Getting my stitches out after wisdom teeth extraction

It took 10 minutes max. The bit that hurt the most wasn't the stitches coming out, I felt a pinch for some of them as he snipped them, the sore part was where they held my mouth open near the wound. It just felt like someone pushing on a bruise. Then it was all finished, the surgeon said it was all healing well and to keep using the special mouthwash for 2-3 more days twice a day.

My gums are still pretty tender towards the back, so I imagine I will be easing back into human food again, but I feel like I have my mouth back again, it reminded me, a bit, of the day I had my braces taken off.

*3 days later*

Now that I can see into my mouth I can see holes where the 3rd molars on the bottom jaw were, so I'm still rinsing with the mouthwash and have swiped a syringe from work to irrigate the holes to make sure there is no food lodged in there. I really dread complications, I'm so relieved for all the pain to be over that if I suddenly developed an infection or dry socket I would struggle to not cry on my dentist - not a pretty picture. The pain is mostly gone now, I don't need to take ibuprofen anymore, and the swelling has gone down too! It's nice to have my face back, and to know that, barring new wisdom teeth growing in (it's very, very rare), I will never have to do that again!

Things I've since discovered that I'm glad I didn't know before the surgery:

• There are videos of wisdom tooth extractions on youtube! Don't watch them.
• They are actually drilling your jawbone away - I thought they were just cutting up my teeth! - I don't know how this would have made me feel during all the drilling in my surgery ... 

Read about the extraction here.