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Wisdom teeth painkillers
I had my wisdom teeth out about a week and a half ago and am still feeling some pain and swelling. The bottom two were impacted. I was prescribed painkillers (percocet I think) and haven't finished the whole bottle yet. I'm still taking them but one a day instead of every 4 hours. Is it okay that I'm still taking them over a week from the surgery. I figure if they prescribed me that many I should take them as needed until they're gone right? I'm just paranoid that my body will develop an addiction if I drag it out too much longer. The pain is still bad but not as severe as the first couple days. For instance right now I'm laying awake in bed and my jaw and bottom gums are killing me.My mom keeps saying to not take them unless the pain is absolutely unbearable but that's hard to say and I'm not sure she's right about that (plus I'm an adult). Should I stop taking them entirely or continue taking them as I need them until they are gone?
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I have to think back over 30 yrs to when I had all my wisdom teeth dug out and a tooth that grew thru roof of my small mouth, removed all at once. I was bruised and in pain afterward but not excessively so. I do have high pain tolerance, however I was not given any pain killer prescription to take afterwards. In fact, 2 days later, I went went the parents and siblings on a summer vacation. My only problem was that my jaw felt very tender and if I or anyone else bumped it or touched lightly, it really hurt. I would think the pain killer was meant only for your recovery time recent after the surgery to take care of any pain once the pain killer you were given for surgery wore off. Maybe some Drs. have differing opinions on pain killers. But I healed up pretty quick. So by time I was at 1 1/2 to 2 weeks out, I couldn't tell I'd ever had it done. So if you are feeling any pain at this point, I would call the Dr. and let them know because there could be an infection in the gums due to the surgery. It doesnt happen often from what I hear but its possible as with any medical surgery in Hospitals. Do not ignore it, as you are likely in more danger of the liver or kidneys having real problems and there have been cases of death from absessed teeth and gums and the infection making the bodys organs start to shut down. Perhaps you had a special procedure done that would result in pain for a week or two. But you already weren't taking the meds as prescribed for pain so you need to learn whats really going on from the Dr. and this time, follow any instructions exactly as given, not as what sounds good to you. Did you even ask your Dr. if you used the whole bottle, would you get addicted to pain meds? People dont get addicted from one bottle from what I've heard. Its getting the repeat prescriptions, over and over and over and taking more each time than the prescribed amount that will result in addiction. SO call your Dr. ASAP cus if infected, your health and your life depends on it.
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