I have NO luck

[Brandy456]

My Mom made me a dentist appointment for this morning because I have really bad jaw pains that come and go.

They took an X-Ray and finnally came to the conclusion I need surgery.

Yes, a thing I could have just taken advil for turned into a surgery.

They want to extract my four wisdom teeth.

I'm going to call (well, Mom will) for a consultation appointment next week and we'll see.

The surgery wouldn't take place in a hospital, but a like setting. My dentist could've done it, but he can't put me to sleep, just freeze me.. so he gave me the option. I get really bad panic attacks when they work in my mouth ( Yes.. I somehow managed braces for a year) so he said it would be best that I get put to sleep for this.

Ontop of all this he turns to me as I was leaving and (in a mocking way) says " Well, Brandy.. You have abnormally chubby cheeks.. would you like us to arrange for some fatty tissue to be taken out "
He was 100% serious.

I told him their what God gave me and I love them.
I had never once thought they were large, or chubby

He said they can be classed as a medical removal, and not a cosmetic thing (Why in the world would someone actually choose to do this, on their own)

Anyways... I scared

I have a question for anyone who's been 'under'

When you wake up, is it the same feeling as when you wake up from passing out?
When I pass out (low blood pressure) and I wake up, its the WORST feeling in the world.

 

[irishbunny]

Eh that dentist sounds weird :?
I'm sure he was probably joking, just looked serious, my Grandad does that too and it's hard to know when he is joking or actually being serious. Cause you in no way have ''abnormally chubby cheeks'', you don't even have normal chubby cheeks lol!

I've never passed out, so I can't really compare, but it's not really bad, kind of like waking up from a deep sleep, except I felt a bit confused and didn't know where I was for a few seconds.

 

[Brandy456]

irishbunny wrote:

Eh that dentist sounds weird :?
I'm sure he was probably joking, just looked serious, my Grandad does that too and it's hard to know when he is joking or actually being serious. Cause you in no way have ''abnormally chubby cheeks'', you don't even have normal chubby cheeks lol!

I've never passed out, so I can't really compare, but it's not really bad, kind of like waking up from a deep sleep, except I felt a bit confused and didn't know where I was for a few seconds.

My cheeks, are 'thick'
I had a problem with it when I had my braces because their so puffy on the inside.

 

[Jessyka]

I get put under about 4-5 times a year, sometimes more. I really enjoy the feeling of going under and then coming back. I'm sure they'll give you pain killers as well, so you'll be feeling good.

Coming to is kind of like a slowed down version of waking up normally. That's the only way I can describe it. It's pretty cool though.

 

[Brandy456]

So you don't feel totally lost and helpless?
=/
Heck, the procedure itself doesn't scare me, it's the feeling when I wake up

 

[Runestonez]

I figured I would post about the other side of the equation...I had jaw pain...but my dentist and orthodontist decided to leave my wisdom teeth in...I guess they thought that with the braces there would be enough space...nope.

I am like you...I HATE HATE HATE people monkeying around in my mouth with my teeth...:grumpy:so I was more than happy to go on my way and leave them be. Well...my teeth didn't have enough room...they were tight...way tight...I couldn't even fit floss between them! It would shred it to pieces trying to wedge it in...one day I was eating garlic bread...soft garlic bread not the crispy stuff...and one of my teeth exploded...at least that is what it felt like...there wasthis HUGE popping noise.:grumpy:

SO off I went to the dentitst-again...and the tooth had cracked all the way down the center to bottom of the root! So ended up having to have it pulled since there was no way to save it...I try not to smile too much because if I smile too wide you can sort of see it on the side...they decide to leave the wisdon teeth-again since there was enough room now and I had the same thing happen on the bottom with one of my molars about 4 months ago...so I am now dragging my feet cause I so don't want to go to the dentist -again...

I have a high pain threshold...so I will wait until I am desperate...
I may just spit at him out of spite....have to think about that!
I wish to goodness I had just had the darned things out years ago!
Besides it isn't like in our parents day either...most people hardly have any swellingand with newmeds for afterwards...shouldn't be too bad!

Get the wisdom teeth out!
If you play it right could be worth a week of no school and extra ice cream!:biggrin2:

Danielle:biggrin2:

 

[Jessyka]

Brandy456 wrote:

So you don't feel totally lost and helpless?
=/
Heck, the procedure itself doesn't scare me, it's the feeling when I wake up

You'll feel a little lost, but you won't care. It's a very nice feeling.

 

[Brandy456]

Runestonez wrote:

I figured I would post about the other side of the equation...I had jaw pain...but my dentist and orthodontist decided to leave my wisdom teeth in...I guess they thought that with the braces there would be enough space...nope.


Get the wisdom teeth out!
If you play it right could be worth a week of no school and extra ice cream!:biggrin2:

Danielle:biggrin2:

Hehe, I had braces too.
Buttttttt, space isn't my problem. I have fatty-tissue (this is where my chubby cheeks come in) 'growing' ontop of the tooth, kind of like burrying it. Which is causing me the pain.
So they said i might as well get them taken off, so that way they don't need to take off a lot of skin then most likely have to go back and get them later on.

I'm homeschooled, I have a private teacher.. She comes twice a week so my mom was going to tell her 2 weeks.
Anyways, thanks

I made my mom promise to get me flowers, when I do get out of the surgery so I look like the people on TV.
Although i'm sure i'll personally look like crap.

 

[Runestonez]

LOL:biggrin2:

Don't forget the icecream! or jello!
Good Luck!

Danielle

 

[hln917]

I had 3 teeth removed 2 years ago. 2 wisdom and a 3rd which was cracked. I requested to be put under just to make sure I didn't feel anything. I think I was more traumatized in having the IV in me, my first ever. When I woke up, my jaws were very sore and I did feel a bit light headed. On the ride home, (1 hour) hubby stopped off at CVS to fill my prescription of the painkiller.Well that made the ride even worse. Needless to say thatbottle wentinto the garbage. I've heard stories about the length of time for recovery. Surprisingly I was feeling normal with a day.

 

[Bassetluv]

I had two wisdom teeth taken out at the hospital many years ago...they didn't put me under, but the dentist assured me that I'd most likely fall asleep during the procedure. Because dentists, hospitals, and anything having to do with poking, prodding, extracting, and everything else surgery and/or dental-related used to scare the #$%#$ out of me, I thought, 'Yeah, right...there's no way in H-E-double hockeysticks that I'd fall asleep; I'd be too busy shaking in my boots'. But it turned out he was right. All I recall is him giving me the sedative (whatever it was he used, I can't remember now, but it wasn't an anesthetic), and then him saying to me, 'Okay, let's open your mouth and see what we have here'...and then he said to me - I could swear, not 2 minutes later - 'Okay, I'm all done'. I'd fallen completely sound asleep! And I was feeling absolutely no pain when I woke up. Only thing that affected me was my balance; he asked me if I could walk out to the waiting room by myself and I said (with a big grin, so glad it was over), 'Sure! I'm fine'. Then I proceeded to walk smack into the wall. :headsmack Recovery time went very well too; I had to be on prescrip. pain meds for a while, but the mouth tends to heal very quickly.

As for being 'put under', I went through that a few years ago for a biopsy. And that too, was simple. I was actually petrified to have the surgery simply because I'd had a bad experience with anesthesia when I was a kid; became extremely ill upon waking up after surgery. However, for the biopsy they told me that anesthetics had improved greatly since then, and they were right. I was put under, and when I woke up it was so weird...like I hadn't been anywhere. No dreams, no recall of anything except talking to the doctor right before the surgery. No nausea, no pain, no dizziness or lightheadedness or anything. I just opened my eyes and woke up.

Brandy, I suspect the worst part for you will be right now...the anticipation of it not being a fun experience. But I'm sure it will be much easier for you than you think, and whatever you're picturing or fearing...it won't be like that at all.

:hug:

 

[degrassi]

I also have anxiety so I know how hard it can be worrying about stuff. But I've had LOTS of surgeries and medical stuff done and trust me the worrying you do in advance is always worse then the actual procedure.

I had my wisdom teeth out(all 4) out when I was in high school. I asked to be put to sleep as I didn't want to be awake for it as I knew that would be worse. I don't have a problem with being put to sleep. They give you the IV and it feels a little cold when they inject the medicine, that it. Then 2 seconds later you are out. Waking up isn't bad, atleast not for me. It just kind of feels like a slow wake up. I always know where I am and I recover pretty fast from the anesthetics. In a few minutes I feel fine, just a little tired.

When I had my teeth removed The whole thing was really quick. My "surgery" was at 11am and I was out, awake and in recovery around 12pm and I was home around 1pm. Mine didn't hurt too bad and I was able to eat a bit of soup for supper that night.

So don't worry too much. Pretty much everyone has to get their wisdom teeth out. If you are really anxious ask your doctor for a valium or something to take to calm you dont' before going, thats what I usually do. It helps to keep me from having a panic attack on the day of the event.

 

[TCRabbitry]

I had my wisdom teeth out about 6 years ago. They put me under with an IV. That honestly was the worst part of the whole thing. The DR wouldn't listen to me... I told him that my left arm has smaller veins than my right, and that my right arm would then be better to use, but he insisted that the left one was closer, and would be easier... so I wound up with two bruises, one on each arm, because I was right, and they did have to use my right arm.

I have been poked and prodded since the day I was born, so I know which arm works best for what...

The weirdest thing, and I do this in my normal sleep too, was that I woke up in a different chair than I was in for the surgery. They said I woke up and walked there... I told them that they must be mistaken, because I had only just woken up.. LOL I tend to walk and talk in my sleep though....

I also thought I would be fine to walk, but would have never made it out of the office had my mom and dad not been there to help me.

As far as coming too, like everyone else has said, it's just like you're waking up... I also had two molars removed when I was about 11, and remember feeling somewhat tingly, and a little odd, because there was cotton in my mouth... but the surgery for my wisdom teeth was much easier.

I also had all 4 out at once.... but, I think that was easier. Just do what the DR tells you too... clean the holes after you eat, take your pain pills, and you;ll be fine.

Melinda

 

[Little Bay Poo]

I have anxiety about pretty much everything. I waited until my wisdom teeth got infected and the right side of my face was swollen before I got them pulled. The way I saw it, I wanted some incentive to get the teeth out. The pain from the infection was plenty of incentive...it was worse pain than the aftermath of the tooth pulling.

Now, I was really nervous when I went in because I have a strong gag reflex and I DID NOT want to be put under (I'm scared of that too lol). The nurse assured me that they had dealt with gag reflexes before. Everyone there was really nice. I ended up choosing the laughing gas and pretty much fell back in my chair and was staring cross-eyed at the ceiling. Even if I wanted to be nervous or care, it wasn't possible with the gas. I was thinking about errands I had to run, computer games I was playing, pretty much anything BUT the surgery that was being performed on my mouth. It was a strange sensation.

There were two things I didn't like about the experience. Firstly, the laughing gas made me feel really sick for about an hour afterward. They prescribed me anti-nausea medication for that. I'll take pain over nausea any day. Secondly, my mouth was oozing for a day and I couldn't sleep. After the oozing stopped though, it was all good.

 

[SOOOSKA]

Geez I'm 53 and still have all of my Wisdom Teeth. Is that a "Good" or "Bad" thing? Don't know.

I've had so many GA in my life, honesltly they din't bother me one bit and I had no problem when I woke up from them.

Susan :biggrin2:

 

[kirsterz09]

I had my remaining baby teeth removed and my mouth operated on to attach a chain to a tooth that would of come out the back of my gum. I was very nervous too as, it was the first time I had gone under too, going under is fairly quick, they injected it into me after asking which I wanted, either that or gas, it does give a bit of a burning sensation up your arm though, coming round is strange for a few secs as at first you do wonder where you are but it soon goes you feel sleepy more then anything else.
You'll be fine I'll be thinking off you. Just enjoy all the icecream while you can!

 

[Brandy456]

Thanks guys.

I have my appt this Wednesday. I'm going to see if I can just lean my options to keeping them for a bit more. Like, they don't hurt severly.. like it's tender to touch (my left jaw) but I can live with it. Advil for when it gets sharp pain.
I'm used to having pain in my mouth ( I had braces..) so he may side with me.

 

[JadeIcing]

Trust me get it done and over with. I was like that but now I am in so much pain that I have been heavilly medicated for a month.

 

[BethM]

I had all my wisdom teeth out when I was in high school. I didn't really have a choice, my jaw is too small for all the teeth and the wisdoms were growing in under my last set of regular molars. My mom couldn't afford dental insurance for me, and I ended up not being put under, because it was too expensive. I did get a local anaesthesia (just shots), but was awake for the whole thing. I anyone who does NOT have to experience that while awake is very lucky!!

I have been put under twice, for sinus surgeries. It was weird, they gave it to me and then I went to sleep. I didn't have any dreams or anything. When I woke up, it was a little bit weird. I felt like I had just closed my eyes and then woke up right away, even though an hour or so had passed. The most strange part was that I was in the recovery room, when I had gone to sleep in the operating room. It really only took a minute or two to get over the weird feeling, though, and likely someone will be there with you. Mostly I was just groggy.

I agree with everyone who has said that the thinking about it beforehand is worse than when it actually happens!

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

I had all four teeth out when I was twelve yes very young.

I was awake and Hurt that hole day although even then I had a high threshold for pain.
The next day i was bopping around like nothing had them pulled on a Thursday morning back in school Monday.

Had the stitches out a week later.

I was awake but my body reacted to the med by making me shake the whole time.

I am glad i was not asleep. I would not doing it different. when I had the surgry on my shoulder and woke up from anistisia. Its was like I was high and coming down butt waking up at the same time.