Ahhh, wisdom teeth. I had all 4 of mine surgically removed about a year and a half ago. Actually, the whole getting put to sleep thing was pretty cool. I'd never experienced that before and it was like one second I was looking out the window listening to the Dr. and the next I was out. It was kind of a sureal experience b/c I could still hear certain things the Dr and the nurse were saying, but the time flew by and I couldn't feel a thing. Afterwards, I was a bit of a zombie, but once I left the "recovery" room, I was doing okay. I took a Vicodin the minute I walked in the door at home and went to sleep. The eating squishy foods for a week got old, but I had no problems. No swelling, no bruising, just soreness for a while. And those holes in the back of my mouth were odd....
I just recommend getting a variety of soft foods. The chocolate pudding and oatmeal got old REAL fast. That and ginger ale b/c the antibiotics made my stomach upset and I had no desire to get sick!
Oh, and my pharmacy had no problem filling my Rx's the day before the surgery so I didn't have to wait in the car in pain while my mom took care of that for me.
Good luck!!!
