My son just had SIX wisdom teeth removed. He's a mutant with an extra two!

[maveric]

And he is now one hurtin puppy! Poor kid! His mouth is packed with gauze and just took one hit of "Hillbilly Heroin", Rush's choice.
He's a big 19 year old but his nurse daddy will be here to take care of the 6'3", 275 lb, ex- offensive lineman.

Poor Baby!

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Oh, I feel for him!

[prole_for_peace]

2. my brother something like that happen.

he only had the 4 wisdom teeth but he had two additional front teeth that were starting to come in. i now call him mutant

[MissB]

3. He must've gotten two of mine.

I never had any wisdom teeth at all.

I'm so sorry. That really must've hurt.

[maveric]

6. He's bleeding and its throbbing! I made him lie down with his head ...

propped up. It still hurts when my babies are hurting.

[kedrys]

4. Oh man that sucks large

I lucked out because I only had two. Take good care of him, and don't let him run around too soon, it'll slow down the healing process.

[DS1]

5. Jesus. Even the military does each side at a time

so you can still function :crazy:

[skypilot]

7. That sounds horrible.

I lucked out with my wisdom teeth. They came in straight and I had enough space between some of my other teeth so that the wisdom teeth had room to come in and close those gaps.

[GodlessBiker]

8. He's not a mutant, he's moving to a new evolutionary plane of existence.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Hi maveric,

I feel for your son...the next day or so won't be fun. Try some crushed ice also, on his face, every few hours for about 15-20 minutes at a time. This will help the pain go away also, as well as control the bleeding. I doubt he'll want to eat much, but perhaps his oral surgeon had some thoughts on those lines. At least he won't have to go through it again.

Good thing you're there for him...And in a few weeks, he gets to return the favor, and be there for you!

:grouphug:

[maveric]

10. Thanks Peggy! I've allready ice-packed him.

He's still loopy from the anesthesia and when that wears off he'll feel it more. I'll take good care of him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I know you will!

You are a truly good dad...I was just in "nurse" mode, and was carrying on that way...I do forget other people know what I know...

I still get upset when my daughters have any kind of problem, and they are in their 30's now. You just NEVER stop being a parent!

[cally]

11. Wow, six wisdom teeth

That must hurt. I hope he recovers quickly.

One of my kids had an extra front tooth. I didn't notice for years. :shrug:

[barb162]

13. why were they removed? impacted?

[maveric]

14. Yes! Infected too.

They're all gone now.

[barb162]

15. ohhhh. They put him out when they did it right? How long did it take

[maveric]

18. Yep he went out. It took about 2 hours.

[all.of.me]

16. ow.

that sounds painful. i've had many teeth pulled (wisdoms and bicuspids), so i can empathize. and sympathize.

(what a big boy! good lord! he must eat like a horse!)

[maveric]

19. Indeed he does. He can olny eat "soft food" for the next 3 days.

Scrambled eggs, jello, pudding, yogurt, mashed potatoes...
He's not a happy camper right now.

[all.of.me]

24. that will save you about $300! lol

[sbj405]

17. Wish him well

I had mine out in September (at age 28) and half my tongue is still numb.

[Cooley Hurd]

20. I had all 4 of mine yanked in one session...

...and it sucked big donkeys. I feel for your son & make sure he irrigates lest he gets the dreaded "dry sockets.":thumbsup:

[barb162]

21. what are dry sockets

[Cooley Hurd]

23. Evidently, the sockets can become dry and it's extremely painful...

One of mine became "dry" and it took several extra days for the pain to wane...:(

[yellowcanine]

22. Hey! I have five and I am keeping all of them. Four are where they

should be and cause me NO problems. The fifth one is behind another wisdom tooth completely buried in my jaw and going nowhere. Not bothering me, I didn't even know I had it until it showed up on one of those 180 degree xrays about 10 years ago. The dentist started talking about me having it removed but noted it was a little close to a facial nerve - HA! that's all I needed to hear. The last thing I need is for some bumbling oral surgeon to cut a facial nerve and then I have to run around with the bottom half of my face sagging like an old whore's tits.