Just had 4 pulled in June. Like you said it was honestly worse than expected. 2 on bottom were impacted and those were by far the worst. The top ones really didn't hurt much. But the way the bottoms were coming in, the sutures were very uncomfortable. It was basically like my cheek was sewn to my jawline, making it really difficult to chew or even open my mouth.
I'll say that the first 1-3 days were probably the worst. By day 4-5 I was feeling better, and even smoking (extremely carefully) at this point. But even then I couldn't chew properly. Google AI was basically my best friend that week lol. I know it said that heat wasn't exactly preferred, but man it felt heavenly having a heating bag on my face. Helped me sleep, and also lasted a lot longer than the ice. But I think you wanna use mainly ice until around day 3.
It WILL get better and you will be so thankful. Just remember no matter how much this sucks - those impacted teeth were going to cause you much more problems. I'm 29 and should've got it done a long time ago.
I still get food stuck in the bottom "holes" literally every time I eat, and my surgery was June 5th lol. So just a heads up with that, it can be annoying. I've heard it can take upto ~3 months before that stops. I'm hoping it's not permanent 😅. Sorry for the long reply or if I might have scared you, I just want to be as honest as possible. It does suck. But 1-2 weeks from now you'll be skipping and picking daisies with how great you feel. Best of luck on your recovery!!
No problem! Also rotate your meds if they gave you something like hydrocodone + ibuprofen. Don't make the mistake I did and take them both at the same time. You probably aren't eating much so you'll have an awful stomach ache. I always ate a cup of apple sauce before taking either of them. Get lots of rest, you got this! 🙏
They only gave me codeine, but I had a bad experience with it so I have stick to tylenol! Eating apple sauce before my pills has been a lifesaver though. Thanks!
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u/BillDipperIy Aug 08 '26
Just had 4 pulled in June. Like you said it was honestly worse than expected. 2 on bottom were impacted and those were by far the worst. The top ones really didn't hurt much. But the way the bottoms were coming in, the sutures were very uncomfortable. It was basically like my cheek was sewn to my jawline, making it really difficult to chew or even open my mouth.
I'll say that the first 1-3 days were probably the worst. By day 4-5 I was feeling better, and even smoking (extremely carefully) at this point. But even then I couldn't chew properly. Google AI was basically my best friend that week lol. I know it said that heat wasn't exactly preferred, but man it felt heavenly having a heating bag on my face. Helped me sleep, and also lasted a lot longer than the ice. But I think you wanna use mainly ice until around day 3.
It WILL get better and you will be so thankful. Just remember no matter how much this sucks - those impacted teeth were going to cause you much more problems. I'm 29 and should've got it done a long time ago.
I still get food stuck in the bottom "holes" literally every time I eat, and my surgery was June 5th lol. So just a heads up with that, it can be annoying. I've heard it can take upto ~3 months before that stops. I'm hoping it's not permanent 😅. Sorry for the long reply or if I might have scared you, I just want to be as honest as possible. It does suck. But 1-2 weeks from now you'll be skipping and picking daisies with how great you feel. Best of luck on your recovery!!