Teeth pulling coming up on October 4th!?

I'm not sure what kind of teeth pulling you're having, but I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out last month and I had a lot of bad fears too...but I can tell you...

1. Nothing bad happened during the surgery, no complications (they should give you forms to fill out, all that information helps them make it safe for you). Also the way my bottom teeth were, I was at risk for having nerve damage if they were not pulled carefully enough. But it was fine, and even if I did, the numbness and tingling would go away after a few months they said.

2. I had basically no pain, surprisingly. I only took pain meds on the day that I had the surgery, and even then I didn't take the full dosage. I think the numbness (which wore off after a few hours) helped.

3. I had no weird mental drug side effects. I was scared of becoming loopy but that wasn't the case. Not sure if that had to do with me being left alone for a while after I woke up from surgery, and me not taking the full dosage of the pain meds.

4. Yeah I didn't eat much for a several days (but I was super paranoid, I didn't want food bits stuck in my wounds) but to prepare for it I got myself used to not eating much days beforehand. Like not eating at night after a certain hour and not eating right away in the morning (this was before school started so I could do this easily). Also juices (actual 100% juices, not that 3% juice junk) and protein drinks are good for keeping nutrients up though. Yogurt is soft enough but still food. And mashed potatoes. I had so much mashed potatoes after my surgery, lol.

So yeah you should be fine. I'm sure you can talk to the surgeon if you have any concerns, especially if it has to do with any conditions you may have.

Also I forgot the mention about swelling. That was a concern of mine too. I was so afraid of choking and dying. And I did kinda have some close calls...but not because of the swelling, but because I didn't want my wounds to get messed up. Swallowing pills was my biggest challenge. The swelling really wasn't that big of a deal, it was mostly on the outside of my face and the gums toward the back. But the swelling didn't affect eating.

I guess it depends on how overly cautious you are about keeping wounds clean and not popping stitches too early. That was my biggest hurdle. But not everyone worries as much as I did.

@CreativeSummer

I had one of my wisdom teeth pulled out recently in a dental chair with just local anesthetic to numb my jaw. I was expecting the worse but it was actually OK. The whole thing was over in a blink of an eye and after all pain was mnimal. When numbness wore off it was a bit sore but paracetamol tackled it.

I was adviced to avoid hot food for the first 24 hours and I took advantage of a perfect excuse to tack into frozen yoghurt, ice-cream and other soft comfort foods. I found that drinking through the straw was easier.

it is important to follow up carefully with any after care instructions that you may be given. I have been adviced on how often to rinse my mouth out with special mouth wash. It helps to prevent secondary infections and make sure that everything heals nicely. Make sure you have the instructions written down as if you are a bit groggy when leaving the hospital you may forger.

All in all it is a very routine procedure and your dental surgeon would be doing a number of those per day. The risk of anaesthetic for young, healthy people is minimal. Staff in operating rooms and dental practices are very used to dealing with anxious people so even if you feel panicky on the day they will be able to support you in an expert way.

Good luck :)

@CreativeSummer

Hello Sorry that you having anxiety over the dentist. I will say a prayer for you that everything goes well for you. God Bless