I’m about a month out of surgery and it was, by far, the worst experience of my life. Not trying to intimidate or scare anyone, this was just my experience.

Fortunately, I don’t remember anything from the surgery itself, just crying and being REALLY upset before and after. The pain meds I was given took 30 minutes to kick in, then wore off after 1 1/2 hours… leaving me in devastating pain until I could take another Darvocet. To top it off, I got a dry socket which required packing twice.

My jaw still hurts and I feel like I have a hole in my head, just now beginning to eat crunchy foods.