Wisdom teeth removal under GA

Early 20s when I had all 4 out under sedation at our local hospital as a day patient. I was home by 1.30 and my dm thought I'd nit had it done!
I think it will depend on severity of the extraction. My right hand side, no issues, easily removed very little pain. My left side were impacted ( I think thats the term) and they were very painful for about 4 days (discomfort after that). I literally rocked on the bed, was only given basic paracetamol and ibuprofen and I was desperate for the next dose. Get some stronger painkillers in.

I can't remember the pain of giving birth (roughly the same time )but I do remember the pain from my teeth!

I had three under GA and it was surprisingly easy. Many problem was food and the holes.
I didn’t swell much, and in 3 days it went done.
i think it’s a bit lucky dip

I had four impacted ones removed from my bottom jaw under sedation plus local and I would have needed a week off work (wasn't working at the time). I did not feel good (understatement!).

Thankfully, I am reliably informed that the three I still have on my top jaw will never bother me.

I had four impacted wisdom teeth removed under general anaesthetic and was instructed to take a week off work afterwards. The pain wasn't unbearable and I could eat but my poor face was very swollen and had visible bruising. Felt a bit battered generally too. Self-certified sick leave would be reasonable for 5 days.

People are different! I had 3x wisdom teeth out under GA, they had been driving me mental as they were growing out into my face and hurting me so much. I was in so little pain comparatively after they were done, I ate pizza the next day. I was a student at the time but was good 2 days later Just play it by ear and call in sick if you need to.

Not in the UK so unsure of their hospital policies but I’ve had 10+ surgeries in the last decade, every time the nurse has asked (or I’ve asked them) if I require a medical certificate and for how long. It’s always been provided no questions asked. Is this not the same in the UK?

I had my wisdom teeth out under twilight sedation about 20 years ago. My face was huge, sore and I could barely eat - I don’t think I would’ve been able to work so soon after surgery but I suppose it depends on the job.

I had 2 out at once and was fine but 6 is a lot OP I wouldn't shine you will be in a bit of pain if not swollen I'm surprised they would pull that many at one time ? I definitely think you will need more time off than that , can you take one or two days unpaid ?

The thing is a tooth extraction can be as simple as a small wobbly root that takes 2 seconds to remove or a complex surgical that takes 30 minutes

People can give you their experience but it's irrelevant to how you will heal as it will depend on how much bone removal you need and your bodies response to the procedure. There's a massive variety in complexity of wisdom tooth extractions even 2 similar looking teeth

If they are impacted then I think it's unlikely you will be wanting to go back to work by Saturday. You can self certify for a week or the hospital can give you a sick note, but I would plan for a week.

Hi - I had all 4 out under GA with overnight stay on Thursday night. Back at work on Tuesday. The first couple days were pretty horrible. Face like Grommit, not being able to eat other than mash! The heavy duty painkillers made me constipated to the point of crying! Take your time - rest and ice. Good luck!

I had one out under local , my face was badly bruised and I was in a lot of pain due to a complication, I also got a bad infection which took 2 courses of antibiotics to clear on the other hand had second one out also under local and went very smoothly and once I stayed on top of the pain I was fine .there's just no telling how you will be after having 6 removed together I wouldn't bank on everything being fine

I had all 4 out under GA, gums stitched up etc. No facial swelling or any issues, took the following 2 days off. Some people have a much harder time with recovery than others.

To be honest, you might need 3 or 4 days off to recover from having a general anaesthetic, let alone deal with the effects of wisdom tooth extraction....

Can't you take sick leave?

I had two non impacted wisdom teeth out at the dentist and then went to work after. I was careful, did what I was told, and had no problems at all. So, you might be absolutely fine to go back once you feel OK from the anaesthetic.
However you might be unlucky, just wait and see, try not to overthink it. Good luck! (I find straws useful if I've had teeth out, just suck gently 😆)

Mine were 25 years ago, two impacted wisdom teeth and one misgrown tooth

I had just started a new job so it was awkward being off

But face did swell up ridiculously. And yes you can barely eat or talk as can't open mouth much. Then, after a few days I was feeling better, then I caught a stomach bug and was 🤢 with mouth full of ulcers! I would suggest allowing at least 4 /5days...

All 4 out under GA - had a night in hospital (I was 17) then home after I'd eaten toast. Definitely on the watch for when I could take next dose of painkillers for a few days, and the swelling looked awful - but the GA was the worst thing, I was foggy/tired for about a week although I was back at school 4 days later.

My brother had the same thing at the same age and somehow swallowed all the blood from the op and was vomiting half digested blood once he came round. He also couldn't eat for a bit as his jaw wasn't quite back right. He felt awful for ages after.

I had one impacted wisdom tooth out under general anaesthetic. I was told to expect to need a week off work. As a teacher, I had it done the Monday before half-term, and I don't think I'd have been back until the Thursday of the following week, although possibly for a less demanding job the Monday would have been okay.

Ask the medics what they recommend, but if they don't give you any guidance, I would tell your work to expect you to be off for a week - sick leave, not annual leave.

If work try to tell you that you should be back sooner, push back with any advice from the medics. Wisdom teeth extractions vary hugely (my other three were local anaesthetic and only needed a day), and I think some people don't realise that.

Agree four days is too short. I found the recovery quite long and I found it hard. Felt very woozy after the surgery.

I had the bottom two out under GA. A bit of bone had to be removed to get to them, and I had dissolvable stitches. Just two very neat bruises.

The painkillers (sodium diclofenac) they gave me gave me a headache but I was better once I moved to paracetamol. The worst bit was that I was flaked out for a week, which is normal for me after GA.

I had one wisdom tooth out, straight forward and no GA and I felt horrible for 2 weeks afterwards. I was in so much pain I was literally counting the minutes till I could take painkillers. I went back to the dentist expecting them to say it was dry socket but it wasn’t. They did repack just in case and to give me some relief with the clove oil. My face was swollen for a week. I think I must just have and reactions to teeth being taken out as I had a normal one out because it fractured (still a back on but not a wisdom) and I was down for a good week. I have a pretty high pain threshold as commented on by the docs when I had major abdominal surgery and was up and about that evening so I was not being a wimp.

I also know other people who have had more
out and had a GA but been fine. I firmly believe we all have parts of our body that when injured or operation that we struggle with. Me it is my teeth

I had two wisdom teeth out, two other molars and some other 'bits of tooth matter' that were spread around my mouth, all under GA when I was 16.
I don't remember being given pain killers other than paracetamol - stronger ones would have been great.
The GA made me very sick for 24 hours, and it was a good two weeks before I could stop falling asleep randomly throughout the day. The hospital food was awful - no allowance for not being able to open my mouth, chew etc. I kept fainting because I wasn't eating enough so was kept in hospital for 3 days. My Mum smuggled me in glucose tablets to suck just so she could get me home to give me some decent food. I could barely eat anything - even plain yoghurt and smooth soup were not great. Anything that got caught up in the stitches was not great.
My face was so swollen and bruised it hurt to smile, talk, drink

Sorry but I had 3 out under labour gov and only 1 under tory gov. When your wisdom teeth are so badly impacted that they need to remove part of your jaw bone and cut the tooth in 4 just to get it out the only way is a GA.
So perhaps you should take your smugness about the ease of your tooth extractions to a different thread because many of us have had simple extractions done under a local like normal but when it comes to "difficult" extractions or any that requires stitches it must be done at a hospital which means that your stuck on waiting lists to get seen and don't really have much of a choice when it comes to how they anesthestise you if you want the tooth out

Dry socket is the worst pain ! If you smoke then you would be wise to stop for now , Don't use a straw , the sucking easily dislodges the clot , hope it goes well for you and you have a quick recovery ❤️‍🩹

Don’t feel nervous, these extractions are done all the time. It is just pretty hardcore getting wisdoms out as they’re huge! I recovered well, I was just utterly wiped out by it and it is painful in the first couple of days. But I never, ever had a wisdom tooth / tooth infection ever again so it was absolutely worth it!