Wisdom Teeth Update

Well, apparentely they didn't hit a nerve, which is pretty good for a full bony. Yup. Apparentely my lips were just the last to lose the numbness. So everythings back. The Ibuprofen has, so far, been plenty of pain control, and I have yet to take any of the narcotics. I mean, its sore, but its not painful.

I was a bit worried for awhile, since the first 24 hours are when your blood clots develop, and I didn't want to get dry socket in my upper teeth. (I couldn't get it in my lower, 'cause they hadn't erupted, so they had gum to stitch back over the socket, but the top two HAD erupted, so there was nothing to cover them with, and they really needed the blood clots.) The reason I worried is because I have a funky way of swallowing (according to my old orthodontist), and I noticed that it happens to put alot of suction on my back teeth, exactly where I don't want it. So I took the gauze they gave me and bit down on it until I ran out, then concentrated on swallowing properly for the rest of the day/night, which wasn't fun, 'cause it made it hard to sleep. 'Specially with mister Toss-and-Turn smacking me in the face at night. :P Oh, and it was hot. On the bright side, it meant I woke up early so I could take my six hour dose of ibuprofen, then I went back to bed. Now I feel better. :P And I get to start on soft food tonight!

Oh, oh! I forgot. Kinda funny thing... apparentely sedation has a funny effect on my memory. I can never remember the first fifteen minutes or so after I wake up, even though I was awake and talking at the time. Patrick says when he first came back to see me, they showed me my wisdom teeth, and I commented that one of them was cut in half. I have absolutely no memory of this whatsoever. Man, I wanted to see my teeth! Lol. I thought I woke up later than that. When I was sedated for my jaw, I think the same thing happened. Although, that time I could tell that there were bits I was only half-remembering, so I had a clue that I had forgotten stuff. Heh.

In other news, I go apply for the apprenticeship thing tomorrow. *sigh* Hopefully that will go well. And, perhaps, if we have time, I can apply for my driver's permit. It recently occurred to me that this is probably a good time to get a license, since Patrick needs to have his wisdom teeth out, too. Yep. Anywho, wish me luck on stuff. (BTW, yes I have driven before. I just gotta get used to it again, in a larger car, and New York has rather strict laws on getting a new license if you haven't had one in more than a year. Which involves taking a six-hour pre-licensing course. Grr.)