In February of 2012 I had 2 of my wisdom teeth removed in a drug study. I was awake when they did it. It wasn't too bad. The oral surgeon was good. He was talkative (which helped with the nerves) and fast. He had those suckers out in less than 5 minutes. What's even better is the fact that I didn't get a placebo. Which is good because it was an overnight study and it sure would have sucked to lay there in pain for 12 hours. They gave me some good pain killers after the study was done and I went home. I was feeling so good in fact, that I decided we should hang out with people that night. So we had people over. We ate, we laughed, we had a jolly old time... and then something happened. I must have overdone it with all my giggling because I woke up at 2 am with the worst pain I have ever felt... a dry socket. It sucked. What made it worse is the fact that it was a weekend and I had to wait until Monday morning to get it taken care of. So I sat on the couch all night/day with an ice pack to my face.
This time, I've been more careful. Even though I've been more careful, and haven't gotten a dry socket, I think this round has hurt more. It has just been a miserable few days. My jaw has throbbed and ached. Tomorrow will be long. I have work and school and won't be able to take any Loratab due to the sleepy side effects... :S Wish me luck.
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