What was worse: wisdom teeth or gastric sleeve?

[krystalrose219 12]

Hello all!

I'm 7 months post-op, down 97 pounds with no regrets or complications. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled in a few weeks and since getting my sleeve was the only surgery I've ever gotten, I was wondering what people thought was worse: getting their teeth pulled or getting bariatric surgery? I'm asking in terms of pain, recovery etc.

[GingerBananaBelly 88]

Wisdom teeth times 10!

[Joann454 1,329]

For me it was the sleeve but honestly both were very tolerable. I also had a partial thyroidectomy and that was a breeze. Worst surgery was a 6 lb dermoid cyst. 50 stitches right down the center of my stomach. No laparoscopic surgery then. Ow. Ow. Ow.
If your teeth aren't impacted you'll be ok!

[Introversion 1,876]

I had all four wisdom teeth extracted in 2000, when I was 19 years old.

The sleeve was slightly worse in terms of recovery, but only slightly. I returned to work the day after my wisdom teeth were extracted, whereas I returned to work 2 weeks after being sleeved.

[Olypie 41]

For me getting my wisdom teeth pulled was so much more painful than the surgery.

But the dentist did not give very good pain management.