have my wisdom teeth out

but done!

I had mine taken out this morning. I was soooo nervous going in that I was shaking. The doctor and the nurses were so nice and understanding. They put all kinds of pulse monitors and stuff on me and then gave me an IV in my hand. It was about 2 minutes after that that I was looking to the nurse on my left and she smiled at me. That’s the last thing I remember until I was home. I don’t remember being wheeled out on a wheelchair. I don’t remember asking my husband repeatedly if they had in fact taken them out…since it seemed like only about 5 minutes. I don’t remember asking him over and over why there was a loaf of bread on the dashboard of the car (there was nothing on the dash…). I took my percocet when I got home and crashed for several hours. I never understood what all the fuss about pain killers is. They always make me go to sleep. Right now, it’s between pain med doses so I’m feeling fine, just a little tender on my lower jaw. I’ve managed to eat applesauce, pureed pears, pureed peaces, and I think I may have a smoothy for dinner. I’m pleasantly surprised by the experience, wlthough I had no idea what to expect going in.
So anyone out there who’s going the conscience sedation route with wisdom teeth extraction…I highly recommend it.I didn’t want to remember anything from the procedure and I don’t! It’s great.
The funny thing is, I mangaged to have a baby without pain meds, but on this I was a total wuss. Different kind of pain I guess.

I’m on the road to recovery. Sore, and tired of not being able to eat. Otherwise it’s good. I’m looking forward to less teeth to clean, so I can improve my oral health.
Woot.

I didn’t even know that they let people be wide awake during this kind of procedure.

I took some valium 45 minutes before my appointment, but it didn’t seem to do much, but make me feel kinda loose and talkative beforehand. Not for very long, though. I think my nervousness bested the drugs in my system. The doctor said I seemed loopy, but shannon and I assured her that this was just my regular behavior.

I had my cleaning and sealants done first, after a thorough round of numbing shots to the jaw. After the cleaning, the dentist prodded around to make sure I couldn’t feel anything.

And another round of shots to the jaw, because apparently I was metabolizing the numbing stuff way too fast. There were a few more rounds of shots to the jaw in between pulling teeth. That might be why the roof of my mouth was so sore.

The first tooth came out pretty easy. A lot of wiggling with the lifters, then more wiggling with the forceps. Then a lot of pressure. Then out came the tooth.

The nurse kept getting overzealous with the rinsing and it’d shoot out of my mouth and all over me and the dentist.

There was a lot of giggling, some joke telling, and Shannon and I were taking pictures with our phones the whole time.

The next tooth was a wacky one. Again with the wiggling, only this time, when she went to yank with the forceps, the tooth made this awful CRACK! sound. If you’ve ever heard a bone snap in half inside your head, it was that. Awful. I looked over at Shannon, who looked horrified. It was awfully gross.

None of it really hurt though.

There was plenty of pressure. A lot. When she was pulling the teeth out of my bottom jaw I was concerned that my jaw might break. So much pressure. She gave me something rubbery and bad tasting to bite down on to minimize this risk.

Tooth number three was a lot like the second. A similar cracking sound. I find that the teeth from the upper jaw were a lot less traumatic to pull than the lower jaw.

And the last tooth.

Then I had to get up and stumble to the X-ray chair to make sure they had gotten all of the roots. Apparently they had not.

So it was back to the dental chair, more wiggling. A bit of drilling. More wiggling.

Trying to keep my head still.

Then finally! Done!

They folded up the gauze and stuffed it into my cheeks. You’re supposed to bite down on it for an hour unless you keep bleeding. I don’t really have problems with bleeding, so after the hour was up I was fine.

Sore, but fine.

We got my amoxicillin and vicodin from walgreens, and I took them in the car. By the time I got home, I was already half awake. I passed out on the couch until 1am or so. I went to take another vicodin, but having not eaten anything since 9am, it made me nauseous and I threw up into the trashcan that my sweety lovingly placed in front of me.

If you’ve ever gotten throw up into open wounds, it is definitely not pleasant.

I had a little bit of black bean mush to try and settle my stomach, and then I was out again until 9am.

When I got up a little while ago, I didn’t really feel like a needed the vicodin, which was nice.

I’m still a little bit sore, but as long as I hold still, I’m completely fine. It hasn’t even been 24 hours!!

I’m about to attempt the first teeth brushing since yesterday morning. Wish me luck.

the quality of your life will improve dramatically. and the perks are quite nice, especially the painkillers. woooooooo

But it’s worth it. There’s lots of ice cream and pudding and very good soups. Many of my friends went out and bought me vegan ice cream (I had loads left over). And once they are out, you never have to worry about them sitting in your gums and rotting ever again.

i was conscious the whole time… they got pulled i got sutured and went home
the lower left side of my face is swollen and feels bruised
i can’t feel the tip of my tongue or the right half of my lower lip and left side of my chin.
that side they used additional novacaine & had to work a little harder to get them out because they were still unnder the gum.
oh well time to grab the ice pack again & take another nap
i don’t see the point of stayin awake with the ice on. i can’t talk, and i hafta lay relatively still…this is where either a couch or recliner would come in very handy

8:30
that is all…
all 4 at once
one of my clients caled me today, not for his payroll but to wish me luck tomorrow. that really means alot to me :)
i’m glad i get to know my clients the way i do…he had his taken about a year ago & i talked with him that afternoon (?)
i suggested he not drive & get some rest. he called a few days later to tell me he was doing better & thanked me for listening to his mumbling through payroll LOL
too funny!
i’ll be glad when it’s over.
this too shall be checked off when i come to & can sit & remain coherent for more than 10 minutes

Tuesday morning it happens. i’ve put it off before & i can’t now. i want to avoid the issues that would arise if i don’t have this done.
i’m scared and nervous, i’d be lying if i said otherwise (and i’m no good at lying so i don’t even bother)
i know what the dr is going to do, he’s explained it to me. i just don’t want to be aware of it when he does it.
yes, i’m a wuss when it comes to dentists in general & some people think i’m blowing this out of proportion. what they don’t understand is how intense my anxiety is.
i really don’t want to do this but i feel i have no other choice….

then i can check this one off (as soon as i’m able to)
i’m really nervous about it & everyone’s telling me about how much my face is going to swell. they don’t understand why that freaks me out so much…..i don’t think anyone could understand why that’s so upsetting. i’m not vain by any means.
i’m so terrified that i want to cancel the appointment…
they aren’t even going to knock me out… i don’t want to know what is going on because i’m afraid i’ll go insane…
i can’t have a swollen face again. it will be the death of another part of my soul and i’ll have to uncheck one of my “done” things…....
somebody help me…...............