Wisdom teeth: The most horrible thing that exists

Today I felt the second worst pain of my life, and it's still 100% there. A few days ago, I had a minor problem with my teeth; I felt pain and swelling on the left side. I tried to ease the pain with pills, but when the effect wore off, I couldn't even chew my food properly. That's why I decided to get a panoramic X-ray of my teeth so they could assess what was happening.

The problem was a wisdom tooth that had erupted years ago but was only now starting to bother me; the solution was to have it extracted. Honestly, at that moment I didn't grasp the magnitude of what having that tooth removed meant; I just said yes, and that was it.

Unprepared for what I saw, without having breakfast and thinking it would be an easy procedure, I went in to have the extraction done. The doctor anesthetized me; that hurt quite a bit, but that was just tickles compared to what awaited me later.

What a nightmare it was to have that tooth pulled! I've spent the whole day crying from the excruciating pain. The extraction was quick because I cooperated a lot, enduring the pain as much as possible, but I cried on the examination table and clenched my fists so tightly. It felt like half my face was being ripped off. I thought I'd feel relief when it was over, but it was the complete opposite—horrible pain that wouldn't even let me move my mouth. Honestly, I was pretty clueless about this; I didn't even know we had useless teeth that needed to be removed.

My face is swollen and after crying, one of the thousands of times I cried today.

In short, a horrible day, and I deeply regret doing this to myself. The pain is immense, all over my face. The worst part is that the pain extends to my throat; it's hard to swallow even water. Eating is a real challenge, and on top of that, I was forced to quit smoking today, which I think is a good thing since I've tried quite a few times and hadn't been able to. But right now, even though I miss smoking, believe me, I don't want anything in my mouth because the pain is unbearable. I was prescribed medication, but I'm not getting any relief.

I really didn't know this was such a cruel experience. You feel everything they do to your teeth, and how they slowly pull the tooth out feels like they're ripping out the entire left side of your body. I remember it and it gives me so much stress and anxiety. It was truly terrible.

And to top it all off, I wanted to keep my tooth, at least as a keepsake, and the dentist threw it away before I even had a chance to ask for it back. Oh well, this week is going to be tough with diets and changes in habits I never expected. I just hope this pain subsides soon.
So sorry for the pain
I can actually feel your pain because I had a very bad experience too
I had a little accident well no so little because it took me to the dentist 🦷 hmm
Not a situation I want to wish my enemies
Like for days I couldn't eat just taking liquids no solids food
Well I thank God I came out of it without much complications
Wow, you were lucky! I'm glad everything turned out alright. Toothaches are so complicated.