Wisdom tooth extraction / minor surgery day 1
Tuesday, October 186:20 PM
i went all the way to jelapang Q&M ( bukit panjang ) to look for my dentist, dr george yang.
he was surprised to see me visit him there.
i didn't want to visit him so soon, was actually still doing research on wisdom tooth online and was intending to go orchard to visit dr winston tan , recommended by qiumei.
but i really couldn't help it, the bottom right 2nd molar was really hurting badly and i couldn't even slp well.
i had to get up every 3 hours to pop a painkiller, in total i had 4.
on a lighter note, luckily it was because of the wisdom tooth rather than root canal or so.
root canal would have cost much bomb!
on my way there, i was already well prepared that extraction might be required of me.
but when i arrived there and dr george told me he needed to do the extraction, i immediately teared. hahah!
super embarrassing. but i couldnt control.
i don't know why.
i was shivering !!!
not because the air con was too strong but i was really really nervous!
they had to help me put on a surgeon gown to make me feel less cold.
firstly, dr george yang applied numbing cream to my gums.
yeah like within seconds i felt the gums numbed!
then he's ready for all the anesthetic jabs.
BUT the numbing cream didn't help much!
i could feel all the jabs going into my gums, and there was one particular jab which was damn
damn painful!!!
he will always reassure and ask me, ' are you ok ?? anything just raise your hands ok.?"
so when he did that most painful jab, i couldnt' help but raise my hands!
thats the first time during my visits to him that i raise my hands.
i lost count on the numbers of jabs he gave me,
but i'm sure it was close to 10!
after the whole procedure, he gave me another 1-2 more jabs so that the anesthetic can last longer till i reach home, before it starts hurting.
ok, so first he extracted my top wisdom tooth,
that didn't require surgery, it was just a tough extraction and i was charge $180.
the whole tooth was out in a fast 2-3 mins.
didn't felt anything except hearing the sound and feeling the pull.
that was easy and not too scary.
the 2nd extraction which was a minor surgery was scary!!!!
i don't know what he do but i could feel hard pulling and he had to saw the tooth into smaller pieces before being able to pull it out.
he had to saw like soooo many times, in my heart i thought the tooth was broken into like 6-7 pieces.
but it only came out in 2 pieces.
he was sawing and pulling, still not loose enough, then he saw again, pull again, saw again..... woooo damn scary!!!!
and then the anesthetic by then had already numb the lips, jaw and even my eye lid.
it was a weird feeling, i was blinking and could only blink the left eye.
then i was like asking dr george, ' then how??? my right contact lenses will be very dry later," hahaa!!!!
and time to time, the nurse would grab hold of my jaws, cause i guess the pulling effect from the doc was very strong and might dislocate my jaws??
so scary!
for twice, i was so scare that my jaws might dislocate and i might need to go to the hospital!hahha!!!
so yeah, after like 10-15 mins (im not really sure how long, but it felt that long), finally he congratulate me on the wisdom tooth departure from my mouth!
i totally felt relieved!!!!!!!!!
main course was FINALLY over!
and i was left with the dessert, the stitching.
think he did like 3 stitches?
that part, no pain and no feel la. sooo glad it was over.
after the Extraction / minor surgery:
then doctor asked if i wanted to take one painkiller first before leaving the clinic so that at least i can prolong the pain-less effect.
i ate the painkiller, waited outside for my bill, i felt really giddy.
i could feel the giddiness coming and that i was really about to faint!!!
doc asked me in to lay on the dental bed.
he said it's because of the lost of blood, the heart is trying to pump blood so it's common.
but also i think it was partly due to me not having any food since yesterday's lunch, chicken ceasar salad.
my face was swelling and i can't speak properly. hahaa!
most of the numbness had gone, but ares around my lips and chin are still numb.
doc said it's temporary numb.
might be for hours, weeks, months or years.
fucking scary!
lets hope that tml the numbness will be gone.
4 types of medication was given.
3 of them i have to complete the course.
and i was given 7 days MC.
swelling is not too bad, maybe cause my face was already chubby before that. haha!
my bleeding stopped pretty fast.
it stopped bleeding excessively when i was leaving the clinic.
so the gauze that the doc gave me, isnt much of use.
i'm wondering has the hole at the top right close up.
the bottom seems pretty good.
now i don't know how i should brush my teeth ! hahhaa
With all my love,
Yvonne Teo.
