Son getting his wisdom teeth out - tips tricks appreciated

Back in the day my mom read in Prevention magazine to eat pineapple before having your wisdom teeth out. I have no idea why, but it really seems to work for us (and by work, I mean little pain, little swelling).

My son got 2 taken out and had immediate relief. My parents were with him at the time. He had no problems after he had it done and he called me that night and said how much better he felt. He had iv sedation and was so much better immediately. There were no tips other than to take the pain meds which he did and didn’t need them soon after.

Have him sleep in a recliner in a fairly upright position. Helps lessen the bleeding. Also as said above, keep on the Ice pack rotation and keep the meds regularly even if he thinks he isn't in pain.

I feel like there's something wrong with me. I had two out in my early 20s and the other two out in my early 40s. Both times, I went home, took a nap, then went about my day.

ETA admittedly, I do not feel much pain in my mouth. A couple of ibuprofen and I'm good to go.

Good luck to your DS. I hope he's like me.

No sucking. It leads to dry socket.

Honestly there should not be much pain, if you have a really good dentist. My first two I believe they were trying to pull my toenails out through my mouth. The pain was beyond meds. The second two were okay, I passed out from the anesthesia, but the pain was okay. Tylenol took care of it. I think I had stitches and that was way better than the first ones with no stitches.
Room temp water, soups for the first couple of days.

Have some tylenol ready and soft foods.

We declined the heavy pain meds with every kid. Why in hell do they prescribe this stuff. You don't want that stuff around.

One kid had some pain issues, but it was with a stitch rubbing. Took him in to the regular dentist and he pull the stitch for immediate relief.

I'll also say use frozen peas as ice packs. I bought a few cheap ones at Aldi so I could rotate them and they'd stay cold. I also stocked up ahead of time on soft foods that I knew he liked so I didn't have to go out to get any once he was home. DH was at work and I didn't want to leave him home with his little sister while he might be goofy.

And, boy was he goofy! My DD took tons of videos of him. He was hysterical!

Two of the many things he said:
He was poking in his mouth with his finger on the way home and I told him not to because his fingers were dirty. He picked up the little bottle of purell I keep in the car and squirted it on his hands. Then did "jazz hands" and told me "Bam, a sink in a bottle."

The other was that my phone rang on the way home. I didn't answer it. He told me it was the government calling to see how his surgery went. I asked him what I should tell them if they called back. He said "tell them the eagle has landed." I asked him what that meant and he said it was code for "the surgery went well."

He had us in stitches for about 2 hours! Poor guy!

Hope everything is quick and easy for your son!

I don't recommend the frozen peas. Ask the doctor for an ice pack. We have always gotten them from the oral surgeon or hospital. They are awesome. You can reuse them, and they can be tied over the head. Work perfectly. My daughter just got hers out at the end of May then got married 3 weeks later. She had to have it done in a hospital and still ended up with complications. Her sister had them out 5 years ago, and she was fine afterwards. Both girls had 3 out, and all were impacted. Both used the same wonderful ice pack from surgeon's office and hospital. My girls actually have preferred those ice packs to pain meds. They each took one dose of the pain meds but hated how they made them feel so they didn't take anymore.

Also, we found pasta got stuck in my daughter's "holes." She found smoothies (ate with a spoon), applesauce, pudding, etc., to be her favorite meals for many days. Hope all goes well!

Ice is your best friend. Also, piggyback ibuprofen with any pain meds the dentist gives him. The ibuprofen helps with inflammation as well as pain. A recliner is a good option too. When my DD had hers out I could change the ice pack from side to side and never woke her up.

Something I was told when she had her teeth out, was that blonds swell more than brunettes. Old wives tale? I don’t know.

My 16yo daughter is having hers out on the 23rd. The surgeon is placing time-released pain meds in each socket; they wear off over a 72-hour period. No pain meds post-surgery since that should keep her pain-free over the worst part of the swelling. No straws and no carbonated drinks, but otherwise she can eat what she can tolerate. We don't have any other special instructions so far -- and I asked because I had three dry sockets when I had mine out! Aaack.