SuperJason’s Personal Blog

A few months ago, I went to the dentist and he recommended that I get my wisdom teeth removed. He said that they may never cause me problems, but they were impacted, and it is better to have them removed earlier rather than later. I already had one of the top teeth completely in.

Of course I took my time doing the research. There is plenty of information out there, and there isn’t much agreement. Some sites say to get them out for any reason, and others say that it’s a big scam. I knew it wasn’t completely a scam because my dentist told me to go to an oral surgeon. If my dentist was going to profit from it, I would have been more skeptical.

During my procrastination, I mean research period, another one of my top teeth started coming in. I got the chance to relive what it feels like to have a tooth bust through my gums. The pain was pretty bad, so now I was motivated.

I called an oral surgeon to make an appointment. They didn’t have one available for a month, even when I pleaded with them. I called another place, and they were able to get me in for a consultation in a few days. After my consultation, we were able to schedule an appointment a few days later.

Day of the surgery - I couldn’t eat or drink anything for 6 hours before the surgery. It was disappointing since I new I wouldn’t be eating solid foods for a while.

I showed up, and they gave me an IV to put me to sleep for the procedure. That was completely pain free, and I went under pretty much instantly.

Once the procedure was complete, I was conscious again. Unfortunately, I was so dizzy that I didn’t want to get up. Sitting there for about 15 minutes solved that problem adequately. The wheeled me out to the car. The car ride home was horrible since I was already dizzy, and I get car sick very easily. The rest of that day, I just laid in bed.

Day 2 - Feeling pretty good, so I just watched TV and laid around. I don’t get many chances to do that.

Day 3-4 - Feeling excellent. I took the family up north to do some camping, swimming, and ATV’ing. I started eating solid foods.

Day 5 - Quite possibly the worst day of my life. I developed dry socket on both sides on the bottom. Instead of feeling any pain, my body decided to let me experience what it’s like to go insane. My mind was out of control, and I couldn’t focus on anything. I was so dizzy and sick that I couldn’t move. I stayed in bed until the afternoon.

Eventually, I got so bad that I decided to call the oral surgeons emergency number. I was able to talk to a doctor, and he told me to come in. I suspected that I was having some strange reaction to the prescription they gave me, but he suspected dry socket.

The 2 minute trip to the office was horrendous, and I’m surprised I survived. I barely remember the trip.

Once I got there, the doctor pushed on my gums on the left. There was an explosion of blood and who knows what else. He told me that it was old blood, not new blood. He then proceeded to pack medicated gauze into the holes. I was already so out of it that the pain didn’t bother me. He sent me on my way, and told me that I should start to feel better within 30-60 minutes.

I got home and starting feeling miraculously better. Since then, I’ve been feeling continually better.

Day 7 - I’m back at work, and feeling pretty good. I now appreciate what it’s like to feel normal.