I took out my wisdom teeth on the 4th of March. The surgery took one hour as I had to take out all wisdom teeth. Drilling of the bone was necessary on all four sides. And one tooth had to be cut in half to be extracted. The surgery, however, was pain free due to anaesthesia.
Shortly after the surgery, I went home and had bleeding for the next hours. I took ibuprofen which managed the pain for the most part for the next week. I was also taking penicillin as prescribed. I was told my healing process is longer than usual because blood clotting was more difficult for my body (oral surgeon had told me that my blood is thin). I occasionally bled during the healing process (twice) and the latest was one week after the surgery. I went in for multiple check ins. They kept telling me the extraction sites look good and I shouldn't worry. Then I was given chlorohexamed to rinse for the next five days. I had the stitches taken out 8 days after the operation. I was also given bromelain because of extreme swelling that I had. The swelling was a lot (more than I've ever seen on anyone) and I had bruising under my eyes, and on my neck and chest. However, two weeks after the surgery, I started feeling normal as I could eat everything. I was still cleaning my mouth carefully. But the swelling never went away completely and I had an odd taste in my mouth often and still couldn't open my mouth completely, but I was improving by the day.
It wasn't until Thursday the 28th, when I woke up and I had felt that the swelling finally disappeared. I was so excited, only to have my right side swell up during the night time on Friday the 29th. On Saturday the 30th, the swelling got even bigger. And it became difficult for me to eat. Tonight, I woke up because of the pain on the side that's swelling and now I have a feeling in the back of my head that I'm getting ill as I'm feeling a bit colder than usual and feel like my joints are hurting a little. I haven't developed a fever, as of now but wouldn't be surprised if I do. Unfortunately, I cannot go back to the oral surgeon until tomorrow but I'm really worried because I've been swollen since Friday. What happens next? Should I be extremely worried? Is it likely that I have an infection? Do I need to go to the ER?