if anyone in the New York area needs a wisdom tooth excavated, I can unhesitatingly recommend Dr. Kim E. Goldman, who care and skills are superb. (N.B.: the “E” is important–there’s another Kim Goldman, about whom I know nothing.)
Why no straws!
Because suction in the mouth can dislodge the clot, exposing the bone and nerves and leading to the dreaded dry socket.
That’s interesting. I wasn’t warned about dry sockets or straws when I had mine out at 14, but the roomate was at 25 many years later. Science advances!
Yikes!!!
I’m stunned you’ve never heard of this! Dry socket has been my biggest fear after extractions 
Thankfully, I’ve never experienced it, despite breaking at least one rule 
I’ve never had a tooth extracted, so… 
Count your blessings!
Vicodin. (My mom scheduled my 4 wisdom teeth extraction for the day after I graduated high school. Never forgave her for that. )
Yum. But if you can find any, let us know! It’s just not available any more (Crosse & Blackwell, Pepperidge Farm, Dominique’s … all gone) because God only knows I’ve looked. And looked. Even the Internets came up empty. There’s always Campbell’s Beef Consommé, chilled, but it’s not the same. Sigh.
Yes. It is sad. You need to make your own, and it is both expensive (think veal bones) and a time consuming undertaking.
Expensive and time consuming - my two favorite life conditions …
My HS GF’s mom scheduled my GF for her wisdom tooth extraction 2 days before our overnight Grad Nite trip to Disneyland. There was a reason I disliked that woman!
