Sunday, August 19, 2007

Wisdom toothless

Well, Wednesday was a big day for me. Wednesday is when I had my wisdom teeth removed. I was anxious all day wondering what the dentist would be doing and how much pain I would be in afterward. When I got to the Dentist office I signed my name in at the front desk and sat down in the waiting room. While I was waiting i couldn't help but wonder what all the other people in the room were there for. Some just for a simple cleaning one maybe for a consultation and others like me who were there for oral surgery. The wait was not long at all it seems that when one is caught in amusing thought the time passes faster.
My next step into being without wisdom teeth was to talk to one of the dental assistants about after surgery do's and don'ts. This is also where we had to dot all the i's n cross all the t's in giving final permission to have the procedure done. Next i walked through some door ways and passed some dental equipment that looked rather monstrous if you ask me. I mean the mouth is so small. Why would you need to use a machine so big?
Now I am in the room and sitting in the dental chair. I have a blanket over me just in case i get cold during the procedure and a blue medical cap over my hair. There are two dental assistants in the room with me now. They are asking me questions like have I eaten anything that day or am I allergic to any medications. They put an oxygen mask on me which was kinda odd feeling to be honest. Then the Doctor came in. He had on his big white coat, the white latex gloves, and one of those surgical masks over his mouth. He was trying to lighten the mood by joking around but he wasn't really funny. I think the only reason i laughed was because there was some laughing gas in the oxygen. Well I am not exactly sure about the laughing gas but I did feel about odd after a couple of minutes with the oxygen on.
The Doctor then prepared my arm for the Iv. He told me that I would feel a little pinch and not to worry. I was surprised when he put the Iv. in my arm that there was not even as much pain as he warned me of. I mean you could feel more pain with Rollo jumping up on you. After the Iv. was inserted I don't really remember too much. Actually I only remember two things. One was the dental assistant asking how many cc's of anesthesia to give me and the other was the ceiling spinning a bit then I was out.
When I woke up I was a little groggy and confused. At first I didn't know where I was but then slowly it all came back to me as I looked around the room. Shortly after I woke up one of the assistants helped me out of the chair, into a wheel chair, and out to my car where my dad waited for me ready to take me home. For the rest of the day I slept with an ice pack on my face. Every four hours my dad would wake me up so i could take my pain medicine. It was funny trying to drink and swallow with my mouth still being numb from the surgery, but I managed to get my medicine down.
All in all it was a pretty good procedure. Nothing went wrong and the swelling and pain weren't as bad as I expected them to be. It has been four days since my oral surgery and I am still on the road to re cooperation. The Doctor said that the stitches will dissolve in 5 or 6 days so I am checking daily to see if they are still there. So then next time I see any one I will be 4 teeth shorter but hopefully I haven't lost any wisdom.