June 27, 2007
June 21, 2007
June 19, 2007
losing wisdom (teeth)
Yesterday, I got my wisdom teeth out. Mr. P and I woke up around 6AM, and drove to the surgeon’s office. We watched a dull video about the consequences of the surgery (“potentially fatal”) and twiddled our thumbs a bit; then the surgeon came in and studied my xrays, said my mouth doesn’t look “too hard” and ushered Mr. P out the door.
The rest was rather blurry. As soon as the nurse and surgeon came in there was lots of rustling of ominous looking machines and tools. I got one of those beep-beep heart monitor things on and the doctor slid the IV needle into my arm. I remember looking around the room and thinking, “hm, this general anesthesia isn’t working on me.” Then I blacked out into a pleasant darkness. I must really stress how comfy it was; I felt calm, relaxed; maybe this is what being in the womb is like. So I guess I wasn’t totally unconscious…
I woke up with two bunches of bloody gauze stuck in my mouth. I used my finger to poke my face, and enjoyed the sensation of having my lower lip, front part of the tongue, and chin entirely numb. It felt like touching warm rubber. The nurse took me to a bed outside the operating room, and Mr. P came and escorted me to the car.
Aside from a bloody mouth, the whole affair was entirely painless. More surprisingly, I am still mostly painless. I’ve taken a few painkillers, but even without them it’s not so bad. Minor swelling, and four little points of pain where my wisdom teeth used to be. Not bad, not bad.
Just the thought of trying to crunch down on whole food hurts, so I have no cravings for crunchy normal food. I’m perfectly happy subsisting on garlic mashed potatoes, ginger-carrot soup, juice, yogurt, and very soft spaghetti.
Next week I should be back in fighting form. Yay.
