Recovery from wisdom tooth extraction surgery

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Don't get behind on the pain meds. Take them on a schedule whether you think you need them or not.

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Please take them as instructed on the bottle and no more.

I had no anesthesia.
Cotton swab with something to numb. Then a needle with numbing stuff. Wait a few minutes. Then he cut the gum around the area, peeled back the flap, grabbed the tooth, pulled it out. Stuffed cotton in there. Repeat.
It was very quick and very easy. Numbing the area took longer than the extractions.
This was in the morning. I was onboard the USS America. I worked nights. I was at work that evening. Actually went to work early.
Stitches fell out a few days later.
Some people get lucky. I got lucky.

Don’t use straw, smoke, or anything too hot or cold for a couple of days.

Try to sleep upright first night on a couch or lazyboy (prop up with pillows) and routinely swap out ice packs first 24 hours. I think this is the real money ticket for easy recovery.

Mashed potatoes, jello and soft foods until gums get tougher.

Pain meds as needed and prescribed.

Good luck and speedy recovery!

As mentioned take the pain medicine as prescribed and on schedule. It took me about three days to really become functional again. The pain is real but manageable. Popeye’s x large mashed potatoes and gravy was my go to for nourishment.

I had one taken out recently with nasty long roots and it was a tough healing. 24 hours to calm the bleeding. Couldn’t talk for 2 days. Affected talking and activities for a week at least. Fully normal at end of second week.

Pain was not bad, aleve works well on me. Just an intrusion into my work life when leading meetings or talking through issues.

I are thinned out instant mashed potatoes mixed with chicken broth for meals and sugar free pudding mixed with water. I couldn’t tolerate much more than that for a week or more.

I had mine removed with local anesthetic, and recovered without pain medication. It is not that bad. Do like my parents did, and tell him not to be a puss.

My son had his removed about 6 weeks ago. Wasn't bad at all for him. Minimal pain.

Worst part for him was washing out the spots with salt water. But yeah, no issues at all.

I dont remember it being that bad as long as you dont get dry socket. Worst part was not able to dip for 5 or 6 days.

I actually had 3 removed as an adult. It was pretty straight forward but a good 4-5 days after the surgery, I realized I was still taking the prescribed oxycontin even though I was no longer in pain.

This was before all the Purdue Pharma stuff had come out. I remember thinking about Brett Farve and Rush Limbaugh and being like "this shite is no joke..." So I chucked the rest of them.

That's all I got. Just do what the recovery protocol is and he'll be fine.