Wisdom Teeth Out on 8/17/12

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p.s:i have a dentist appointment in two weeks to get my bottom wisdom teeth out;that is if i do not chicken out:S

Only my bottom wisdom teeth are out. My upper ones are not out yet:S

I feel like i should give you some encouragement but i am scared sh*tless of dentists and needles so i could not come up with anything without sounding phony.so no encouragement from me, sorry:(

All I ate when I had mine out was applesauce, yogurt, and ice cream--even soup was too difficult for me and cold food felt better on my gums. Frozen yogurt would probably be a good thing to have.

I had to get all my wisdom teeth out when I was a senior in highschool so I could get my braces. I was terrified. absolutely balls out terrified. My heart rate was actually so out of control that they had to put me under instead of just local anesthesia which was the plan. After the procedure I remember flashes of what happened coming down from the high. I told my surgeon that his son was in my grade and that I had had a crush on him for four years. awesome. the next moment I remember is looking in the mirror in the front seat of my grandma's car, seeing milkshake run down my chin, and thinking..." how he hell did I get a milkshake?" lol

so that's my "horror" story. But the procedure didn't hurt and I didn't swell or bruise. In fact I was bad and was eating popcorn the next day ith no problems! which is bad. dont do that.

But anywho, my go to staple for... for anything really is fake mashed potatoes. boil some cauliflower and parsnip and blend with a bit of milk. they're healthier than normal mash.

i just had strep throat for 4 days. i lost 4 pounds because i couldn't eat anything, so expect a loss

i ate applesauce, yogurt, ice cream, popsicles and soup.
yes, even tho i ate ice cream, i still barely ate 800 cals most days.

i had my wisdom teeth out when i was in high school. it was a tuesday. on friday, i was at a school dance tearing up the dance floor. (even with my bruised face and chipmunk cheeks)
i didn't remember leaving the office, getting in the car or anything. i wasn't lucid until 20 minutes later! crazy. but anyway..
you'll be fine, i promise =]

Mashed veggies. Carrots and peas were my choice.

I wasn't much in the mood for soup, but broth was good with soft veggies and gnocchi (probably not that healthy, but was yummy and soft and filling).

Applesauce was also appreciated.

It wasn't that bad (worst was waking up and the room was spinning WAY TO FAST for me). I didn't take the Vicodin they prescribed...overkill for me. I just took ibuprofen.

I had mine out last fall. I lived on jello, mashed potatoes, green beans and steamed carrots. I would eat roasted chicken or turkey, but cut them in to bites I didn't have to chew (like the size of my fingernail). I ate every 2-3 hours since I couldn't get much down without getting tired or frustrated. Everyone is different, but I was in pain for 2 months. My teeth were impacted and had to be cut out. I was able to get back to school and work within 2 weeks ( I had mine removed 2 days before thanksgiving). Good luck!

Stay away from seeds! They can get stuck in your sockets and cause infection. And don't smoke or drink ANYTHING with a straw.

I had mine out last February, my favourite thing to eat that was tasty and filling was pureed boiled sweet potatoes + apricots/plums/plumcots, with a sprinkling of nutmeg and cinnamon roasted together. Sooo yummy.

Make sure you drink a lot of water.

Mashed potatoes, banana "ice cream", healthy puddings, Greek yogurt with pureed fruit on top, pureed vegetable soup, frozen yogurt is delightful on your gums...

Everyone is different, but I was back to eating solid foods and exercising after 3 days.
I must also be a freak of nature though, as I wasn't loopy at all after the procedure and felt well enough to drive (I didn't though, of course, they wouldn't let me).

Best of luck!

I don't really remember. I had all 4 taken out (they put me under for it because they were embedded sideways under my other teeth) and then they doped me up on really powerful painkillers. I slept 22 hours a day for about a week while on that stuff. I vaguely remember my parents trying to get me to eat a strawberry milkshake and me trying to convince them to let me sleep instead. At least once I slept through my next round of painkillers, woke up in the most miserable pain of my life as it someone had tried to unhinge my jaw by force. I "snapped" and said some pretty mean things in my pain-fogged brain and felt bad about it once the pain and meds were tapered off. My folks, both in the medical field, even went so far as to wake me up periodically to make sure I was still breathing properly because I was "out" so hard for so long each day. Looking back afterwards, I don't blame them, but at the time I was really miserable when they'd drag me out of my "coma." It wasn't restful sleep either--strange dreams. Not a fun way to spend a college spring break--either in agony or dead to the world.

I'm told that the drug they used for my painkiller then is one that's very commonly abused (oxycodene, I think) , but I don't understand why. As far as I could tell that stuff just makes you miserable and knocked me nearly comatose. I never want to be put on it again. You'd have to be complete off your rocker to take that stuff for fun.

the day i got mine out i ate chinese food .. broccoli .. lemon chicken .. noodles ... yaaaaaaaaaaaa .. this fat girl didnt chew lol

I got all 4 out at the same time! July 3rd so I got to smell the yummy ribs, corn, and other stuff for the annual family cookout! I lived on vanilla pudding, mashed potatoes, and chicken broth.

I seriously question the conventional wisdom (no pun intended) of removing perfectly healthy teeth, routinely.

i had an appointment today......but i got scared and didnt go...