I had two impacted wisdom teeth cut out on thursday and I am not allowed to play for fear of the dreaded “Dry socket”
After what I went through on Friday (alergic to my pain prescrition-made me sick-had to tough it out without pain killer)They say this dry socket thing is worse, but I’m bored.
The stupid things were sideways and buried and I have a small mouth. I feel like they tried to unhinge my head.
My wife had all four of hers done at once and didn’t have nearly as much trouble as I did, but then she has a much bigger mouth. No pun intended.
I’m walking around with swolen jaws and talking funny doing my best Marlen Brando Impersonation (from the godfather) “Some day, and that day may never come, I will come to you to do some service for me”…etc.
I’m halfway through day three so I’m prettywell out of the woods.
My daughter was also sick from the pain killers when she had hers removed. Then she ended up getting an infection in the one. Not a pleasant thing to go through. My son is suppose to have his out in a couple of weeks, I am not looking forward to it and neither is he!
Hope you feel better soon Bagfeg.If it’s any consolation,I went to the dentist on thursday too,though just for a six monthly check up.When asked if I had any problems,I said that I was a little concerned about one of my gums receding.After looking at it,the dentist said “As we age,our gums do recede-I’m afraid there’s no polite way of saying this,it’s your age” Hmmphh!-I’m 44! :roll:
I know what you mean Kevin, I hace been noticing the same thing slowly happening and I’m only 31.
I am lucky in one respect though, I was born without the upper wisdom teeth so I’m done after the two.
Bagfed - I’d even not play for a few days LONGER than your dentist said. My wife developed dry socket, and she was NOT a happy camper (and therefore neither was I).
On 2003-03-01 16:00, Bagfed wrote:
I know what you mean Kevin, I hace been noticing the same thing slowly happening and I’m only 31.
I am lucky in one respect though, I was born without the upper wisdom teeth so I’m done after the two.
You HOPE! My husband was “born” without upper wisdom teeth too…they never showed up on X-rays or anything. Then, a few days after his 40th birthday, he called his dentist all frantic because he felt what appeared to be bone protruding from the back of his mouth! He went in for an emergency appointment, and sure enough…there had been a wisdom tooth hiding up there the whole time, somehow blending with the jaw bone so they couldn’t see it on the films. The hygienist gave him no end of grief (“Ahhh…is mommy’s baby growing a new toofie?”)
I’ve had one dry socket, and it’s definitely no picnic (takes forever to heal, too). I had to go into the dentist’s office every other day to have it packed with an anesthetic material in order to stand the pain (yuck!). So, hard as it is, listen to your dentist and avoid the whistles (as well as drinking straws, cigarettes, and strenuous exercise) for the requisite number of days. Oh yes, and stay off wooden roller coasters for at least a couple of weeks (this may be easy for you…it was very hard for me, as I am a total coaster addict and live about six miles from one of the best wooden coasters on the West Coast)…you wouldn’t BELIEVE how much your jaw can hurt! (yes, I did, and let’s just say that I wasn’t screaming from excitement that day!).
On 2003-03-01 15:08, Bagfed wrote:
I’m walking around with swolen jaws and talking funny doing my best Marlen Brando Impersonation (from the godfather) “Some day, and that day may never come, I will come to you to do some service for me”…etc.
Sounds more like Branlon Mado in “Un poco lips narrow” :
BagFed, I hope you are feeling better. I do not want to sound strange or anything, but if what has happened to you had happened to me recently, I would of definitely found a way to play my tinwhistle somehow, someway- uhh, and still stay within the guidelines of my dentist. Hmmmm, knowing me, I would of headed to the medicine cabinet in pursuit of a full bottle of nasal spray. I know, I know, tis a bit stretchen my obsession, and could call for a visit to the WhOA clinic, but I feel that if I could get it goin, (lol) I could definitely boost my immune system with wonderful whistle music!
Ofcourse this remedy may be habit-forming so I would suggest stopping this as-soon-as-you-are-allowed because playing through a nostril can affect ones social life. So get well soon!! And have a great day!
Hey there, well I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled and 2 had to be cut out. I was playing the whistle the day after the operation and had no problems with dry socket. Why would blowing into a tube cause dry socket? Ok, well anyway you should follow the advice of your Dr. but I was not given such instructions.
On 2003-03-02 10:59, DavidSchulz wrote:
Hey there, well I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled and 2 had to be cut out. I was playing the whistle the day after the operation and had no problems with dry socket. Why would blowing into a tube cause dry socket? Ok, well anyway you should follow the advice of your Dr. but I was not given such instructions.
Anything that changes the pressure in the mouth can cause the clot to come loose, for those who are inclined to dry socket. So can anything that gets your heart rate up. Both times I had oral surgery, I was given an extensive post-surgical instruction sheet that banned smoking, drinking through straws, blowing up balloons, blowing musical instruments, strenous physical activity, alcohol (can dissolve the clot) and…er…sex. It was a very long week, let me tell you!
I was hurling all day the day of the surgery, so if I was going to get it I would have it. I seem to be progressing, there’s no real pain just agitation, just reminding you it’s there.
I have a keyboard I was meaning to try to learn but it’s not the same…so dry and boring.
I must confess I have given in and had a toot or three…but I’m sure none of that was as dangerous as the spicy Italian beef sandwich I could not resist (or the one after) I’ve already lost a few pounds trying to eat jello and stuff so I had to chance some real food.
Thanks for all the well wishes, I’m fine, my wife isn’t even babying me any more
Gee guys, I need to have my last two wisdoom teeths removed soon. I mean, I don’t even know WHY I should have them removed anyway? Now you’re telling me that no whistle and no sex allowed, I think I’ll just forget about the teeths!
Of a long list of ‘Dentist Jokes’,I think my all time favourite is the one about the young blonde(aren’t they always?)who goes to the dentists,and nervously says “oh I don’t know what’s WORSE-having a tooth pulled or having a BABY!” To which the Dentist replies “Well hurry up and make your’ mind up-I’ll need to adjust the chair”
I just had a tooth pulled last week (my incisors never came in, I had a baby tooth still in there that finally died) and I discovered you CAN play the whistle while half of your mouth is still numb. No problem! I just used the other side–rather like I was smoking the whistle.
I was a little worried about the rather large gap in my front teeth causing wind issues when I played as well, but this also was a non-issue. I never worried about dental/mouth issues before I learned to play…
All this talk of dental problems reminds me of something I read about about famed Uilleann piper Willie Clancy,who according to someone(I forget who)who knew him well,said that Willie played flute until he lost his teeth,and that he (Willie)was a better flute player than piper.Now that would have been interesting to hear!
