Just got my Wisdom Teeth Pulled

Today is day 2 without my wisdom teeth, I really have very little to do with myself because I do not what to show my swollen face in public and I'm still waiting for Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Shank to be released tomorrow. Anyone ever get their wisdom teeth pulled and do you have any suggestions on what I should do? 

Don't suck on the holes, and keep the peelz coming in. 

Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P

High five! Got mine pulled a month ago. The two hours between the initial Novocaine wearing off and waiting for my prescription to be filled was probably the most painful two hours of my life. Even now my jaw still hurts and cracks a little. It apparently takes months for the holes in your jaw bone to heal completely. Oh, and even if your jaw starts to feel better in a week, do not try to eat anything substantial. Stick to soft foods and small meals, or you'll regret it in the morning.

" Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P "

the actual pulling of the teeth really isn't that bad, i just brought my iPod and zoned out. It's the aftermath of constant soreness and swelling that sucks. The drugs they gave me help though =D

" @JJWeatherman said:

" Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P "

My mom never had to get hers pulled out... I'm hoping I end up like that. Two came in halfway, the other two still haven't, and I'm 20. "

" @SlashseveN303 said:

" @JJWeatherman said:

" Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P "

My mom never had to get hers pulled out... I'm hoping I end up like that. Two came in halfway, the other two still haven't, and I'm 20. "

I'm 20 too! High five!  I don't think mine are "all of the way" in either. Not sure exactly how far they're supposed to come in though. They're kinds pushing my other teeth around so I think I'll need to get them pulled eventually.  :( "

20 years old and no signs of a need to pull.. praying every night it never has to happen. The night I turned 18 I had some pains, very weird! But never happened after that :)

I had 7 taken out. Throwing up blood was the worst part.

" I had 7 taken out. Throwing up blood was the worst part. "

i got mine out in january. it was pretty boring for the past couple of days. when i got home i slept all day. the next day i was kind of tired. i barely ate anything because i couldn't eat. i was happy when i finally could eat.

Right now, one of my wisdom teeth has come in fine. I don't know about the other one. I think it's planning something.

" Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P "

I need to get mine pulled.  For some reason it's just the top ones, but they're pushing my teeth inward so it's starting to get crowded.

Why do people get them pulled in the first place? Mine seem fine.

According to my dentist, my teeth are literally perfect. He says that it's most likely that I won't have to get any alterations/pulling done on any teeth, including my wisdom teeth (I have had three teeth pulled before, though).
 
When I left the office, I felt like jumping for joy. I'd seen my sister after she got hers pulled and her face was swollen for a week.

I got mine pulled out about a month ago too. I guess drink lots of water even though you're not thirsty, don't want to get exhausted. If you feel like you're about to throw up go to the washroom ASAP and lean over the toilet. Maybe take a nap, i found it really hard to concentrate on anything so I found myself dozing off infront of the TV, maybe watch a movie? I also got headaches really easily, so being in a quite area might be a good idea. I'm sure you know to rinse your mouth with salt water regularly and brush your teeth when comfortable.
 
Anyways, in a week you'll be 90% better! So just hang in there!

I got mine pulled last friday. Didn't and still don't feel a thing thankfully.
Sure I spit blood for the coming week but besides that doesn't hurt a tick.
The tip seems to be pills and avoid chewing with the pulled side of mouth.

I had all 4 of mine pulled a few years ago and I couldn't do anything for a week because my mouth wouldn't stop bleeding and the pain was unbearable haha. I watched tv and slept and probably played some games when I was feeling a little better. Read a book?

I remember when I had two of mine taken out. Still have the other two. The one's taken out, though, I'll never forget...had to be pulled out pretty roughly aswell so I had the horrible sound of a tooth being ravaged of the socket stuck with me forever.

I got mine pulled about in December over Christmas break. I knew it was going to be bad from what I heard from friends, but unfortunately I didn't know how bad. I remember waking up in HORRIBLE pain, having no idea where exactly I was since I came in half-asleep, and was a little dizzy. That pain kept up for the rest of the day since my Mom didn't want me to be taking pain pills, so I went through most of the week without any. My mouth was bleeding constantly and hurting like hell, so I basically just laid in my bed staring at the wall because I had no TV in my room, my handhelds were dead, left my charger at a friend's house, and no new books to read. Once I told my Mom that my mouth was starting to feel better, she began feeding me foods such as steak.
 
Not the best Christmas I've ever had...

" Why do people get them pulled in the first place? Mine seem fine. "

Wisdom teeth and nipple hair.
 
Two things that Evolution didn't get around to eliminating

I'm 22 and I think I really need to at least get one of mine pulled. My flatmate is a Dental Hygienist and she assures me it doesn't hurt all that much, but that still doesn't calm my intense fear of Dentists. I HATE DENTISTS.

I was on an insane dosage of Oxycodone after my teeth came out.  I think it was 15 mg every 3-4 hours (and since I was in constant pain, that might as well have said 3).  I think that thing was either a typo, or the result of a lazy doctor who didn't want to run the numbers twice for a dose.  My older brother and I had surgery around the same time, and although we're the same height, he weighed twice what I do in spite of how similar we looked at the time.

First, don't get off your pain pills until it's time.  Once the pain catches up with you, it doesn't like to go away again.  I found myself mildly addicted to mine, but after a night of incoherent and angry rambling I was better.  I had all mine out at once (I only had 3, for some reason).

I had a long road to recovery because I wasn't able to chew or do much of anything for a couple weeks.  I ate bread soaked in Sprite like the doctor ordered -- well, more like drank it -- for a couple weeks, but I wasn't recoverying well until I started drinking Boost (some kind of protein drink).  What I do know is that although things like Slim Fast aren't really a whole meal in a drink, they're a whole lot better than most of my other options were at that point, and they had the stuff I needed to start getting better fast.  I couldn't have milkshakes because my sutures were sensitive to both heat and cold.

Lastly, don't push yourself too hard.  Recovering takes time, and you want to be sure you heal properly.  Take it easy, and don't eat or chew things that make your mouth hurt.

" I'm 22 and I think I really need to at least get one of mine pulled. My flatmate is a Dental Hygienist and she assures me it doesn't hurt all that much, but that still doesn't calm my intense fear of Dentists. I HATE DENTISTS. "

Be sure to wash out the gaps in your mouth!
 
They will fill up with rotting food if you don't.  Use a water squirter (cheap at a pharmacy).

"Wisdom teeth and nipple hair.  Two things that Evolution didn't get around to eliminating "

Man... I need to get all of mine pulled out, and soon too. Hang in there.

Got mine pulled on the day of the Bad Company 2 TNT and still played while still being tired.
 

" Ouch. I still need to get mine pulled but I don't want to schedule an appointment. I'm a wuss.  :P "

getting mine pulled wasnt really that bad, just sit around, drink milkshakes/smoothies and play video games all day. apart from not being able to eat any sort of actual food, it was pretty awesome

You already got through the worst part of getting them pulled.  I actually woke up halfway through my wisdom teeth surgery.  I remember someone's hand on my face and feeling them pulling as hard as they can on something in my mouth, probably getting the tooth out.  Still haunting to think about D:

Lots of soft food. Cold food also helps with the pain, but not freezing since that'll just hurt. 
 
Don't suck on the holes, try to not grind or chew, and just... well, tough it out. The pain pills they give you will become your best friend for at least a week.

I had mine taken out about a year and a half ago. It didn't hurt much, though the valium might have had something to do with that. I basically vegged out on the couch and watched the entire run of Evangelion with my sister, who had hers taken out the same day. I had very minimal swelling though. I didn't even need stitches. The teeth were coming in straight. They just weren't going to come all the way out of the gums and caused irritation.

I got mine pulled a month ago. I woke up the next day not remembering what happened.
According to my friend, I was saying a bunch of increasingly sexist things on the ride back.
So my advice is to avoid people, or else you might say something stupid.

There will be blood.

A year ago I had all four of mine pulled. It sucked pretty bad. I just spent a lot of time in on the internet, watching TV seasons, and playing games that I had played before. Which ones were pulled? Upper, lower, both? If it is the lower they might want to stuff some gauze in the sockets that have been dipped in cloves after a week or so. They did that to me and any time I come anywhere near cloves or clove cigarettes I want to vomit.

What age is normal to get wisdom teeth ? and just to be sure "pulled" you mean pulled them out because of pain right? 
 
Also im 17 now and i had 2 coming since i were 16 1 of the just broke completely through my tooth meat (woot?)