I feel as if I should be asking for sympathy from everyone, but I am not. And it is not because I don't want it, believe me I can complain! It is because I really don't need it.
Let me explain - yesterday I had all of my wisdom teeth pulled in one fell swoop, with only local numbness, I didn't even need the laughing gas. I guess I am one of the lucky few that this isn't that bad for. Don't get me wrong, I hate being in the dentist chair with bone grinders in my mouth, blood everywhere, and hearing the sound of my teeth breaking just as much as any other person. Today I am doing really well. I promise this isn't pain meds talking, I am fully cognitive. Other than a very painful hour yesterday waiting for pain meds this has been tolerable. I think that the 2 hour nap I stole today really helped, but I also made it to Bible study on time, swept the floors, did 3 loads of laundry and kept my children alive today.
The good news of this extraction is it seems I am part super woman. Apparently I have really dense bones. I mean really dense bones. The doctor on a scale of 1-10 gives me a 9.5, leaving the .5 for just in case there is someone out there who has stronger bones naturally. This is really good news for everyday, really bad news if you are pulling teeth (I will spare you the details). I guess this is why I have never broken any bone ever. It also means that I have a very low chance of having osteoporosis, yeah!
It wasn't nearly as bad as the labor pains I had for Heidi and Clara, but then again I did't get a baby out of it either. Just some extra room in my mouth that I really needed. And to think I paid to have this done, volunteering myself for this. Oh well, off to my dinner of pudding and squash soup.
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I had mine out in between weaning Grace and getting pregnant with Ethan (less than a month window!). I was knocked out and it was quite an interesting experience. It was actually nice in a way because it was like a vacation being able to lay in bed and take a nap while my Mom and husband tended to Grace. Not such a bad deal!
WOW! Hopefully I will never have to do this. I am NOT Super Woman.
Always knew you were special. I just didn't know it was because you are dense -- I mean dense boned.
PS I sure hope that is funny on pain meds. Feel better soon!
Ouch! When I got my wisdom teeth pulled, my parents came in to find me extremely fascinated with the "stretchiness" of my face (as I drooled all over myself). Needless to say, I was a little out of it! Hope all the healing goes well!
~Jen
I had mine out a couple days before Thad proposed. I was on percocet at the time and what a nice surprise when the drugs wore off to discover a ring on my finger!
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