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Originally Posted by bausch
Why didnt u just get put to sleep instead?
I was put under conscious sedation and don't remember anything. Had 4 taken out at the same time. Didn't feel a thing afterwards either except I remember being very scared to eat and scared to swallow anything because I had gauze in my mouth and was afraid to dislodge it. I wanted to eat something so I could take the vicodin they gave me. Turns out I didnt need it because there was no pain, however I got nauseous from the vicodin itself because i didnt have enough food in my stomach.
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General anesthesia is not only expensive (an extra $450 on top of my HMO-discounted tooth extraction price of $423), but it is also far too risky and life threatening for a relatively simple procedure like one wisdom tooth extraction. The surgery went fine, it was pretty quick and not that uncomfortable. Just the aftermath sucked. Today I am feeling a lot better, no more blood in my mouth, just a little pain and my cheek is really swollen. I ate my usual breakfast of tuna, toast and a banana and just didn't really chew it much. I will be fine to go film today.
On a more general note I think it is often unnecessary that so many people get recommended to get all their wisdom teeth removed at once at a young age. I only removed the lower left one for a specific purpose- to make room for the adjacent to get reduced and get a root canal, post and crown. Frankly, I do not even think it was really all that necessary. I think the dentist and endodontist who insisted I do it are just covering their ass in case I have complications latter. Otherwise I would have gladly left all my wisdom teeth in my mouth. They weren't bothering me sitting just under my gumlines at the back corners of my mouth.