It's been a few years, Trekker, but I think you're normal.
Wisdom Teeth: AWAY!
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It varies quite a bit. I had my last two wisdom teeth extracted in January and I had no pain or discomfort whatsoever, but the first two I had extracted a few years ago was a little more painful.
No. As I said earlier, after having an upper wisdom tooth out, I happily went to work. Once the bleeding stopped there was very little discomfort.
I really couldn't say regarding lower wisdom teeth however...
Novocaine doesn't work on me properly. I discovered that after needing 4 shots to remove a normal tooth as a kid, eventually I got fed up of being stuck with the needle and told him to yank it anyway, and it was like a living hell
Never again.
After my upper jaw surgery, which I had in 1981, I feel so little pain in my upper jaw that I had no idea an infection had eaten away half of a root of a molar. By the time the infection made itself known via an abscess so large my dentist was impressed by it the tooth was beyond saving. A single half-dose of novocaine, some tugging and the tooth was out with my dentist saying he wished all extractions he did were that straightforward.
By contrast I needed three shots of novocaine for a root canal on a lower molar before the drilling became somewhat bearable, so I do feel your pain, Pingfah. The jaw surgery I had cut right through the bone and nerves of my upper jaw, which is why I lost almost all sensation. I wish I had as little sensation in my bottom jaw.
By contrast I needed three shots of novocaine for a root canal on a lower molar before the drilling became somewhat bearable, so I do feel your pain, Pingfah. The jaw surgery I had cut right through the bone and nerves of my upper jaw, which is why I lost almost all sensation. I wish I had as little sensation in my bottom jaw.
Novocaine doesn't work on me properly. I discovered that after needing 4 shots to remove a normal tooth as a kid, eventually I got fed up of being stuck with the needle and told him to yank it anyway, and it was like a living hell
Never again.
I have had similar problems with Novocaine, except in addition to not being very effective, it also causes nausea and dizziness so bad that I threw up at my last root canal, before they'd even started working. Yay.
However, on a recent visit it was explained that often Novocaine shots contain epinephrine, and that many people can have a bad reaction to it (even if it doesn't happen every time). So the next time I had Novocaine, she did not include the epinephrine and it was a MUCH better experience. The area stayed numb for quite a lot longer and I did not feel sick as I had in the past. I went to the dentist again later and forgot to mention no epinephrine and once again the Novocaine made me sick...
If your issue comes up again, it may be worth at least discussing this with your dentist.
Yeah, it's all been pretty much no big deal in the end. Haven't experienced any real pain or discomfort in any way whatsoever. Some minor "soreness" during the first couple days when I chewed on the side of my mouth that needed the more intense work to get the tooth out but, overall, now I've had no problems. Never even really followed the diet restrictions, though I did follow the "no carbonated beverages" thing for the fist couple of days. But otherwise just trying to brush more often and swish with salt water a few times a day to control/stay off any infections or problems with the scar tissue/"cavities" where the teeth were.
As an, ahem, "experiment" last night I did take three of the Vicodin which I concluded from research is how much I'd need to take in order to get any kind of effect from the medication.
An.... interesting feeling I suppose. It sort of felt like when you sleep on your arm weird and wake up in the middle of the night with your arm asleep and around the time the arm starts to "wake back up" only all of this is sort of going on in your mind.
I can sort of see the depiction Hugh Laurie did at times with House while high on the Vicodin and was just sort of staring there off into space in a daze.
But, I could still make clear decisions, carry on conversation, and otherwise act normal from my perspective. Near as I could tell my reaction time and all of that was pretty normal. I understand the "CYA" notion of the warnings that came with the prescription saying things like "don't drive" and "don't sign contracts" (!) while on the medication but, really, it didn't seem to me that I was impacted all that greatly. Though I would never make the decision to drive while on the medication.
Interesting, but I really don't see the rest of this script going to any use. I've no need for it when it comes to pain, I didn't get much out of it from "recreational" use and what little I did I don't want to continue to duplicate with the remainder of the bottle and risk addiction.
So, I guess, I'm going to flush the rest of the bottle.
As an, ahem, "experiment" last night I did take three of the Vicodin which I concluded from research is how much I'd need to take in order to get any kind of effect from the medication.
An.... interesting feeling I suppose. It sort of felt like when you sleep on your arm weird and wake up in the middle of the night with your arm asleep and around the time the arm starts to "wake back up" only all of this is sort of going on in your mind.
I can sort of see the depiction Hugh Laurie did at times with House while high on the Vicodin and was just sort of staring there off into space in a daze.
But, I could still make clear decisions, carry on conversation, and otherwise act normal from my perspective. Near as I could tell my reaction time and all of that was pretty normal. I understand the "CYA" notion of the warnings that came with the prescription saying things like "don't drive" and "don't sign contracts" (!) while on the medication but, really, it didn't seem to me that I was impacted all that greatly. Though I would never make the decision to drive while on the medication.
Interesting, but I really don't see the rest of this script going to any use. I've no need for it when it comes to pain, I didn't get much out of it from "recreational" use and what little I did I don't want to continue to duplicate with the remainder of the bottle and risk addiction.
So, I guess, I'm going to flush the rest of the bottle.
^ That's funny, the only thing Vicodin ever did for me was relax me & give me the "itchys".
Yeah "extreme relaxation" is another good way to put it, no itching and no "hangover" or effects when coming down from it.
I got high off it... 
Unless there's a huge temptation to take the stuff when you don't really need it, I'd advise keeping it on hand. You never know when you might have a serious injury or some condition that causes bad pain. I always keep a supply of Vicodin on hand because I've passed a couple of kidney stones and I'll probably pass a few more before I die. Those things hurt like a sonofabitch.
Anyway, glad to hear everything went well. I had my wisdom teeth out when I was 20 with no complications at all.
^ I had a kidney stone 10 years ago. The ER shot me up 3 times with narcotics before the pain went away even a little.
That's when I found out Vicodin had no effect as a pain reliever on me.
That's when I found out Vicodin had no effect as a pain reliever on me.
I bet dentists love working on people who have just thrown up
Thanks, I will, although hopefully it won't ever be an issue.
Not being knocked out wasn't an option I was offered for the Wisdom teeth removal though, as the operation was pretty severe and properly mangled the inside of my mouth.
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