How long will i be out?

[Rosie<3]

I Pole vault twice a week and work out at the gym 3 times a week. My my wisdom teeth are pretty impacted...all 4. so i have to get all 4 removed at once, right around thanksgiving . I know i will not completely be in season yet, but i vault year round to be ready for winter. How long will i have to wait before i will be able to pole vault again, run, lift, etc. I think i will only be out for 2 weeks maybe end of november early december. Not really sure yet

[Coach J]

I would definitely ask your Doctor about when it is OK to Start physical activity again. I have found that my athletes can go 10 days and not lose form, and 2-3 weeks translates into about a month of lost training. I don't think the recovery time for wisdom teeth will be to long, but again talk to your doctor.

[VaultPurple]

Usually they say you can do what you want as soon as you stop taking the pain medications and the bleeding subsides enough to not have to sit with a mouth full of cotton.

When I had them taken out in high school I took the pain pills the day of the surgery and went back to school the next day. But I had the surgery where they put you out with anesthesia instead of just using laughing gas. And my bleeding pretty much stopped by that night. So I may have just been really lucky. So I would take at least a day off. I think I had mine during indoor season where didn't practice much but I was also swimming and only took one day off from that before I was back in the pool.

Disclaimer: Not a doctor so my opinion really does not matter.

[rainbowgirl28]

Hi Rosie, there's really no way to know in advance. Everyone heals differently from the surgery. Some people feel fine the next day and other people have a lot of pain and swelling for a week or two. I would listen to what your doctor says and see how you feel.

If you're off for a week or two it's not going to be a huge deal.