Wisdom Teeth
If you are frequent reader you may have noticed by now that I haven’t blogged as much as I usually do over the past week. Well, there is an explanation for all of this. Unfortunately I have not been able to blog because I have been on sick leave. Last Thursday even though I didn’t have to be at work my alarm went off bright and early at six a.m. What for? Surgery, that’s what for.
This was my first time to ever have any kind of surgery so I guess you could say I have been really blessed health wise through most of my adolescent career. I had to have my wisdom teeth removed pronto because I was in a lot of pain, but believe me I was not excited about the surgery. Unfortunately I had to bite the bullet and go under the knife because the pain from my wisdom teeth was just more than I could bear.
Thursday morning I went into surgery and came out feeling like I had just taken a really great nap. It wasn’t bad at all and I can’t believe how scared I had made myself over it. The next few days were spent lying on the couch watching TV and mostly sleeping. It was a nice break, but the pain sure didn’t feel too good. I knew that I was on the way to not ever having to deal with my wisdom teeth again.
I came back to work on Monday and I have felt okay ever since. There is still some mild pain, but nothing I can’t handle and it just feels good to be out of my house because 4 days of not leaving was almost intolerable since I am such a busy body. Work has been super busy since we are preparing for four days of Summer Welcome and so it has been good to have my mind off my teeth and on work.
The only thing I have to say that I am really upset about is the fact that I am limited on what I can eat. I absolutely LOVE to eat and Clarksville has plenty to offer for you to chose from, but since I have had my wisdom teeth out I have been really limited to where I can eat and I am really tired of mashed potatoes.
Now that I am back and well my blogs should keep on coming so be sure to check back every few days to see new postings. Also, don’t forget to check out our student blogs, they certainly are pretty intriguing. Did you see the one about the onion man? Too funny.
Have a wisdom teeth story you want to share or just want a leave a comment, go ahead! I would love to get feedback from my readers!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Heh, seems like you’ve been through a lot. For me, I just had all four wisom teeth removed today and everything went very smoothly. For the 2 bottom wisdom teeth, I was referred to a specialist due to a possibility of losing my sensation in the lower jaw since the main nerve that runs along the side of my jaw was fairly close to the roots of the wisdom teeth on both ends.
I got my appointment really quick, after seeing a dentist and having the x-ray reviewed, I was to see a specialist 3 months after, but after calling different specialists (since there is almost no difference), I decided to go for the speicialist who could match my schedual and BAM! Dr. (Disclosed)~ I got my appointment the very next day, and after talking with him for 5 minutes or so (Since he knows what he’s doing, and I have my knowledge from ‘Das Internet’) he gave to ‘ok-go’ for the surgery. Intentionally, I was only suppose to have bottom two removed since the top two caused no problems (yet) but what-the-hay, I just told him to pull out all four. I don’t know where you live, but the Medical Care System in Canada is next to trash. It takes months to book in an appointment to see a specialist for 10 minutes and even that doctor does a half-ass job, then if you want to prep for surgery, oh-boy, that’s another couple months of waiting…
I guess I was lucky. I had my doubts about this ‘Dr. (Disclosed) since he was a certified doctor from another country (Europe) Ahrggg! But my thoughts about him changed after the surgery. The complex, difficult, and stressful surgery took around 30 minutes. 13 minutes each for the two bottom teeth and 2 minutes each for the top two. He was very nice and is on hell of a surgeon~ Some people take 1-2 hours to pull out 2 teeth, but I got all four pulled out in under 30 minutes. Don’t know how much it usually costs, but for me it cost 1.1k CDN which is around 950 USD (approx). The bottom cost me about 100 dolalrs more than the bottom. (I had no insurance).
Post to the surgery, my lower jaw was swollen, and I usedsome ice packs to slow down the circulation of blood, so that I could reduce the swelling. This works, but it’s temporary satisfaction. My bleeding stopped within 4 hours post to the surgery and the only problem I’m having now is the pain and a little bit of the swelling. Most doctors recommend T3, but that is just public bull~ I was discussing with the doctor, and he said that it’s not very good and that its just something standard that the doctors must use. *I’m assuming this gets into politics and business. ANYWAYS, he says its best to take some advil or a mix of both (Of course, we know how well mixtures work in terms of alcohol =D ).
Since I have a slight case of GERD (Gastro Esophical Reflux Disease), instead of T3, he perscribed me some pills that I take up the ass… and Frankly, I’m no down with those, being homo-phobic and all. I used it once today, and I plan on never taking it, unless if it was a matter of life and death. People with Acid Reflux like me shouldn’t use T3 for many reasons: stomach pain! but another big common side effect is the constipation. My mom used T3 and it didn’t help with the pain at all, and she was always having stomach aches, along with constipation… T3 is jsut an over rated drug and I saw ADVIL all the way!
I was also perscribed Dexamethasone to help with the swelling, and Novo-Pen-VK, aka Penicillin for prevention of possible infection. I feel better having my teeth removed and thanful that everything is over. The surgery was almost painless, and if it did hurt, I always asked for more freezing. If anyone is looking for one advice during the surgery, my advice to you is that:
When he is putting on the sedative (needle) on your upper teeth for your wisdom teeth, watch out for the one where he punctures your hard palate (top of your teeth cavity). I assure you that this one will hurt, and I’m not joking around.
PS. for 24 hours post operation, rinse your teeth with slightly warm salt water after every meal. This helps with the infection too!
July 12th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Wow! Sounds like you had a tough time! Thanks for the comment.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:18 am
You’re welcome!
February 12th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Gosh, your surgery reminds me of when the dentist pull out one of my molar 50 years ago. It was a tramatic experience for me and I remember the dentist struggling to get it out. He had to put his foot on the chair for leverage as he tug and tug. What a day! I feel sorry for you.
August 6th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Some interesting discussion here on wisdom teeth.