Off to the butcher... errm, I mean dentist

[andrewmck]

Well, I'm off to the hospital now to see the oral surgeon and get these 4 wisdom teeth removed.

Not at all looking forward to it (full anaesthetic day surgery) and looking forward even less to 3 or 4 days of a swollen and sore mouth and jaw.

But, once it is done it will mean an end to the horrible pain I've had every few months.

See you all on the other side.

Comments

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

Good luck. I had all mine out years ago, and had no facial swelling at all. Not a skerrick. So maybe you'll get lucky too!

[ashr501.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Karen. I've got a bit of swelling on one side, but not as bad as I thought it would be. They took out all 4 wisdom teeth, plus three others scattered here and there that weren't faring too well. It is those other three that are the swollen ones, not the wisdom teeth surprisingly. It should go down in a day or two though and it isn't bothering me too much... the analgesics are making sure of that :)