4 days post wisdom teeth removal, should it still hurt this much?

[Terrifiedintoronto]

I’m really scared, and I really, really don’t want to go back to the oral surgeon. The thought of it is making me extremely nauseous! I don’t even want to call the office in case they say I have to come in!!

But I had my wisdom teeth out on Friday (I had a severe case of pericoronitis) and woke up this morning in worse pain than I have been in since they were removed. Shouldn’t it be getting better, not worse..?

It feels like my jaw is all twisted around and not in the right place at all, and it hurts all the way up to my eyes. Like all the bones in my cheek are bruised. When I move my cheek to look at the teeth, even that hurts so much! And inside my ears feels like they are on fire, they hurt so much!

I’m so scared, before I knew about the pericoronitis I didn’t know what was wrong with me for so long, and now everything still hurts. Maybe I removed them for nothing, maybe there is something way worse wrong with me. And I’m still in pain. I wanted the pain to go away, not get worse.

My gums are still really swollen on one side and they’re all white too, with bright red veins sticking out! But the surgeon said I had to stop using ice on day 3 and switch to heat. I don’t want to, because I want the swelling to go down!

I’ve been doing the salt water rinse every two hours as instructed and taking the pain pills right on time. I’m also still on antibiotics due to the infection. And I’m only eating yogurt.

I know I have to give it time but I just don’t understand why it would hurt more today than it has on previous days. I can’t cope with this anxiety, and the pain is making it so much worse.

 

[Gordon]

That's not right, go call the surgeon right now.

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Gordon thanks for answering. I called them, and they said it sounded normal and that day 4 is the worst for pain…. Should I call back? Or go to the hospital? Which part doesn’t sound right? All of it? I’m so scared the pain will never stop!

 

[Tigerlily]

@Gordon thanks for answering. I called them, and they said it sounded normal and that day 4 is the worst for pain…. Should I call back? Or go to the hospital? Which part doesn’t sound right? All of it? I’m so scared the pain will never stop!

I'm not a Dentist but are the blood clots still in place in each socket? Wondering if dry socket though that's rare I think and you do have infection so could be that ... call them back, you know your body and if something is wrong, don't take a no x

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Tigerlily when I look at them I don’t see any kind of hole, so I don’t even know if the blood clot is there. There are stitches, but otherwise it just looks normal. Maybe it is dry socket, I’m not sure. I can’t tell.
Mostly it’s this unbearable ache in my lower jaw, and the feeling like it’s in the wrong place. But when I look at my teeth they look the same as they always have so I’m assuming it IS in the right place and it just feels off. Maybe the swelling? The gums on the left side are still pretty swollen and hurt a lot as well, and they’re really pale/white. And I can barely open my mouth. And the pain inside my ear! It feels like a lot of pressure in there, like an ear infection. I’ve been on antibiotics for so long now though!!

II’m so stressed out, I swear my anxiety will kill me one day. I’ve never felt this scared! I have no idea what is wrong with me, and all I want is for the pain to go away!! That’s why I did the removal, they said the pericoronitis was causing all my pain and getting the teeth out would get rid of it! But maybe they’re wrong and the pain is from something else!! And I did this for no reason!!

 

[Tigerlily]

@Terrifiedintoronto the anxiety can be so unbearable I know, I took Duloxetine and it really helped me with mine. Please do call them back and ask them to see you and check all is ok, even if just for reassurance, it sounds so painful for you and nobody should go through that x

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Tigerlily maybe I will. When I called earlier, they said to wait and if it still hurts tomorrow to call then so I guess I will wait until tomorrow. I’m just so scared. Now I wish I hadn’t done it, the intense lower jaw ache is what I was dealing with before from the infection (supposedly) and now I still have it on top of everything else! Thank you though

 

[Gordon]

Which part doesn’t sound right? All of it?

I wouldn't expect that degree of pain after 4 days, the swelling and difficulty opening your mouth, yes, but that much pain, nope.
Anyway, hope you're better today.

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Gordon I wasn’t expecting it either! Idk but the surgeon said it was normal. It’s better today but not by a lot, and my jaw just feel like it’s in the wrong place. But the surgeon says it’s normal and doesn’t want me to come in. Maybe it’s because I am older, or because the teeth were infected?

I hope they are right and that it will get better! But I will be worrying until it does ( or doesn’t)

 

[Gordon]

Wouldn't worry too much about the out of place feeling, that's normal enough. As long as the pain is subsiding then I'd be happier.

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Gordon thank you! The pain is better today than it was yesterday, though it’s still very much there.

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Gordon I have another question. Can nerve damage be delayed after the surgery? I was fine for the first 5 days but then today when I was having mashed potatoes my tongue had a kind of tingling feeling, like very subtle pins and needles. I only felt it while I was eating, it stopped after. Could that be a sign of nerve damage to come? Should I worry (more than I already am!)?

 

[Gordon]

No, nerve damage is caused by direct trauma during the extraction, it's noticeable as soon as the local wears off. Sometimes a bit of swelling in the area near where the nerve exits the channel in the skull can cause altered sensation but it's temporary.

 

[Terrifiedintoronto]

@Gordon thank you!