I had a severely impacted lower wisdom tooth removed on Tuesday. It’s now Sunday and I am still really struggling. I am not a wimp by any stretch and have had 2 sections and a couple of other minor ops in my life, but this has been by far the hardest thing to recover from. I can’t help but feel like a bit of a fraud though. I had a GA, have 8 stitches and have bruising down to my chest. However I was discharged with no pain relief at all and told to expect a few days of “discomfort”. I’m due back at work tomorrow but am considering asking the GP to write me a fit note for the week. Does that sound ridiculous? I can’t eat or talk without feeling like my jaw is broken. I am meant to talk at a conference on Tuesday but can’t fathom how I’ll do it.