tooth extraction

it has been a week since i had my 3rd molar removed. i was ok with the thought of removing my 3rd molar until i came into the dental surgery department. i had an impacted 3rd molar. i sat on that chair, the pg put sterile drapes on me and the x-ray of my mouth on a lighted board in front of her.

my dentist was very nice. she tried to make me calm. i was calm but maybe my face was showing the opposite. she explained to me that she will inject LA onto the site and that i wouldn't feel a thing. i have never removed any tooth with a dentist before.

then i saw the long needle in front of my eyes. i closed my eyes shut not wanting to see the needle as it might make me more terrified. she injected the LA and man..it was damn painful. i could feel the drug seep into the distribution of the nerves. the dentist called my name and told me to keep my eyes open. there were more injections coming. then i started to feel a tingling sensation on half of my lower lip..then half of my tongue went numb.

when the site finally went numb, she started the procedure. i could see the scalpel cutting through my gums through the reflection on her glasses. on and on the procedure went. i heard the words- suction,saline,bone gouge,periosteal elevator,mucoperiosteal flap,burr,more saline and also the word bone.

my god! they could see my mandible?? when she mentioned those words, i could imagine what she was doing since i've also seen all kinds of surgery using these instruments.

i didn't feel a thing throughout the procedure. finally it came to the stage where she had to extract the tooth. then i started to feel the pressure.another pg held me down while she was pulling the tooth out. after several attempt she finally got it out.that phase was very uncomfortable for me. the pressure was so much.

after the whole thing was done, my cheek was swollen. even though she sutured the site, blood kept oozing throughout the night. i was literally drinking my own blood. my cheek was swollen for 4 days. i couldn't open my mouth since it was painful.

now i'm back to my normal self. but not that normal. after the tooth pain had gone away i'm now having a cold and fever. i was taking antibiotic for a week..how could this happen?? tissue and paracetamol are my best friend now. can't function without them.

tomorrow i'll be having my stitches removed. hopefully i can eat normally after that.

a long entry after a long absence.