Hi Lizard,
The area where the wisdom tooth was removed will not be fully healed for several months. It is common for people to have varying degrees of pain/discomfort for the first several weeks after a lower wisdom tooth is removed. It all depends on if there was an infection; if there was swelling pre operatively; if it was impacted; and how delicately the surgery was performed.

By the end of the second week, most people are not on heavy doses of any pain reliever......... OTC or Rx.

Some things that can impede or slow the rate of healing are :
smoking; alcohol consumption; dehydration; or malnourishment.

I hope within the next few day you notice a big improvement!

Bryanna