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I have a though dilemma. I got a date for a wisdom teeth surgery but It's one day before a concert. Could something bad happen if I attend both? I will only drink water on the concert.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As others have said, it’s really going to depend how invasive the removal is. Personally, all 4 of mine were impacted, and 90* out of what they should have been. So there was slicing, breaking, drilling, more breaking, pulling, more pulling, more drilling, and more breaking, then finally stitches. I was awake for the whole thing. Super fun.

Most people opt for anesthesia, so that alone may make it hard to go to a concert the next day. Some people swell up really bad (I looked like a chipmunk) and have really bad pain ( I had zero). Some people are so doped up on pain killers they don’t know what’s going on. My surgeon gave me lots of Percocet (still not sure why).

Personally, I wouldn’t try to go to a concert, but the type of music I listen to, concerts can be brutal.

The one piece of advice I have is do NOT under any circumstances use a straw/smoke/etc for as long as they tell you. You do NOT want dry socket.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the detailed answer! Didn't know that sucking after the surgery can cause long-term or permament issues. Luckily my friend has decided to sell the tickets instead since my other friend can't go either and because of my situation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

When I got mine removed, recovery was expected to be quick and easy because mine didn’t really even have roots yet. Recovery was neither quick nor easy. My advice is to give yourself the time to recover. You don’t want to be going to the concert while bleeding/in a lot of pain.

[–] lhx 1 points 2 years ago

Day 2 or 3 post-surgery (not the day after) is earliest I'd be wanting to do anything about wisdom teeth surgery.

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