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alexi
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- Dec 15, 2006
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I have been scheduled to have my wisdom teeth out for a while. Actually they have been trying to get me to do it for 26 years 
. I had to put it off once earlier this year due to my daughter being in the hospital. It finally got to the point where I had to get it done or lose a LOT of money (one of those employer health care savings accounts)
People have been telling me oh so many stories about the pain, how I will look like a chipmunk, how miserable I will be
I have always HATED the dentist and been so scared to even have a cavity filled this was terrifying.
Yesterday was D-day and I'm still not sure how i walked into the oral surgeons office. I was under the impression i would be OUT but one of the nurses was saying I might hear something or feel some pressure. I'm like NO way let me out of here. The dentist had to swear I wouldn't feel a thing.
He started an IV and they gave me some medication. That is the last thing I remember untill they were yelling at me trying to get me to wake up! I stumbled into their recovery room, sat there for half an hour and went home.
When I got home I had an awful headache but, of course, my teeth were still numb. I took some motrin and waited for the novocaine to wear off. I slept for a bit and when I woke up... NOTHING
NO pain, no swelling....no nothing!
Today I do feel a bit tired but still no pain, no swelling and only a small bit of bleeding.
I have not needed any of the prescribed painkillers just taking 600 of motrin every 6 hours and I'm not even sure i need that.
I even got into my car and drove to work to pick something up!
. I had to put it off once earlier this year due to my daughter being in the hospital. It finally got to the point where I had to get it done or lose a LOT of money (one of those employer health care savings accounts)People have been telling me oh so many stories about the pain, how I will look like a chipmunk, how miserable I will be
I have always HATED the dentist and been so scared to even have a cavity filled this was terrifying.
Yesterday was D-day and I'm still not sure how i walked into the oral surgeons office. I was under the impression i would be OUT but one of the nurses was saying I might hear something or feel some pressure. I'm like NO way let me out of here. The dentist had to swear I wouldn't feel a thing.
He started an IV and they gave me some medication. That is the last thing I remember untill they were yelling at me trying to get me to wake up! I stumbled into their recovery room, sat there for half an hour and went home.
When I got home I had an awful headache but, of course, my teeth were still numb. I took some motrin and waited for the novocaine to wear off. I slept for a bit and when I woke up... NOTHING
NO pain, no swelling....no nothing!
Today I do feel a bit tired but still no pain, no swelling and only a small bit of bleeding.
I have not needed any of the prescribed painkillers just taking 600 of motrin every 6 hours and I'm not even sure i need that.
I even got into my car and drove to work to pick something up!
