Oh dear. I feel so bad. My daughter got a dry socket with her wisdom teeth removal. She is in college & was living away from home this summer also. I feel really bad that I wasn't more concerned. She took care of it---went to the oral surgeon 2 times for the packing, repacking bit. She didn't complain that much. Poor thing. She didn't even have very many pain meds. She is not a smoker. My son had his done at the same time but didn't get the dry socket. Thank goodness. Still I feel guilty for not being more sympathetic.