have my wisdom teeth removed

I was supposed to go to an oral surgeon on Monday for an initial exam and to set up my surgery, but they had to move me to Thursday!!! ARGGGGGG, I just want to get it over with!

I have a SERIOUS phobia of having this procedure done, so I’ve been putting it off for years. I almost got away with it, except I have one tooth that is impacted. Even then I was willing to ignore it, but on my last dental visit my dentist discovered a small cavity on that tooth. He said, “I don’t see the point in putting in an expensive filling when you’re just going to have it removed . . . right?” So now I have a ticking time-bomb in my mouth. :( I realized I was ready to go through with it when I started having trouble with my gallbladder. The pain and nausea was enough to make me completely willing to have the surgery to have a major ORGAN removed, and I realized if I could psyche myself into wanting THAT I could psyche myself into having my wisdom teeth out.

I’m planning on scheduling it for early June – hopefully allowing me a summer of recovery before I go off to graduate school!