Wisdom teeth?!

Wisdom teeth?

Ok, I had my wisdom teeth taken out on the 29th of june, all 4 of them were impacted and had to be surgically removed. When on pain killers I didn't have any problems with the pain, but I went through a bottle of vicoden and a bottle of demerol an my mouth still hurts pretty bad. I'm still unable to eat any hard foods with out experiencing alot of pain. Is this normal?? How long does it usually take for the pain to subside after this surgery?

5 days ago
I went in a week ago for a follow up, just cause he said if the pain got worse by the 3rd day to come back in, thats when he gave me the demerol. I don't have any more follow ups, but I'm in the army and it was a military doctor, so I can pretty much just stop by anytime.

discomfort at this stage could still be normal, but it seems like they should have checked for dry sockets, does it hurt more when you suck air in? dry sockets should be packed, and relief is almost immediate. to need demerol seems radical, without an underlying cause like infection, or a dry socket, which given this amount of time, even a dry socket should have started closing up by now. Stay away from hard foods for a while longer, obviously. and yes it can take awhile for normality to resume, BUT as a dental assistant, I'm really shocked at the demerol thing, as a civilian, I doubt you would be given that by a normal oral surgeon. They should be looking for WHY in the heck you are in so much pain, and trying to correct the cause. Go BACK for more x-rays, and diagnosing............please.