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WTF? Happened to good old fashioned percodan?????
To any of you who have impacted wisdom teeth that have started to emerge, get them out ASAP, trust me on this. I left it until 33 and paid a nasty price.
I just spent a week in a morbid delirium of acious, 24-hour a day migraine-level pain crossed with mostly useless over-the-counter and prescription painkillers which made me feel sick and ghost-like. The worst was one called tramadol, which I took too much of and ended up with nausea, hot and cold sweats, hallucinations, and nightmares within nightmares within nightmares within nightmares - I think it took 10 levels of nightmare before I finally awoke in a cold sweat with the ubiquitous splitting head. In terms of temporary physical trauma, it's been pretty horrific.
Got the teeth out today though, and I finally feel human again... haven't eaten in 6 days (have lost 4kgs I really didn't need to lose!) and can't wait to finally chew something again!
BTW, this is NOT a sympathy-seeking thread - there are plenty of people around here with far worse medical traumas than this - but it is a cautionary tale. Impacted wisdom teeth left too long = tooth nerve pain, which is as bad as migraine pain but doesn't let up (which I would say is up there with the worst "everyday" pain you can feel... and anyone who has migraines knows what I mean.).
Wisdom teeth owners, you have been warned! Dispel those nasty little nerve leeches ASAP.
WTF? Happened to good old fashioned percodan?????
Doctors here won't dole out percodan/vicodin/anything strong for less than an amputation, or so it seems. They are all happy t ogive you panadeine forte (paracetamol + codeine) and assume that's enough to deal with most common ailments... ha! to that I say! PF doesn't even touch nerve pain - wisdom teeth laugh in PF's face and then piss on its remains. PF didn't do . Stay away from tramadol though - whatever that is, it is NASTY.
Having had the teeth out I feel like a brand new man - sure, there's a bit of pain, but it's NOTHING compared to what I was dealing with... worst I have ever felt. That cedar fever/bronchitis/coughing blood episode I had in SA last year was up there though - swallowing was like sticking an ice pick in my throat!
Anyway, here's to speedy recoveries, and next week a few schooners, a big steak and some nice shiraz.
Last edited by RuffnReadyOzStyle; 07-30-2008 at 08:43 AM.
Dude, I used to get all the vicoden and percocet I wanted. I used to live minutes from Mexico and it was cheap as .
Ahhhhhhhh, I miss the Mexican border.
That's right, up and attem' Ruff
Aussie doctors are tightarses.
This is EXACTLY what I had:
Atypical (trigeminal) neuralgia
Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia (ATN) is a rare form of neuralgia and may also be the most misdiagnosed form. The symptoms can be mistaken for migraines, dental problems such as TMJ, musculoskeletal issues, and hypochondriasis. ATN can have a wide range of symptoms and the pain can fluctuate in intensity from mild aching to a crushing or burning sensation, and also to the extreme pain experienced with the more common trigeminal neuralgia. ATN pain can be described as heavy, aching, and burning. Sufferers have a constant migraine-like headache and experience pain in all three trigeminal nerve branches. This includes aching teeth, ear aches, feeling of fullness in sinuses, cheek pain, pain in forehead and temples, jaw pain, pain around eyes, and occasional electric shock-like stabs. Unlike typical neuralgia, this form can also cause pain in the back of the scalp and neck. Pain tends to worsen with talking, facial expressions, chewing, and certain sensations such as a cool breeze. Vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve, infections of the teeth or sinuses, physical trauma, or past viral infections are possible causes of ATN.
Run away!
I'm happy for you getting that taken care of! I had the same thing in my early 20's and it was miserable; it would flare up at the most inconvenient times----like at my wedding!! While everyone danced and partied the night away, I spent most of the time upstairs in bed alone crying; an uncanny foretelling of the years to come!!
I'm happy for you getting that taken care of! I had the same thing in my early 20's and it was miserable; it would flare up at the most inconvenient times----like at my wedding!! While everyone danced and partied the night away, I spent most of the time upstairs in bed alone crying; an uncanny foretelling of the years to come!!
People told me the post-op recovery pain would be bad, but they surely have never been through ATN. This pain is a dawdle.
Bye for now.
I didn't get mine taken out until I was in my 30s and 40s. It was a piece of cake, and never needed anything stronger than Motrin.
30's AND 40's? WTF! Did you have one removed every 5 years???????
Pretty much. They took one out because it was impacted, but they thought the others were going to be too much of a hassle.
Then when I needed a root canal and crown, they decided that two other had to come out before they would do those.
I still have one left.
Well good luck with the one that's left! Hope it's a downer
Jim?
You were lucky. Mine were impacted wisdom teeth. both of my lower wisdom teeth grew out of the side of my jaw, effectively shattering the teeth next to it while it grew.
but, yeah, you should get those ers out while you're young.
Them being impacted is your whole problem. Mine were erupted, and that was a piece of cake (got them taken out earlier this year). Had a bloody mouth for one day, all the sutures fell out within a week, and I have 3/4 a bottle of percocet laying around in case I really hurt myself
I had all 4 of my impacted wisdom teeth taken out at 24yrs old.......Im pretty sure I died and came back to life during this time.
Sounds like your dental surgeon wasn't much chop. I've got very mild bruising and almost no pain... although I think I got my share of pain in the week pre-op!
Holy ! So you lost 2 molars as well?
Now THAT'S the way to do it! Wish I was given percocet...Them being impacted is your whole problem. Mine were erupted, and that was a piece of cake (got them taken out earlier this year). Had a bloody mouth for one day, all the sutures fell out within a week, and I have 3/4 a bottle of percocet laying around in case I really hurt myself
Yeah, feels like that, huh? I had my first meal in almost a week tonight and it was like eating again for the first time... mashed potato and gravy, avocado and vinagrette, heaven!
For the record, I had one nastily impacted bugger and 3 that came out straight, but I had them out anyway. The surgeons were cool and I was very impressed by the speed and skill they displayed... until I lost consciousness. My impacted bas was so infected, and that gum was so bloated with pus, that they weren't sure they would be able to do more than drain the pus and send me home with antibiotics. Thus, I was kept awake for the first 10 minutes and saw all this cool stuff they did to me, then I heard the words "yup, got the chocks in (to hold my jaw open), we're going ahead..." and then I was GONE. Anesthesia is amazing - twas my first general.
BTW, when researching painkillers I discovered that most of them are simply chemicals that convert to morphine in the liver to a greater (eg. oxycodone) or lesser (eg. codeine) extent. Didn't know that. Interesting.
mine were out the day my dad saw they broke the skin - 16, and his buddy did it with local and gave me motrin. walked out, drove home and walked 18 holes that afternoon!
Be sure to gargle with warm salt water too. You don't want a dry socket or anything of that nature.
I had mine out at 19 without any problems before the surgery. It was after that got me. I was on an empty stomach because of the anesthetic, then they gave me pain pills when I woke up. I was queasy by the time I got home. I couldn't eat anything to settle my stomach, I laid there nauseous and miserable. My mom came to check on me and asked if she could do anything for me. She was quite shocked by my answer. I told her where my pot and pipe were, asked her to get them for me. She watched wide eyed as I took a couple of hits. The nausea was instantly gone. I was up and eating mushy food soon after. We never talked about it.
When I get them out I will be sure to smoke some Crystal Meth right after. That way, I'll feel no pain, time will go by faster, and I'll feel really good.
I had mine out at 19 without any problems before the surgery. It was after that got me. I was on an empty stomach because of the anesthetic, then they gave me pain pills when I woke up. I was queasy by the time I got home. I couldn't eat anything to settle my stomach, I laid there nauseous and miserable. My mom came to check on me and asked if she could do anything for me. She was quite shocked by my answer. I told her where my pot and pipe were, asked her to get them for me. She watched wide eyed as I took a couple of hits. The nausea was instantly gone. I was up and eating mushy food soon after. We never talked about it.
Okay, you're officially awesome.
Thanks. I've had my moments.
Okay, you're officially awesome.
mmmm, 19 year old duncan228
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