i had my wisdom teeth removed last monday and it has now been ten days. after the pain meds they gave me ran out (about five days in) i felt fine! it wasn't until the sixth day that my jaw started aching. i though it was normal for my jaw to ache. it wasn't until today that i realized i had dry sockets. my friend noticed that i was taking a tylenol and said "do your teeth still hurt" she had had hers removed and after the first day the pain had gone away for her!! so i went home and got online and started researching drysockets!! and i have them!! I've been trying not too take too many tylenol (for my liver) but with the pain im still taking two every six hours or so. after calling my oral surgen (and getting the answering machine, cause it was late) i went to the minor er and he gave me some better pain meds, but he really couldn't do anything. i was wondering how long these will take too heal?? im in alot of pain! and by the time it gets looked at by a dentist it will have been about two weeks(because it's fourth of july weekend!)!!! is that REALLY bad!!! my mouth has a horrible taste and i can't open it all the way still!!!!! how long will it take to heal???? have i messed my jaw up? or hurt the bone by waiting so long?