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I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out next week, and I am kind of scared, even though I'll be put to sleep. I guess the thought of people ripping out 4 of my teeth freaks me out.

Does anyone have any tips on getting through it, or getting through the soarness afterward? Thanks.

before you have it done when you're just talking to the doctors and nurses, be as at-ease as possible. if you're nervous the doctor or dentist will try to stop you from being nervous and explain in great detail what's happening which could be worse. so smile and make jokes about the crappy decor and show as little fear as possible. the doctor will become at ease with you which will help you out.

as for getting through the soreness, don't try solid foods for a week or so. if you really really need them then go for it, but mush them up as much as possible. you'll be scared to chew on your side teeth for fear of getting something stuck in the holes so you'll automatically chew with your front teeth which will make ALL of your teeth ache. they're not meant for that. you might also request a water syringe (without a needle) from the surgeon before you go under. it's a LOT better than swishing with salt water. you just fill it with warm water and squirt it into the holes. you can't get out of salt water, but you can cut back on it if you use a water syringe. also, it's a lot harder to get infections if you temporarily abstain from meat and dairy and eggs until the stitches wiggle themselves out. this also cuts down on infection if you skip a salt rinse once in a while.

edit: alternate pain medications. don't take vicodin all the time. you can alternate it with another strong pain med they give you (lodiene, I think I was given) or ibuprofen (only during the day because it won't take away all of the pain enough to sleep). if you rely on vicodin completely you'll fuck up your sleep schedule and could become dependant on it. I tended to use lodiene if I was going to be awake and vicodin asleep. I'd often sleep 12+ hours on vicodin or wake up woozy and fainty. never take vicodin without eating first (or drinking something heavy like milk though I don't endorse drinking milk) and never shower if you took vicodin less than 14 hours before. I once took vicodin because I was in intense pain and ended up sleeping from 3 PM to about 8 AM the next day waking up once in the middle only to take more vicodin. I had to meet some people for an english project, but ended up fainting in the shower and nearly vomitting because I didn't eat with my vicodin. just don't take it twice in a row. if you can, try and avoid it altogether.

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