August 13, 2011
-
14- Wisdom teeth are officially out!
My #wisdom #teeth are gone (I’m actually tempted to take a picture of them to post up, but at the same time I don’t …maybe I’ll post them later).
So, I got up early-ish yesterday morning (actually even earlier than I thought because I woke up really anxious at 8:11ish when I was supposed to get up 8:30). I called C to make sure that she was still coming, got dressed, wish I could eat, checked facebook/twitter/social network sites. Then we picked up C.
We finally got there.
I’ll admit I was pretty freaking nervous.
So I sit down in the operating chair, they give me the laughing gas. I swear it didn’t do anything for me. I felt like a freak because the doctor had it all the way up to the max and I still felt it when he pricked me with the IV (he actually had to prick me twice because apparently I have really really small veins…go me? I chilled for a few minutes and then the spot on the ceiling looked like it was moving and then I was out.
Then I woke up when they were finishing up on me. I swear I was hallucinating. That was..interesting. C took video of me that she still hasn’t put on facebook. I WANT TO WATCH IT. I felt really alert when I woke up though….maybe I said some stupid stuff. I just remember that I was really upset because I wasn’t supposed to talk with the gauze in my mouth. I kind of like to talk, if that wasn’t clear for some reason.
Anyway….I felt like I wasn’t in recovery for that long and then I went home, ate some ice cream and soy yogurt. It was kind of weird because I couldn’t feel my lips/tongue/mouth, but yeah…somehow I managed to eat still. Just very weird not to be able to taste because your tongue is numb. It was nice because I didn’t have to worry about how nasty the pain/antibiotic meds taste.
I wasn’t really tired, but I figured it was best to just take a nap afterwards. I think I took about a 2-3 hour nap and then went on my merry way.
I’m happy it all worked out and that I don’t feel too bad.
Comments (5)
Getting those teeth out isn’t too bad as long as they don’t have to grind them up inside your skull and suck them out (like they did me).
@Thatslifekid - Why’d they have to grind them up? That sounds very very painful :S. Yeah they were all impacted, but were ok and straightforward beyond that.
@XxrockxXxgirlxX - I have a tiny mouth and have more dental work than I ever wanted or could have dreamed of to try to make it larger, but still not large enough for those wisdom teeth.
They let you keep them? My dental surgeon said mine were biohazards and needed special disposal.
@dingus6 - Yea…I made sure I made it super clear before I forgot with the anesthesia and everything.