So I get oral surgery tomorrow.....

[smearyllama]

I've been wearing braces for the past couple of months due to a rogue tooth that would otherwise turn me into a horrible fanged mutant (it's a baby tooth that's keeping an adult tooth from growing properly) and I get surgery tomorrow to extract said tooth.
Now, I'm not gonna be able to eat or drink anything tomorrow, and I have to get up at 5:40 so I can go to school.
No breakfast, no water, no nothing, since my surgery is at 9:00.
Now, this is the first surgery I've had since I was eight, when I got my tonsils pulled, and I'm actually kind of excited, since I'll actually be able to remember this one.

So, what's your experience with oral surgery?
Any funny stories about coming off of anesthesia?
Any tips?

Edit: I forgot this, but they also have to pull a wisdom tooth, since they need more room to work with, and mine have already started coming in.

 

[Nickompoop]

It's not that bad. When I got my tooth pulled (for the same reason you're getting yours pulled, actually) they gave me this stuff that made me HIGH. I mean HIGH, not your regular "Oh, I'm so high I could eat a horse" high, I mean you literally feel like you're floating a good 12 inches off the chair. When you're in this state of highness, they inject some Novocaine straight into your gums, but you don't feel a damned thing because you're HIGH.

You don't feel the pulling, you hear it. It's the weirdest thing. Once you're done, it doesn't hurt, but it does bleed like a ************. And there will be what feels like a gaping hole in your teeth for the next 2 weeks or so.

 

[Deschamps]

When I got my wisdom teeth out, I hung around for a few days watching movies, playing games (ones that require less skill, like LEGO Star Wars) and drinking milkshakes (but not with a straw!).

If I could do it again, I would.

 

[Sacman]

All I know is that if they do a bad job prepare to get an infection and be vomiting blood for a good while...<.<

 

[smearyllama]

All I know is that if they do a bad job prepare to get an infection and be vomiting blood for a good while...<.<

Ooh...
That sounds not so good.
I suppose that happened to you?

 

[AugustFall]

I got all my wisdom teeth out like 10 weeks ago and when I got out I was depressed as shit. Felt like crap, couldn't eat or drink properly and just all in all felt awful.

Then my friends surprised me with a visit and brought my then newly built PC with them (I was having trouble with the building and they helped). They hung out for the rest of the night and by the end of the night I felt great and wasn't too bothered about the pain or anything. The rest of the healing went fine after that.

The therapy of good friends I guess. Also my surgeon was amazing and there were no complications and the holes healed easily.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I had surgery on the inside of my lower lip. They had to gas me so that I couldn't feel it. I could talk fine afterwards, but I drooled until I got sensitivity back in my lip.

 

[smearyllama]

I had surgery on the inside of my lower lip. They had to gas me so that I couldn't feel it. I could talk fine afterwards, but I drooled until I got sensitivity back in my lip.

I've heard about the drooling.
That might be awkward if I end up going to school the day after surgery.

 

[karamazovnew]

Although you didn't tell us where that tooth is, any tooth extraction involving surgery must be close to pulling out a badly diformed wisdom tooth. The closer your tooth is to the center of the mouth, the easier it will be for you.
Had 3 wisdom teeth pulled out. One came out easily, my dentist could handle it and it healed up nicely, didn't hurt or bleed after that. But the other 2 were growing horizontally and were almost covered by the gums. I had to go to surgeon for those 2. He gave me a bunch of local anesthetics, but it still hurt like hell. The pulling was horrible. He tried to cut my gums as little as possible but he didn't have room to break the teeth apart so it took some time to get them out. In the end I was pale and almost feeling sick. But that was nothing compared to the rest of my day. I spit blood continuously and as the anesthetic ran out, the jaw hurt a lot, I could barely open my mouth. After a day or so it got better and he did a great job, no swelling, no infections, healed up perfectly. I suggest you pack up a few ice bags and have a plastic cup close to spit in. The first time it was worse because I didn't know what to expect. Second time it was much better. Anyway, good luck and tell us how it went.

 

[smearyllama]

Although you didn't tell us where that tooth is, any tooth extraction involving surgery must be close to pulling out a badly diformed wisdom tooth. The closer your tooth is to the center of the mouth, the easier it will be for you.
Had 3 wisdom teeth pulled out. One came out easily, my dentist could handle it and it healed up nicely, didn't hurt or bleed after that. But the other 2 were growing horizontally and were almost covered by the gums. I had to go to surgeon for those 2. He gave me a bunch of local anesthetics, but it still hurt like hell. The pulling was horrible. He tried to cut my gums as little as possible but he didn't have room to break the teeth apart so it took some time to get them out. In the end I was pale and almost feeling sick. But that was nothing compared to the rest of my day. I spit blood continuously and as the anesthetic ran out, the jaw hurt a lot, I could barely open my mouth. After a day or so it got better and he did a great job, no swelling, no infections, healed up perfectly. I suggest you pack up a few ice bags and have a plastic cup close to spit in. The first time it was worse because I didn't know what to expect. Second time it was much better. Anyway, good luck and tell us how it went.

It's a lower right molar, but it's the furthest forward, so I guess I'm fairly lucky.

Edit: They also have to pull a wisdom tooth to make room for the extraction.
I should mention that in the OP.

 

[NoMansLand 666]

So, what's your experience with oral surgery?
Any funny stories about coming off of anesthesia?
Any tips?

Oh I've got plenty, training to be an operating department practitioner (ODP) and here's a quick list of some things I've witnessed.

1) Someone extubate themselves (came to a lot quicker then most normally do, and ripped their own ET Tube out). Not a big deal, as if they have the level of consciousness to do that, they can breathe for themself to. Problem was, they were a heavy smoker and covered us in their sputum.

2) Been punched in the jaw by someone who came to, didn't know where they were, and lashed out from instinct kicking in.

3) 'Slightly chunkier' patient got anaesthetised, and made a noise I can only liken to what I would guess sounds like the mating call of a walrus. It was that loud the anaesthetist two theatres over came in to find out what the hell that noise was.

4) An anaesthetist gave a 16 year old some fentanyl (very potent painkiller and a Class A here in the UK) before induction who, whilst drowsy said in front of his mother 'This is better than E!'. This, no doubt, lead to a very awkward post op chat.

5) Been vomited on down in A&E resus by someone who did enough coke to fund the Bolivian crime syndicate for a few years who we had to transfer to ITU because he couldn't breathe for himself.

That's just from the last 4-5 months as well. Most people tend to wake up, and doze back off to sleep again. Whatever happens in the first 'wake up' period they tend to forget, not always, but just from personal experience.

From my own experience I've had 5 teeth extracted under general anaesthesia before (and had braces for 4 years after) as my teeth were a crooked mess as they grew in (doesn't help the stereotype about British people and teeth). Upon waking up I allegedly bolted up in my bed spat the cotton wool in my mouth half way across the room, said 'What in the fuck is that?' and fell back to sleep for another 30 minutes. Don't remember any of that though.

I had one bad experience when I had my appendix out, I woke up from that and it felt like I'd been fucked by a train.

But that said, still a student, so a lot more learning to do, and a lot more stuff to see.

 

[Derelict Frog]

So, what's your experience with oral surgery?
Any funny stories about coming off of anesthesia?
Any tips?

Oh I've got plenty, training to be an operating department practitioner (ODP) and here's a quick list of some things I've witnessed.

1) Someone extubate themselves (came to a lot quicker then most normally do, and ripped their own ET Tube out). Not a big deal, as if they have the level of consciousness to do that, they can breathe for themself to. Problem was, they were a heavy smoker and covered us in their sputum.

2) Been punched in the jaw by someone who came to, didn't know where they were, and lashed out from instinct kicking in.

3) 'Slightly chunkier' patient got anaesthetised, and made a noise I can only liken to what I would guess sounds like the mating call of a walrus. It was that loud the anaesthetist two theatres over came in to find out what the hell that noise was.

4) An anaesthetist gave a 16 year old some fentanyl (very potent painkiller and a Class A here in the UK) before induction who, whilst drowsy said in front of his mother 'This is better than E!'. This, no doubt, lead to a very awkward post op chat.

5) Been vomited on down in A&E resus by someone who did enough coke to fund the Bolivian crime syndicate for a few years who we had to transfer to ITU because he couldn't breathe for himself.

That's just from the last 4-5 months as well. Most people tend to wake up, and doze back off to sleep again. Whatever happens in the first 'wake up' period they tend to forget, not always, but just from personal experience.

From my own experience I've had 5 teeth extracted under general anaesthesia before (and had braces for 4 years after) as my teeth were a crooked mess as they grew in (doesn't help the stereotype about British people and teeth). Upon waking up I allegedly bolted up in my bed spat the cotton wool in my mouth half way across the room, said 'What in the fuck is that?' and fell back to sleep for another 30 minutes. Don't remember any of that though.

I had one bad experience when I had my appendix out, I woke up from that and it felt like I'd been fucked by a train.

When I was interning with an ENT department one of the patients who was having a nasal polypectomy started to slowly roll to one side as he came to from the anaesthesia. I started to notice this and told people to try and adjust his position. He was so large it required 4 of us just to heave him back round as he was randomly mumbling stuff

 

[Sacman]

All I know is that if they do a bad job prepare to get an infection and be vomiting blood for a good while...<.<

Ooh...
That sounds not so good.
I suppose that happened to you?

yeah, though it was more throat surgery...<.<

 

[NoMansLand 666]

4 people to just budge him? Christ.

I've known it in theatres where we've needed 7-8 people to transfer to the operating table, but if it's taking 4 people just to turn you back onto your bed, that's when your weights becoming an issue.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

Had my check-up a few month ago. Perfect set of chompers, said my gums and everything looks healthy. I've never needed any work or surgery done, not even braces. I'm useless to this thread. o_o;; Sorry. lol