My Bento Box

Well, this whole thing definitely hasn't been as bad as I thought it might be!

I ended up getting to my appointment a bit early, which didn't matter because they ended up getting me into my actual surgery earlier because of it. I had to sign some release forms (just so I couldn't sue them if they killed me by accident!). After the lady left with the forms, a nurse came in to give me my IV. The needle tube thingy that they stick into your arm for the IV is huge! Needles don't bother me, but I actually had to look away because of the size! At first she just gave me something to relax, but she didn't tell me when she was putting the actual stuff into the IV to knock me out. I remember the surgeon coming in and I talked to him a bit, but I can't really remember what I was saying because the medicine was coming into affect. I think I was trying to tell him that I've had two surgeries with him like five years ago, but I couldn't really talk and the last thing I remember was mumbling 'sorry' because I couldn't concentrate on what I was saying. The next thing I knew I was waking up. I had been under for a while, an hour I think... so by the time I was aware of what was going on, I had actually been 'awake' for 20 minutes. I suppose they have to monitor you as you wake up to make sure everything is alright. The person who was coming to get me wasn't there yet, so they brought me to another room to lay down for a bit. While I was there the surgeon came in to tell me that everything went great and that if my pain didn't start going away in the next couple of days, then I'd have to go see him.

Once my ride arrived, the nurse went over what I should/shouldn't do, and gave me a syringe and extra gauze, as well as my prescription. Oh, and she also gave me two of my teeth in an envelope. Those things are huge, I was actually sorta surprised. Then I left, with some help of course... you are sort of woozy it for a while after being put out haha. We went to get my prescription which unfortunately took an hour, so by that time the aesthetic was beginning to wear off! Once I got home, taking the medication was a real pain... I couldn't feel my face at all or my tongue, so I kind of had to sip water through a straw, look in the mirror to make sure I actually had enough in there, then tip my head back and put the pills in. It definitely took a few tries! Then I went to sleep and have been sleeping until not that long ago.

My mouth seems to be doing quite well right now. At first it was hurting a lot, even with the narcotics, and I had to keep an ice pack on the side of my face to help with the swelling. I went through tons of the gauze, but right now I don't even need it anymore! It hurts a lot of I try to talk but other than that it's good. I can't wait until tomorrow when I can warm foods such as soups and scrambled eggs, because right now I'm stuck drinking protein drinks and cold stuff.

Thanks for all your comments yesterday guys, I appreciate it. Looks like you were right about the whole thing Art. :D I heard that your mouth heals faster if you were put out for the procedure, so I guess that's true. My wallet is sobbing because of how empty it is now, but I should be getting some of my money back because I have benefits, so that's a relief. I'm just glad to have everything over with, and not having to worry about wisdom teeth ever again.