4 impacted wisdom teeth removed on tuesday and i am SUFFERING...pls reassure me

So I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed this past Tuesday, and all 4 were severly impacted, meaning the surgeon had to cut quite deeply into my gums, especially the bottom, and I was put under general anesthesia. I was absolutely terrified for the op, I absolutely hate hospitals, being bedbound and anesthesia. I was so anxious when I arrived, they told me although I was meant to be the first patient, I was going second instead and was given a premed to calm me down. The premed worked fantastically and I was quickly very drowsy. I remember being wheeled into the surgery room and moved onto the bed, and then the anesthetist inserted the drip and next thing I remember I woke up back in the ward with an icepack strapped around my face and a mouth full of cotton wads. My entire mouth was also completely numb from the anesthesia. I also cried a lot, which is apparently not abnormal for some people as a reaction to anesthetic. After a while, a nurse brought me some ice cream and apple juice which I had to eat before I could go, which was pretty difficult considering my numb mouth. Later the doctor came to check on me and confirmed the surgery had gone well, and that I could go home.

To summarize, since Tuesday, the days have gone agonizingly slow. It's really not my intention to scare anyone, but I have genuinely never experienced such intense, debilitating, constant pain, even with intense painkillers, anti-septic mouthwash, etc. Combined with the physical pain, I've also had to stop vaping and smoking (weed). I'm a chronic smoker and have been vaping daily for at least the last 3 years, as well as smoking weed most days, so I knew I would struggle not being able to smoke for a minimum of 7 days post-op, as per my doctors advice.

It is now Saturday, 4 days since my removal, and although there has definitely been some improvement (and surprisingly way less bruising and swelling than anticipated!) (I was even able to very slowly and carefully eat my first solid food last night!) however, I've basically been up since 5am in terrible pain and unable to sleep. The meds I've been prescribed are only allowed to be taken every 6-8 HOURS, and although I was prescribed a second painkiller for intermittent periods, this hasn't made much different. So much so, this morning I cried trying to eat a bowl of milk soaked cereal.

Can anyone offer any advice/comfort/reassurance having been through the process of having impacted wisdom teeth removed? A lot of things I read made it seem like the first 3 days are the worst, which they definitely are, but this makes me concerned I am still in so much pain almost 5 days post-op. My anxiety also definitely doesn't help with this, combined with nicotine and weed withdrawals, I'm just really struggling.

Any advice or reassurance from anyone who's been through similar would be so so appreciated, I'm currently feeling like this pain is never going to end and I'm just stuck in this horrific purgatory😭😭

EDIT: tysm everyone for the super helpful advice & comments, i can't express how much they've helped and been such a reassurance!!🥹🫶 on day 6 now and still experiencing a fair amount of pain, plus paranoia regarding my stitches, but hopefully the worst is over!! ALSO, in your honest opinion, do you think i should wait until day 7 to try smoking again? My surgeon gave instructions to not smoke for MINIMUM 7 days, but ive been seeing a lot of different variations of this, so wondering if anyone has any experience they can share?? i'm PETRIFIED of getting a dry socket, but at the same time i'm really struggling 6 days w no smoking😭