That blows, I went through the same thing. I finally got some prescription pain meds and they completely worked, but I had to pay for a new full exam to get more every time they ran out. And I had to postpone my surgery like six months for money/time reasons. There were a lot of long fucking days that year, and a lot of unnecessary visits to the dentist. In the meantime I slammed OTC stuff. I'm sure you're already doing that.
You waited six months? You poor thing. I'm, thank-the-lucky-stars-but-fuck-the-system, still on my mother's really good health and dental insurance. So I've already scheduled a surgery for when I get back. But the interim is total hell. I half considered hitting up a high-end and trusted drug dealer in San Fran to properly medicate. I don't mean to alarm anyone with that: I don't have any addictions, and have at home unused painkillers that have sat for years without me even being tempted by them. It's just an indictment of the system. Now that I think about it, this is a really common Pubski topic with us. Everyone's got stories.
Can you describe what it was like? I had all mine taken out at 17 and I'm really, really curious what it feels like to be in pain from your wisdom teeth impacting. Is it a throb, or an ache, or is it stabbing pain if you try to chew or talk, or what? Does the pain become a headache-y situation that overrides most of what you can think about for the day? TELL ME
For me, sharp throb, like a toothache but worse. Wasn't 24/7, but mostly (except when I took pain meds). And I don't think all four of mine were impacting. I avoided chewing on that half of my mouth for six months and had to relearn that I could chew normally afterward. In the end, it was all an insurance "misunderstanding" and I would have been covered from day 1... and I'm still bitter that they wouldn't renew my prescription without me paying for a $70 dental exam at the end of which they were just like hey your wisdom teeth are still impacting -- every time.