What to expect after Oral surgery?
What you can anticipate is some general discomfort for the first day or two. You will be somewhat swollen the first day, more swollen the second day after which the swelling will start to recede. How much pain you experience will depend on the degree of impaction and how invasive the surgeon has to be to remove them. You doctor will give you appropriate pain medication which usually takes care of most of the discomfort. The dry heaves a previous poster mentioned is a by-product of the general anesthetic and is not necessarily common. Everyone responds to GA differently which is why they keep you in the recovery room after surgery to monitor you as the GA wears off. Plan on taking a couple of days off work or school. The day of the surgery and the day after, plan on being a couch potato. Stockpile some ice cream, a few movies you’ve been wanting to watch or boot up the Xbox and kick it on the couch. Pamper yourself. You are having a surgery. Your surgeon will give you post-op instructio
