HA! I'm in the mood for a cheesy title.
Recently I finally got my wisdom teeth removed...a good 10 years after being told I needed them out.
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| That's right. My teeth were SIDEWAYS in my head. |
The surgery itself wasn't so bad. My advice if you're doing Twilight Sedation? TAKE MUSIC. I put a bunch of music on my phone and popped in a headphone right before I went under. I remember little bits of the surgery (burning from the lidocaine and a few unpleasant sounds) but I mostly remember music. The surgeon and nurses thought it was an awesome idea...so I highly recommend it.
Recovery, on the other hand, was not as a great an experience...
I was prepared for the swelling and general discomfort
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| My sweet boys. |
I wasn't prepared for the bruising.
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| I swear, officer, it wasn't me in that bar fight. |
I also wasn't prepared to get DRY SOCKET.
I did everything right and got it anyway. It turns out, lower impacted wisdom teeth usually get it no matter what you do.
Which means this made up the bulk of my diet for over a week.
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| No matter how many smoothie recipes you know...you get tired of smoothies. |
I also discovered that this is a discovery I put up there with FIRE for awesomeness and importance.
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| It tastes like death but it numbs. |
I'm finally on the mend. I don't need pain meds like candy. The pain is downgraded to "hurts when it gets poked" instead of "constant throbbing."
That's where I've been the last week and a half. Whew. I'm glad it's over!!
