Teeth #s: I, XVI, XVII, and XXXII
I took a whole day off of work to go to the dentist. Unnecessary? Perhaps. Do I regret it? Not a chance. I slept in, leisurely took a shower, and managed to spend all of about six minutes in the waiting room before getting X-rayed and shown to my seat.
I was there to get a tiny little filling put on a tiny little cavity. The dentist spent two minutes on the filling and I spent thirty minutes waiting for the novocaine to kick in.
The good? The procedure was quick, professional, and painless. The bad? Now I've got to arrange a date with an oral surgeon so he can rip all four of my wisdom teeth out of my head. I've always wanted to take some time off of work, but not like this. Not like this.
If there's one thing that getting your wisdom teeth out does, it's compel you to share your experience with others. It's a little like childbirth, I guess, in that it's a medical procedure that hurts like all hell and afterwards, people just won't stop talking about it to anyone who will listen.
Well, I'm up for it. Tell me your "having your wisdom teeth out" horror stories, good or bad. It might cheer me up, it might educate me. But most importantly, this is your forum to bitch about what your guy did wrong when you had it done.
2 comments:
It ain't no fun, that's for sure. You'll be bleeding from the mouth, in pain, and there's a chance you jaw will swell shut from the surgery. I recommend chicken broth, because you don't have to chew it and the protein in it will replace a lot of what you lose in your blood. If your jaw does swell shut, just put some ice on it. And your milage may vary, but I kept a bucket handy for spitting blood into. It's not a good idea to swallow blood, it'll unsettle your stomach. You probably won't be very good company, but it shouldn't put you out of action for more than a day, really.
-Dan
Sorry about the double post. I thought the first one didn't go through.
-Dan
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