I miss my teeth :(

Remind me to never do that again! Having my 4 wisdom teeth taken out was worse than what I thought it was going to be. The only thing that went well was the drugs!! Gotta love the drugs, man! We got there about 1 hour before the procedure and the had me take a pill that would allow for conscious sedation. Ever heard of it? Love it! I was loopy-er than normal by the time I went in for the extraction. Then they gave me laughing gas. The Dr. told me I would probably fall asleep because most patients do. I didn't. According to the dentist I was singing and laughing and having a good ol time. My husband said that the dentist told him that I was his funniest patient ever. Why does that not surprise me? During the procedure I clearly remember the dentist laughing & saying "She won't remember any of this". I said to myself I am too gonna remember this. And that was exactly all I remember about the procedure was him saying that. haha.

I was great when we left and requested a chocolate shake. Hubby obliged. He was so good taking care of me. I remember having to watch myself in the car mirror cuz I couldn't feel a thing. That shake was dripping out of my mouth just as fast as I could shove it in. Dancer brought me home and I slept on the couch for awhile. When I woke up, the drugs had worn off and I was in pain. Also, I was spitting blood. That freaked me out. I was scared, upset and sore. I took a vicodin (love that stuff) and had dancer call the dentist (after hours even) because I was so frightened by the amount of blood. He said it was normal.

I don't remember much about the rest of that eve or the next day. I basically stayed on the couch and made sure I took my pain pill and I slept a lot. I had a liquid diet until Monday and a soft food diet until Thursday. Surprisingly I didn't loose any weight. I don't know why? You would think that a person consuming only ice cream for days at a time would loose some weight, hehehe.

It has been a little over a week now. I eat what I want and swish with salt water after every meal. I have ugly black holes where my teeth once were. It will take up to 6 weeks for those to fill in. They don't mention that kind of stuff til after the procedure. I told dancer that I miss my teeth. I apparently used them quite often. Now I just get junk stuck in the holes. I think I am having phantom pains, is what I have been telling my hubby, haha.