PULLING OUT MY WISDOM TOOTH

Ignorance is bliss. Promise.

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I just survived my first wisdom tooth extraction. And looking back, my ignorance about the after-effects of such an operation probably served me well. I walked into the dental clinic knowing about the pain but not really bracing myself for the pain, since I couldn’t imagine how that would feel like. Anyway, after the operation, I couldn’t believe they extracted that huge tooth from me! I couldn’t believe that that piece of white stuff sticking out of my gums was just the tip of my tooth! My orthodontist and her sister (also an orthodontist) had a hard time pulling my wisdom tooth since it was set deep into the bone (whatever you call that bone). Though I’m not in any major pain right now, I feel weak and I couldn’t swallow without flinching. Hence…drool galore. Not a pretty sight.

I wonder if I could psych myself into having my other impacted wisdom tooth extracted. Ugh. My minimum deadline is six months from now…

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One good thing that has come out of this is I get time off from work. Yehey! One officemate actually asked what happened to me. Hehe.:) It feels goooood to be just lounging in the house.

Plus, the pain isn’t really that bad. Wearing braces for the first two weeks was definitely a more painful experience. I felt like every tooth I had was moving and …shucks, I was just in excruciating pain. I couldn’t even chew on a single Pringles chip without grimacing, for crying out loud! I remember going to the ASAPhil induction fab party (hay, memories) and a field trip in one subject I had back in sophomore year. The food was all there laid out, but I couldn’t take a single bite of anything!:( Heh.

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So there. I would start enjoying my 3-day vacation by polishing off some Double Dutch ice cream. Yum. Just what the orthodontist ordered.:)