Tales from the Vinyl Barca-Lounger

[RisiaSkye]

I just had my wisdom teeth extracted this afternoon, and am really looking for love and sympathy--it was not my all time favorite experience. In the interest of earning sympathy, here's my tale:

My dentist doesn't believe in using gas, so we went ahead with only novacaine. Okay, I can do that. My two bottom teeth were fused to the bone, which means using a surgical micro-saw to cut them away from the jawbone (without even the usual level of anesthetic) before extraction. No problem, I am tough. (Grrr...see, wasn't that fierce?) Then it turns out that the bottom two also have two extra roots apiece, for a total of six roots per tooth. Additionally, they are twice as long as usual, and wrap all the way down and around the bony plate. This means having the dentist and the hygienist put their knees on my legs and chest to hold me down in the chair while the hygeinist holds my head and the dentist tries to pull the teeth out by force.

There are, however, two good things: my teeth won't be overcrowded anymore, which means less cavities, and; they felt so bad that they sent me home with a heavy-duty dose of narcotics for the next week.

Does everyone have tales like this, or are my teeth just unusually stubborn? Will my cheeks stop looking like a chipmunk soon? Am I ever going to get rid of the taste of blood? Am I just a big crybaby? Please, answer any of these questions!

Oh, and if you know of any really great soft foods that can be eaten lukewarm or cold, please let me know.

 

[Expertise]

Wait till you have to fish masticated food out of the socket with a loop from a bent paperclip ...... or was that just me?

*Its sick and yucky and all that I know, say G'night Expertise*

 

[RisiaSkye]

Gee, thanks for the support, Expertise. I feel much better now.

But, this likely won't happen, since I can't eat anything which requires chewing until the stitches come out in two weeks. Hopefully by then the sockets will be closed at least, so if it does happen, it won't hurt too much.

 

[Naked Hunny]

Hey i think i may have you beat apparantly i have a very very small mouth!! Shutup guys!! But they had to cut three inch incisions on both sides of my mouth just to have enough room to work!!

The most annoying thing is when the stitches start to come out and you can roll them around our tongue because remember not to rip them!!

 

[Expertise]

Mine healed quickly but required months to "fill in". I went the novocaine only route too. I was blessed with a dentist with great upper body strength who jerked them out without having to spend a great deal of time with his knee on my chest. He did just about sprain my neck though.

 

[Bobtoad777]

Expertise are you fgoing to answer my second email from last night?

 

[RisiaSkye]

Hmmm..where could you put an incision that would give any more room to work? Did they cut your cheek or something? That just sounds like boatloads of fun.

I guess that I am happy to have a deep mouth. Then again, it is not the first time I have been happy about it! All in all, having a small mouth sounds difficult and inconvenient.

Hunny Bunny, you win.

But I still want a poor baby from someone. Please? It really did (and does) hurt. It has not yet faded into "abstract horror story of pain previously suffered". It hurts now. Please give love.

There, did that work?

 

[Silverlily]

Oh you poor thing. Don't worry, this too shall pass.

I lucked out, sort of. I only had the two on the bottom and I opted for the IV sedation. That and the oral surgeon was about 6'1", tan, blonde, and gorgeous (God bless the USAF). The problem I had was my jaw was too narrow for the dentist to get to the teeth easily. He ended up having to break them and take them out a piece at a time. The swelling wasn't bad, but the bruising was. A woman at my daughter's day care center (this was seven years ago) tried to refer me to the Center for Abused Women.

They gave me Percoset, which did nothing unless I took two with a glass of wine.

 

[Naked Hunny]

they cut outwards from the corners of my mouth and you are bitching about not eating for two weeks !

 

[RisiaSkye]

Kitten, thanks for the support. I know it's gonna be fine, but I needed a little love--it helps, it's healing.

Hunny, if you review the posts you will see that I actually did not complain about the not eating for two weeks. I complained about having two people kneel on my chest and yank teeth with 1 1/2 inch long roots out under minimal anesthesia. I am not trying to steal your thunder...you are the mistress of bad dental experiences. So please don't get nasty on me; I'm not trying to compete with you. I just wanted a little support from other posters, because I am in pain and it was scary and unpleasant and I wanted to vent.

 

[sallygirl]

(((((((RISIA))))))))

Sorry about the painful and yucky experience. Thank God for the narcotics!

You must have big bruises on your knees and chest. That happened to my mom, only she was unconscious during the procedure - probably a good thing, except the dentist didn't explain what he did so the bruises kind of freaked her out. hehehe

Think ice cream and pudding and Jello!
Ummm... soup and mashed potatoes?

 

[Patryn]

Ugh...sounds horrible. I hope you feel better soon. I still have my wisdom teeth, and they will remain a part of me until it's absolutely necessary to have them out for the very reasons you've mentioned. I figure, as long as they're not causing problems, why create a problem by having them removed?

I wonder why, after all these years of not "using" our wisdom teeth, why they haven't begun to evolve out. Unless yours are beginning that way in being fused to the bone and all, they're beginning to become part of the mandible itself.

 

[Cheyenne]

Hmmm... I had them knock me out with drugs in an IV to pull all four wisdom teeth at once. I had a friend drive me to the drugstore on the way home to get the pain pills, and inside of about 1 1/2 hours I was home on the computer working. My secretary back at the office was confused and wanted to know how I was sending her email to do things when I was currently at the dentist getting my teeth pulled!

Oh oh. Maybe I am a workaholic.

BUT, having the teeth pulled didn't bother me much. My stitches were the kind that went away on their own and I was eating pretzels in about a day or so. Had to suck them first, but still was eating them!

Hope your mouth is feeling better by now. Try mashed potatoes with sour cream.

 

[Always]

i bit the tip of the dentist's finger off when they pulled out 7 baby teeth a long time ago...

no anesthetic, no nothing.

 

[April]

Oh, man! I'm squirming with horror at all these stories! I still have my wisdom teeth, but I should have them removed. They caused me a lot of pain last year, when they were surfacing. I'm gonna insist on being totally unconscious. I'm a wimp.

Poor Risia, that sounds just barbaric! I hope you feel better soon.

 

[RisiaSkye]

THANKS!

Thanks to everyone for your support and sympathy. It really does help very much.

Right now I am thinking applesauce, pudding, and mashed potatoes. The bruises will heal, the swelling will go down, and ultimately all will be well again. Now if I could just have a cigarette...but it will be good; by the time I can eat again, I'll be tasting things better because I won't have been smoking!

Anyway, love and thanks to all of you.

Risia

 

[Alyrahh]

I feel your pain Risia. A few months ago I too, had mine removed, one of which was impacted. I don't exactly have a horror story about their removal, I was anesthetized through IV. My horror started immediately afterward and continued to become worse for the next 4 days. The swelling and pain were much worse on the 3rd day than any other time. It's definitely not something I would care to repeat, thank goodness there will never be the need to! Hang in there hon, I personally found that heat eased the pain much more than cold. The heating pad became my best friend.

 

[Bushido71XS]

Geez and I thought I had it bad when the Army screwed things up and I got an infection in my lower jaw that wiped eveything out.