At least you got knocked out. I was wide awake when they cracked my teeth with something that looked like a crowbar. Yes, I got to hear my teeth CRACK. Then I got my neck jerked around as the dentist tried to pry the broken teeth out of their sockets. Fun.

And for pain, I got a prescription for Tylenol double strength (OTC, not even prescription). The only "good" thing about the whole ordeal was that they only needed to take out 2 of my bottom teeth and that my mouth was swollen for only 1 week afterward.


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i have two right now!
one of them is hurting like hell,,, i dont know if its cuz it is barely getting out or if it is saying "take me out stupid!!!"

Well i had all 4 surgically removed. When i went in for my consult i brought my girlfriend with me(important later)
They just gave me some awesome gas to knock me out, when i started counting backwards from 10, i made it 9 and i was done:) I woke up sometime later in the afternoon, confused as all get out but wasnt in alot of pain. I ended up going out and disc golfing with my friends later and eating milkshakes for dinner for a few days lol

By the time i had the surgery my girlfriend and i had broken, but she still came with me and my mom to the surgery cause she is cool like that. I went to call her the next day to thank her for going with me and that it meant alot to me... it took her 4 days to return my calls... i couldnt figure out what was going on. when i she finally called be back she explained... well i guess after we got back to my house i decided i was going to walk her to her car. So how she tells the story is that i broke down and started crying telling her all this stuff about us dating and getting back together and going to college together, making her cry, and then the convo turned bad and i started calling her not nice names. Well i still dont remember any of that but i guess it happened lol

Moral of the story, dont be around anyone untill way later in the day lol

I don't think they're gonna knock me out...the IV sedation was close to a grand, these pills I'm getting is 60 bucks.

me and cama. what is up with our ****ty dental plans HAHA

griff: im kinda curious too about aforementioned rack. LOL 15 years ago >__>


when i was 4 years old. LOL

This post has been edited by xredjokerx: Nov 4, 2008 - 4:36 AM

Had all four of mine out several years ago. I ate a burger later that night. The hobby shop.....I mean Travis AFB hospital, really did a good job.

now, let's wind up the way-back machine and let me tell you how i had mine done 30 years ago.

after dealing with a nasty swollen face from a wisdom tooth trying to push through the jawbone, my MD sent me to an oral surgeon for extraction of all 4. the x-rays (yes smartass, they had be discovered. even way back then.) showed serious impaction and it was a no-brainer. so off i go to the hospital on the first day of summer vacation. to say that everything went well would be a bald-faced lie. here is a brief resume of what my MD told me they had to do to get those pesky pearly whites out of my mouth. they cut, they dug, they chipped and drilled but to no avail. at one point the surgeon was on his knees atop my chest and pulling with both hands. they managed to get it done and all they left were a couple deep (read troublesome) pockets behind 2, 15, 18 and 31--two black eyes, a face only a chipmunk's mother would love, also a bruised sternum and a sprained neck. no lie, i had to wear a brace for 4 weeks--in summer, in my 16th year, with hormones raging and teen-aged beer drinking parties to attend. luckily this all went down while i was under general anaesthesia and had really good post-op drugs (don't remember what kind, probably codeine/Valium/ASA combo).

that being said i would still go through it tomorrow rather that doing what i did to myself last month. i broke a molar (30) on a popcorn kernel. my dentist said "that should never happen" and i agreed wholeheartedly. i managed to split it longitudinally right down to the root. have you ever had an exposed dental root? it FRIGGIN' (not the word i wanted to use) hurts. i could go on but that's for another post.

so remember kids-- brush daily and floss regularly and if you need to get oral surgery done, get the best drugs your budget will allow.

peace

PS Griff, you are perfect just as you are (BTW there is no such thing as gravity...the Earth sucks!) I just wish i had bumped (oh! pun! ouch!) into you back then.
lotsa love, luv

c'ya