Has anyone had trouble bleeding with a wisdom tooth extraction?

Question

Yesterday, I had a wisdom tooth pulled and I went home with no blood. I went to drug store to get my drugs and I started bleeding heavily. Called the oral surgeion, assistant said to take a tea bag and wrap it in gauze, wet it and stick it on my socket for 45 minutes, and lay down and lay still. I did this.
When I took out the gauze, it was better. Then I called someone, it started bleeding again. I called my oral surgeon again, and assistant said I should come in.
I had blood clots forming around the socket and in between and on my teeth. What they said happened is the clot that is suppose to form inside the socket seeped out and into my mouth and on my teeth and stuff.
I went back in, the put something in the socket, on top, rather, called Surgicel. Can someone tell me what this looks like and how it works? Is it gel? Is it a pill? Is it liquid that turns to a sealant?
Also, being I had this traumatic episode, I am afraid to go the grocery store today or do anything sitting up

I am afraid to do anything for fear it will bleed again. And I cannot sleep for nothing. I take Vicodin and Advil and my sleeping pills at nite, and cannot sleep.
Any helpful information on this would be so much appreciated. The stitches are bugging me bad, too. I hate it that they are in there.

Answer 1

i had a similar experience many years ago...but the surgicel should fix you up, it provides a lattice for the clot to form and stay in the right place, its like a gel. you should be fine to resume reasonable normal activities now...no weightlifting, or running for instance. tonight you should sleep better when youre over the immediate trauma.