I had two that were partially out, and two impacted. I stayed awake during the whole thing. Nitros to the head through the nose the entire time. I didn't want the I.V., and plus, when I was 16, money was tight, and didn't want my mom to have to spend the extra $150 to have the I.V. Cheeks swollen like hell, but I'm glad I got it done. I smoked Cigs for 6 years and quit last September. Not mad at you, but you obviously know that sucking on a straw or whatever can pull the stitches and blood vessels to rupture, AND.... getting all that cigarette shit in your open wounds would NOT be cool. Hold out as long as you can. Like I said, I'm an ex smoker, so I KNOW that the stress from NOT smoking can mess with you enough to light up. lol