So bored and swollen.

  • Kestrel [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Enjoy your applesauce and scrambled eggs and replacing dressings every hour. God that sucked

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      It's mostly stopped bleeding now. I had a fruit smoothie earlier.

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Got nitrous oxide to relax me and then general anesthesia. Felt goofy and lightheaded one second, the next I waking up groggy and -4 teeth an hor later.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    As a genetic freak of nature, I never had wisdom teeth

    That being said, I hope you have a speedy and safe recovery

        • CrimsonSage [any]
          hexagon
          ·
          3 years ago

          Oh noes! I am sorry comrade! I have glasses but I am just a little bit nearsighted.

  • Wmill [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    When they got mine out I remember they broke one when they were prying it out. Did you have any break too also did they have to take out any other teeth to get access to them?

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Nope they said everything went perfectly smoothly.

      • Wmill [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Nice also hope you recover well :meow-hug: I remember being hungry when I got mine out.

  • abc [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    did you try to ask the cute nurse dude who walked you out to your ride waiting in the parking lot because I did and he was like "you've asked me this like four times and I've already told you that I'm not into men..." :virgil-sad:

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Daw, no she was a sweet mom type not a milf type.

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      I have been making fruit smoothies and scrambled eggs. Mostly they were worried about me burning my mouth because I got this painkiller that numbs everything up.

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Fruit smoothies with yogurt and cottage cheese!

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      I wish! Impacted means they are still fully or partially lodged in the jaw bone because your jaw doesn't have space for them to erupt. I had one fun one that was actually growing in horizontally so the crown was pushing up against the side of the tooth.

      • meme_monster [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        My wife still has all four of her wisdom teeth and in her x-rays they are all doing this. Were they causing you pain?

        • CrimsonSage [any]
          hexagon
          ·
          3 years ago

          Mine were partially erupted and were impossible to keep clean so they had started to decay, and the doctor said the decay could spread to other teeth.

            • CrimsonSage [any]
              hexagon
              ·
              3 years ago

              Cus we are a kludge of code that has been running an environmentally dependent optimization protocol for billions of years? We are basically a series of bugs, bandaids and kludge held together by duct tape. Have yo seen knees?

              • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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                3 years ago

                no, I'm pretty sure that they would stop working if I ripped off the skin and muscle to take a look

                • CrimsonSage [any]
                  hexagon
                  ·
                  3 years ago

                  Well let me tell you, they are a mess a total disgrace.

  • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
    ·
    3 years ago

    What should I do with my evening after work? Gonna take the corgi on a long walk in about 2 hours while some edibles kick in, and then will have about 4 hours to kill before the partner gets home/dinner time/bed. Do I watch a zombie movie I've never seen, read some Lovecraft, play vidya, or something else?

  • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I had 3/4 out at one time years ago. I was effusively grateful to the dentist and his staff on the way out, thanking them multiple times as my ride tried to get me into the car to go home. They pumped me full of so much anaesthetic I didn't remember anything until I woke up in my own bed, so my experience was "Okay, now count backwards from 10" followed by waking up at home going "what am I doing at home, why is it suddenly dark outside, and why is my face sore and damp?" and then I caught up and remembered that I had my wisdom teeth out.

    Anyways, how you doing? You have someone around to take care of you?

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Lying on the couch with my mother and sister fussing over me! Doing all right, but my lower jaw is still numb.

  • wifom [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I was hyped up because of the stories I'd heard but turns out you just wake up groggy with a numb face and bleeding gums. Also they used both N2O and IV anesthetic to knock me out and I still remember waiting 15+ minutes pre operation like "damn when is this stuff gonna kick in?"

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      Yeah, I had the same experience basically. It made me feel kina goofy and fuzzy and then bamn it was over an hour later zero memory.

    • CrimsonSage [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      No my dentist has wanted me to get them out for about a year and a half.