so, i get to have my mouth cut open....

25 August, 2011 - 4:38am — ferrets

have to get my wisdom teeth out, friday. im worried. not about the surgery, i trust modern medicine, it works most of the time. at my age, with my gnereally posotive health, and no allergies to medical stuff, the chances of anything going wrong are small. im worried about the pain meds. what if i get addicted to pain medication, and have go about sucking off drug dealers to get some and break my brain? i love my brain! it helps me argue with people! i have no knowledge of my families history with substance abuse (adopted)
yesterday i was ballsup sick, but i feel 80% better today. when i get sick, it tends to be 24 hour types of things. doesnt help that i have no tonsils. i had to get those out when i was three cuase they swelled up and tried to kill me and such. i want to write a huge journal about things that piss me off, but i dont like to offend people, and i can get pretty acidic when i get angry about stuff. i also dont have the energy. maybe tommorow.
in a few weeks, i will be giving a educational speech to my church about other religions.

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25 August, 2011 - 5:06am — whateversexual_llama

do tonsils keep you from

do tonsils keep you from getting sick?

25 August, 2011 - 5:09am — ferrets

yep....

they suck up bacteria that tries to fly down your throat, kinda

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25 August, 2011 - 5:20am — MacAvity

I think I've heard that you

I think I've heard that you have more than just the one pair of tonsils - three, four, five pairs, I don't remember. The ones at the back of the throat are just the ones that get infected and have to be removed. So, you've still got enough tonsils to keep you healthy.

I had my wisdom teeth removed two years ago, and I was astonished at how well it went. Maybe I just had an exceptionally good surgeon, I don't know. But as soon as the anaesthesia had worn off, I felt totally fine, and was even eating normal food the day after surgery. They had me take painkillers and antibiotics for a few days, but I never noticed any effects at all...

25 August, 2011 - 5:24am — radiosilence95

Some people say getting

Some people say getting wisdom teeth pulled is unbelievably painful. I've also heard people say it's a piece of cake. So I guess it depends. Good luck dude. And the chances of you getting hooked on pain meds are slim, I'd say.

Also, you have a church you go to? I was under the impression that you weren't a church-goer. Good luck with that speech. I'd be interested to see the congregation's reaction to it...

25 August, 2011 - 5:37am — jeff

Pain meds...

If you do the recommended dosage, I don't think you'll get addicted. I didn't think mine were doing anything until I took the last one, and I was apparently not in pain anymore, and it was kind of pleasant and chill. And it was like, damn dentist, you times that almost perfectly!

You should ask the doctor if he can get rid of your gag reflex while he's in there.

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25 August, 2011 - 5:58am — Super Duck

I hated having my wisdom

I hated having my wisdom teeth removed. It wasn't even especially painful to me, though that may be because I've had kidney stones and can't even begin to think of a comparable pain to that. I think I only even took my pain medicine for the wisdom teeth removal a grand total of two or three times. I don't think you'll get addicted; when I have a kidney stone I take powerful pain meds at every possible opportunity and I'm fine.

But the part that sucked the most about getting my wisdom teeth taken out? It's definitely that stupid cotton they put in your mouth when they send you home. UGH. Nothing has ever frustrated me more than that in my entire life. You have to keep it in until you stop bleeding, and it sucks SO MUCH ASS. Nastiest texture ever. Well, it's a tie between that and the fact that all my mom let me eat for a week was jello and ramen noodles.

25 August, 2011 - 6:06am — Nanook

Opiate dependence doesn't

Opiate dependence doesn't often occur that fast. Usually, one's placed on medications for about 1-2 weeks, and the kind of opiate prescribed isn't a terribly addictive type. I mean, sure, it'll get you addicted, but it's not like smoking straight up opium or injecting heroin.

I mean, you could forgo the usage of the pain medications... My mom hates opiates, because they make her vomit. She just refuses to take 'em.

Or you could try the purple haze ; )

25 August, 2011 - 6:22am — ferrets