Mine were rough! I was out for it but ended up with bruising and a good amount of pain afterward. When I went all I got was Tylenol with Codene. I had mine on homecoming night when I was in the 8th grade (my HS went from 8 thru 12). My jaws swelled up, making me look like a chipmunk and I couldn't eat normal foods for a good while. The school cook was very nice though and made sure we had mashed potatoes every day!

One thing I was told was when you have teeth removed like this, its important not to eat hard stuff for a while. The removal of so much material from your jawbone could cause a crack or break at that location.

 

Leave it to you... haha!


Thanks for the story Top! Makes me realize that $300 for general IV was well worth it!! I heard other stories about the visual and sounds of them prying and banging around in there... haunting.

 

I thought the definitive method was currently a slide hammer

 

Well then the method has improved........

 

I had all 4 of mine out at the same time, no big deal. I just had a local and the guy had a deal that seriously did look like a teaspoon. I remember the sounds, but had no pain at all. The guy next to me though was having a couple removed as well and sounded like they were giving him the business. I remember the nurse saying something about him being a big baby.

My dad had his out when I was a kid and ended up in the hospital because they wouldn't stop bleeding for over a week. He was in pretty bad shape. I felt pretty lucky.

 

All four out with no probs here last year, the drugs were great I have no memory of it at all although if I remember right I think eating solid foods was no fun for awhile.....although the constant morphine at the hospital from the toasted leg in January was a lot better hands down