April 2, 2007
today.
i just had my 2 wisdom teeth extracted.
one was taken under a minor surgery.
the other via simple extraction.
it started hurting last week.
then when i had my dentist check on it last thursday, she told me that an oral surgeon had to take it out and i have to undergo a minor surgery.
i had my panoramic x-ray taken and it was discovered that my 4 wisdom teeth, literally all of them, has to be extracted.
the remaining two at the right side of my mouth has not yet erupted so i could have them removed some other time, next year perhaps.
the ones at my left side has to be taken out since the lower tooth was hurting already and according to the oral surgeon who examined the x-ray, it is already found within my jawline and its roots were already touching the nerveline.
we scheduled the operation on a monday since i'll be starting my summer classes next next week.
my mom went with me to the dental clinic.
there, we waited for like 1.5 hours before the oral surgeon arrived.
1:05pm.
the oral surgeon asked me to come over for we are about to start the surgery.
he asked, "are you ok? what's your name again?"
"im ok po.it's kat."
he said, a bit confused, while wearing his surgical gloves "katy? katy, is it?"
i shook my head. "no, it's kat. katrina.."
"well, kat, don't worry. you'll be doing fine."
"are you tensed?" another dentist asked while putting on a piece of cloth and small towel over my chest.
"a bit." i answered.
"well, don't be. he's a very good surgeon. right, jon?"
the surgeon just smiled in response to the comment given by his colleague.
he then placed something on the inner walls of my cheek then it started to slowly become numb. he then applied the same gel-like thing on my lips.
"dati akong beautician e," he jokingly said.
being unable to speak, i just smiled back at him.
then he asked,
"are you afraid of needles?"
i shook my head. im a nursing student. i poke other people's skin and inject vaccines on their muscles. i'm so used to it.
he then took out a very long metallic syringe with a glass tubing assuming that it is the anesthesia. the needle was wider in diameter than what we usually use for immunizations.
he then gave me 3 shots of the anesthesia surrounding the area where my wisdom tooth was.
it didn't hurt.
well, a bit.
he switched the light over my mouth off.
then he left.
he came back.
bringing in some tools that he has to use for the entire operation.
he asked, "so are you in college?"
this time, i really couldn't speak clearly so i just nodded my head.
"taking up what course?"
since i know i couldn't demonstrate what my course is, i tried my best to answer back.
"nehhhhhrrr-shing."
"oh..in what school?" he asked.
at back of my mind i was thinking, i just hoped that he understands that i couldn't speak clearly and that it's difficult to talk with your mouth all numb.
"m'k-ti med."
"good.good," he replied.
"you're in what year now?"
this surgeon is already giving me a hard time to reply to his questions, that in my opinion, he should've asked them earlier. to answer him this time, i just signalled using my fingers.
"oh.4th year.graduating ka na! oh well, good luck."
i duno what my facial expression appeared that time since i cannot control my face anymore, but i believed i've given him a smile. [well, at least i felt my eyes smiled]
he gave me 3 more shots of the anesthesia. it didn't hurt this time [with all honesty]. however, the fourth shot made me tilt my head and jerk on my seat.
"sorry dear.pasensya na.." he told me while caressing my cheek with his free hand.
at that moment, even though it did hurt really badly, i felt that im in good hands. he's such a caring surgeon. [not to mention that he smells good too. ^_^]
after that, the other dentist came.
"o, masakit ba?" she asked.
before i was able to answer, well at least convey an answer, the surgeon said..
"hindi yan masakit. nursing student e.ayos toh!"
he then started inserting a screwdriver-like instrument in my mouth.
"does this hurt?"
being unable to feel anything that moment inside my mouth, i shook my head.
"ok.so let's start."
he started drilling, inserting instruments one after the other,
suctioning the blood, inserting cotton balls with gauze.
i could tell that he is having a hard time since he had numerous attempts to take my tooth out using an instrument that looked like a huge forcep and he had to forcefully poke the tooth for him to get the crown and finally, the roots.
it lasted for over an hour before he said.
"it's out."
"pati upper?" the other dentist asked.
"nope.ung lower pa lang." he replied.
he then poked the upper tooth.
in a matter of seconds and with the use of such little force,
he got my upper tooth loose and picked it up using a forcep as it rests on my tongue.
"ok na!" he said.
that was fast.
really fast.
he turned to me and said,
"gargle muna sweetheart."
sweetheart?! err.ok.
after gargling,
he got a needle with the suture.
man! i know that thing! and i know how it looks like being inserted within the layers of the skin. i could hardly imagine my gums being stitched up with blood oozing out after every insertion. he made 3 stitches at my lower tooth and 1 at the upper.
after stitching, he inserted a cotton with gauze inside my mouth and asked me to close it.
"il just show ur mom ur teeth a. you can rest na muna"
he went out pf the room and looked for my mom.
i can somewhat hear their conversation.
i lied there on the dental chair.
i relaxed myself.
finally. it's over.
i prayed.
for everything went pretty well.
thank god for the hands of that surgeon,
nothing bad happened.
it was all safe.
right now.
at the post operative stage,
im having a hard time eating.
for i couldn't open my mouth.
worse, i couldn't smile.
ergo, i couldn't laugh my heart out!
[i remember hitting my brother for imitating my face that i couldn't at least smile and my sutures started to hurt]
i can feel the inflammation setting in.
i have to put ice packs on my face and take in some analgesics to relieve the pain.
right now, im experiencing what they call the 'phantom pain'..since i could still feel my teeth hurting as if they were still there.
i look like a chipmunk.
for days, this is how im gonna look like.
hahahha
imagine.
just imagine.
^_^
enough said.
pssft.
(xxx)
