Horrible Experience

Someone just reminded me that I could not longer wise up as I did a wisdom tooth extraction recently. What he does not know is that I JUST did another extraction yesterday! It was surgery to remove the impacted bottom right wisdom tooth. After procrastinating for about 7 years, I finally picked up my courage to have the other impacted wisdom tooth removed.

It was a horrifying experience when I had my first wisdom tooth removed. I was always having toothache during exam period due to stress in my University days. I eventually bit the bullet to remove that particular one when I started work… I still can remember vividly how the 2 nurses pressed on each of my shoulders to keep me down while the male dentist struggled to have my stubborn tooth removed, the trauma, pain… and the tears that rolled down after the anesthetic wore off… thus I never dared to go and remove the other impacted tooth…

However, my right jaw gave me problems while I was diving at Manado. I thought it must be the decayed wisdom tooth causing the intolerable pain at the jaws that even painkillers could not keep it away… After checking, the ENT specialist said it was due to the inability of clearing my ears, thus causing the bleeding of the nose.

Then again, I thought it should be high time that I get rid of this troublesome tooth which is always trapping food and causing headache. So I fixed up an appointment more than a month again… and I had it removed yesterday. I must be a real coward for I regretted my action as I sat on the dental chair… I tensed up when I felt pain while the dentist was drilling apart my tooth even though she had given jabs of anesthetic, and I squirmed in silence when I could feel how hard she tried to dislodge my remaining root…

All was done now though after the long 1 n 1/2 hours of trauma at the dentist. I am now on antibiotics and 2 types of painkillers… and I realized that it is awfully painful without the more potent painkillers... Just tested it and I am feeling the pain as I am writing now... Oh yes, my pocket is badly burnt too - a total cost of $905!

BUT I am on a straight 5 days of medical leave… so that is something to celebrate – at least no work for this week! And I do NOT have a single wisdom tooth left, so do not blame me if I appear to be really stupid!