Tuesday, October 11, 2005

The dentist who spoilt my plans...

What a traumatic day! Oh well, not really. Here i am sitting and typing on my blog when i am supposed to be at the hairdresser cutting my hair! Today is my off day and i had planned to do so many things.

1. Visit dentist to consult about annoying wisdom tooth.
2. Eat lunch.
3. Visit hairdresser.
4. Buy shoes.

And cos i dun want to get food bits stuck in my mouth when i visit the dentist, i tot to have my lunch after that. Wrong move! -__-

*Lies on dentist chair*

Me: "My wisdom tooth is growing out again..."

Dentist: "Upper left right?" *looks at past records*

Me: "Ya, wondering should i extract it... cos food keeps getting stuck."

*checks*

Dentist: "Hmmm... no decay... it's out already. You wanna extract?"

Me: *O_O* "Huh?? Today??"

Dentist: "Ya. Better to extract. How?"

Me: *in a daze* "Okkkk......"

Anooo... and i thought it was gonna take a couple of weeks or something cos they will need me to go to another clinic to take an x-ray of my mouth (but ends up that clinic HAS its own xray facilities, thou i never get to use it), then do further examination or something. But nooo.... just like that. "Extract today ok?" Gaaaahhhhh~~~~ I wasn't prepared at all!!! But recalling Carolyn's words...

"You better get it done before we go Japan!"

*echoes JAPAN Japan japan japann....*

YOSHA! Let's get it over and done with! Takki no tame ne!!! q(>_<)p So i hear the dentist asking her assistant to get ready the PLIERS and dunno wat and dunno wat... O_o;;; Kowaaaiiii~~~ Takki!! Yuuki wo KUDASAI!! She gave me injections to numb the area first, then while waiting for the numbing to take effect, she help me polish my teeth and all. Then she applied some cream around my lips... *PSYCHO music play here... ching ching ching~* and i saw her remove the pliers from its packaging...

*SHUTS EYES*

No no, i dun wanna see anything anymore.
Ignorance is bliss.

I think she used some tool to really dislodge my tooth first. Like pushing on it very hard from side to side. So hard that the assistant helped to hold my head still (thou i din really need her help). I was worried that with so much strength, she might slip... but thank god no. I could hear like cracking/tearing sounds as the tooth got pushed. Gomen ne, tooth-chan. LOL~

Now came the pliers. My goodness, i was always curious how the dentist can extract a tooth that is soooo firmly planted in my gums and not shaky at all. Now I know. To be fair, the extraction wasn't painful at all. Not at the site of the tooth at least. The injections were nothing.

ALL THE STRESS IS AT MY LIPS!! Or the side of my mouth. She really had to tug on it to reach my wisdom tooth and oh my gawd!!! i was sooo sure she's gonna tear them! I didn't see but i think she had some sorta device to hold them open, and then she pulled at them to reach in her pliers. And once the pliers got a firm grip, she started tugging and twisting the tooth really hard!! My head was like bobbing up and down, side to side. But all the time i was thinking...

MY MOUTH IS GOING TO TEAR!!! Is that tooth coming out or not????!??!?

Only that this time, i dun hear the tooth tearing. The dentist stopped a while to i dunno, change tools? But i can sense it's a difficult delivery. LMAO~~ Seems that my tooth is putting up a hard fight. I wanted to tell her my mouth is going to tear but before i got a chance, she's back in my mouth. I think it's on purpose. They dun give patients enough time to complain about the pain if not, they will never let them finish the extraction. It's bulldoze your way through til the end! Gaaah.... SOOO STRESSFUL YO!! i was really thinking about my tearing mouth more than the tooth extraction itself. >___<;;; Like, YOU wa hurry out come out already!!! The dentist even stood up at some point cos my tooth was really not budging. I just waited for eternity as her tools rub up and down the side of my mouth... itaaai yooo~~~~ i can feel my skin being rubbed away... T-T

FINALLY, i hear some tearing sound and it's out!!! I opened my eyes to see a bloody bit.

Dentist: "Your root canal is really long! That's why so difficult."

Me: "My mouth is tearing..."

Dentist: "Ya, cos the tooth is so far behind. I must pull open it else cannot reach."

The assistant showed me the bloody carcass. Wow, it looked so fully formed. And so like those i see in posters, with 2 long "pointed legs".

Me: "Oh gross..."

The assistant took it away. I wondered if they are gonna put it in a bottle for me, or does it become biomedical waste straight away. Well, they didn't return it to me. I hope they don't sell it. The dentist asked if i need an MC and i decided to take one first. Shall decide whether to use it or not later. Exits consultation/trauma room and sees mirror. Great... i looked like i just got bashed. A small brusie on the side of my mouth. -__- The assistant gave me medicine for anti-swelling, anti-biotics and painkillers.

Asst: "Take them after meals."

Heh??? After meals? Ya right. How am i going to eat now?? And I haven eaten anything since morning!! I'm starving... Bought a plain waffle on my way home. Tot I should go home and sit for a couple of hours first before deciding if i can go hairdressers later.

AND I AM STILL STARVING NOW!! I have a waffle in front of me but i can't eat it. My teeth can't even clamp down properly with the gauze on one side. -__- Then my manager suddenly called me and asked me to go work earlier tomorrow cos there will be some sorta training how to use the uber complicated phone system in our office.

Oh yea, I think i've decided whether to use my MC or not afterall.

Maybe i can go to the hairdresser tomorrow.

Comments:
OMG SNUFFLES-chan, this whole entry = big, fat *CRIIIiiiNNNGgge* I have a dentist for an aunt and cousin but that's not enough for me to feel 'secure' to have my tooth extracted. I remember when i had a tooth taken out back when i was 12 or 13, i had my eyes closed and my dad's holding my hand. my aunt's waging war with my tooth using the pliers for a weapon..... seriously, i was seeing JC and talking to Him about the afterlife!!! Good thing the whole process was over even before i see the gates to heaven (por dios por santo! *lol*) But tastebuds were numbed for some time. Well, atleast you had it extracted to give the wound time to heal before flying off to Japan ^^ and your mouth will be good in time for fangirl screaming again...

*cringe* attacks!
 
yea, i am not fit to fangurl scream now. Cant open my mouth too big. Its not that painful, serious.. but my gawd!! The tugging of my mouth... I hope i din scare away those pple who are not already very fond of visiting the dentist.

You must visit at least twice a year to keep your teeth healthy!!

LMAO~~~

*checks bruise with mirror*

Should i or should i not go to work tomorrow???

I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM ACTUALLY PONDERING ABOUT THIS!!!! WHAT HAS WORK DONE TO ME???!?!?!??!?
 
OMG! Welcome to the club -_-. I had all four wisdoms out (in two separate procedures) when I was younger. Then more recently had a root canal *poke poke poke* and then they decided that they couldn't rescue the tooth, so it had to be extracted.

You should've asked for the tooth. It's kinda gross but I kept all of mine in bottles like you describe.

And yes, you must look your best for Takki, so best that you got it done already!!!
 
Omedetou on solving the problem!!! *ROFL* See, it was done so quickly desho? ^^;;; At least you know you don't have to worry about it anymore. And it cost cheaper than expected too. Be glad it wasn't like my situation ok. 4 at 1 go undergoing GA day surgery somemore. My cheeks swelled like I stuffed 2 buns there and there was quite major bruising too. The surgern had to stretch my mouth open super wide too. So I had cuts at the edges of my mouth too.

Hope the bruising is much better now!!
 
And i didn't go to work. Wakakka, was too sleepy. It wasn't intolerable pain or anything but i jus din want to face customers with them suspecting that i got beaten up. LOL~~ Actually, it looked more like a cold sore...

Ariye! Thank you for ur welcome but im just one quarter way in cos i only removed ONE. But PUHLESE, i hope the rest of the redundant wisdom don't ever appear for the rest of my life!!! it's OK not being a full-fledged member of that club. Hohoho~ Loracyn can join thou. She removed four. *shoves Loracyn forward* And yea, OF COS we must look our best for Takki thou i wonder if he will notice us. I shall pretend he does... Hiak hiak~

Loracyn: LUCKY I WAITED FOR THE TOOTH TO GROW SOMEMORE. The last time i went to the dentist a few mths ago, he told me it will cos about $200++, cos at that time, the tooth was still kinda hidden. But i was a cheapo. XDD Din wanna spend the money, so i gaman and waited, hoping it will stop hurting. And it did. So it became a normal extraction instead of an operation.

P/S: The above option is NOT A GOOD RECOMMENDATION. Only for cheapskates. LMAO~~
 
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