Poll/Voting disclaimer: I prefer that only mid-late teens and adults answer the poll as that is who my body will better relate to. If lots of pre-teen PTers vote, it'll scue the results. Thank you for understanding. You are MORE than welcome to "vote" in a post.
Owie! My wisdom teeth are coming in and I'm teething, how odd for a 29-year old! I've been having migraines almost every day/night in the past month or so, the right side (where one has halfway erupted through the gum - like when babies first get teeth) of my head has been a dull ache....yesterday, everything got much worse.
My ear hurt, my jaw hurt, my upper and lower wisdom teeth areas hurt/ached and I had a hard time keeping anything down. I’m sure it was just me working myself up, but I was soooo anxious and in so much I couldn’t sit still! It was horrible, it was like being in the hospital again – the anxiety and pain part. No matter what I did - warm coffee, my own pain meds, my anti-anxiety medication, walk around for a bit to try and calm myself – worked. The pain got worse and my body felt waves of anxiety coursing through it.
Anyway, one of the girls at work recommended her dentist (I wanted one that was gentler than mine…and David still goes to “our dentist”. So it was time to move on. I went and briefly saw Julie Anne Valde, D.D.S. on an emergency appt at 1:30 p.m. I had some xrays to show my wisdom teeth and the rest of the teeth that would be affected by them if they were growing in wrong, etc. One of her lovely and AMAZINGLY gentle dental hygienist cleaned my teeth with a sonic thingamabob and only had to scrape for about 3 – 4 minutes – it was probably the easiest appt. I’ve EVER been to! Found out my body/teeth aren’t absorbing Fluoride due to my Crohn’s Disease and also due to the amount of (sorry, not trying to be gross) vomiting I do. So, I got prescription toothpaste that I need to use twice daily to hopefully strengthen my teeth. Its surprisingly not horrible…its all minty fresh which is good, because I’m not allowed to rinse when I’m done brushing.
So, as per Dr. Valde’s real quick looking at my new records and x-rays, I’m going back in next week to have the second ½ of my appointment – where I’ll properly meet with her and we’ll discuss taking out my wisdom teeth. YIPPEE!!!
So, my question is…do you still have your Wisdom Teeth? Did you have them removed? If so, all at once or 2 by 2? What was your experience? What age did you get your Wisdom Teeth?
Thanks guys, I’ll update when I know more.
Hugs, Kelly
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