Absent - 4 Wisdom teeth
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gemfyreSide note : This was meant to be in the Microcosmos review a few down.
"I think the guys who made Bug's Life plagarised most of their ideas from this movie. You got a rhino beetle, you got ants collecting grain... everything."
Okay that was it.
So, today I got my wisdoms yanked... well "yanked" is a bad word, more like crushed up and removed. He couldn't save any of them, I asked if I could have any that came out intact but considering the impaction I didn't think it was likely.
See all the corner teeth? See the angles they're on? All bad, first time I saw this x-ray I just groaned. You can't really see but the bottom ones are still under a thin layer of bone. And the bottom right... it's impacted worse than the other 3. This one is giving me trouble now. It started aching not long after I woke up then got really bad while I was eating ice cream and jelly. I had a panadiene forte and it's back to just a dull ache again now.
So, my questions are answered.
I went in at 8:30, was eventually led to change rooms and instructed to put on a gown and stick my stuff in a locker. Waited for a while for my op, there was a bunch of people lined up for wisdom extractions so I read National Geographic magazines while I waited. Read a few good articles. One about African Hunting Dogs, one about Ol Doinyo Lengai that had some AWESOME photos and one about tetrapod evolution, how the theory that fish dragged themselves onto land then developed limbs may be wrong and it seems likely that fish developed limbs in the water THEN crawled onto land to escape predators. Also discovered that they found that early tetrapods had 8 fingers. Which is weird because the standard vertabrae design is 5 fingered.
Eventually the doc and anaesthetist came and chatted to me briefly and I was wheeled into the op room. Anaesthetist stuck a drip in my wrist. Put in the anaesthetic. I started to feel all tingly and slightly painful all up my arm and my head. I asked if that was normal and he said yes. I asked when I was meant to count down from 10. I don't recall a reply.
Next thing I new I was waking up in another room. I had a netting thingo around my head with an ice pack in each side, but they weren't very cold, at least they didn't feel very cold. I went in at about 11am and was out a bit before 12. A lot quicker than I expected. I was quite surprised by how clear my thoughts were. I remember muttering to myself about platelets and white blood cells and collagen (the healing process) and giggling to myself and being annoyed that I couldn't work up any saliva. The nurses came and talked to me and checked my obs and wheeled me into the recovery room where they gave me a can of Sprite. You know how awkward it is to drink through a straw when your mouth and tongue are absolutely numb and feel really thick? Really awkward. I managed to get the hang of it tho. Made a big bloody mess of the gown (now I know why I had to wear a gown ;) and found that now I was making too much saliva. It was very bloody and gooey but they said to keep drinking so I did and it cleared up a bit. I was also on a saline drip. Bloody thing went in one end and out the other. Had to go to the loo 3 times because I was BUSTING! Eventually they gave me ice cream and jelly which I got down rather easily, my stomach rejoiced. My jaw however balked at me opening my mouth even a little to get the spoon in and the bottom right that had been aching slightly really started hurting, as did the other side. I got given a panadiene forte which I took with the jelly surprisingly easily and that kicked in well. Now I just have a dull ache. After that they took the drip out. Told me to get dressed again and wait in the "departure room". So I did, sipped my second Sprite, the sipping action seemed to make my jaw feel a little better, and read more National Geographic mags until dad arrived and was given my drugs and rinsing instructions and sent home.
I'm still surprisingly perky and not tired. Apparently the local anaesthetic on my mouth will wear off by tomorrow. This will be good in the fact that I will be able to feel my bottom lip and tongue again and eat a little less messy, but my jaw will HURT. Lucky I don't take many painkillers so I don't have much tolerence. I will take the neurofen as directed and only take the forte if it's really bad. Also hafta take anti-biotcs. Can't rinse until tomorrow morning - ick.
So there you go, my wisdom adventures.
Updates tomorrow.
"I think the guys who made Bug's Life plagarised most of their ideas from this movie. You got a rhino beetle, you got ants collecting grain... everything."
Okay that was it.
So, today I got my wisdoms yanked... well "yanked" is a bad word, more like crushed up and removed. He couldn't save any of them, I asked if I could have any that came out intact but considering the impaction I didn't think it was likely.
See all the corner teeth? See the angles they're on? All bad, first time I saw this x-ray I just groaned. You can't really see but the bottom ones are still under a thin layer of bone. And the bottom right... it's impacted worse than the other 3. This one is giving me trouble now. It started aching not long after I woke up then got really bad while I was eating ice cream and jelly. I had a panadiene forte and it's back to just a dull ache again now.
So, my questions are answered.
I went in at 8:30, was eventually led to change rooms and instructed to put on a gown and stick my stuff in a locker. Waited for a while for my op, there was a bunch of people lined up for wisdom extractions so I read National Geographic magazines while I waited. Read a few good articles. One about African Hunting Dogs, one about Ol Doinyo Lengai that had some AWESOME photos and one about tetrapod evolution, how the theory that fish dragged themselves onto land then developed limbs may be wrong and it seems likely that fish developed limbs in the water THEN crawled onto land to escape predators. Also discovered that they found that early tetrapods had 8 fingers. Which is weird because the standard vertabrae design is 5 fingered.
Eventually the doc and anaesthetist came and chatted to me briefly and I was wheeled into the op room. Anaesthetist stuck a drip in my wrist. Put in the anaesthetic. I started to feel all tingly and slightly painful all up my arm and my head. I asked if that was normal and he said yes. I asked when I was meant to count down from 10. I don't recall a reply.
Next thing I new I was waking up in another room. I had a netting thingo around my head with an ice pack in each side, but they weren't very cold, at least they didn't feel very cold. I went in at about 11am and was out a bit before 12. A lot quicker than I expected. I was quite surprised by how clear my thoughts were. I remember muttering to myself about platelets and white blood cells and collagen (the healing process) and giggling to myself and being annoyed that I couldn't work up any saliva. The nurses came and talked to me and checked my obs and wheeled me into the recovery room where they gave me a can of Sprite. You know how awkward it is to drink through a straw when your mouth and tongue are absolutely numb and feel really thick? Really awkward. I managed to get the hang of it tho. Made a big bloody mess of the gown (now I know why I had to wear a gown ;) and found that now I was making too much saliva. It was very bloody and gooey but they said to keep drinking so I did and it cleared up a bit. I was also on a saline drip. Bloody thing went in one end and out the other. Had to go to the loo 3 times because I was BUSTING! Eventually they gave me ice cream and jelly which I got down rather easily, my stomach rejoiced. My jaw however balked at me opening my mouth even a little to get the spoon in and the bottom right that had been aching slightly really started hurting, as did the other side. I got given a panadiene forte which I took with the jelly surprisingly easily and that kicked in well. Now I just have a dull ache. After that they took the drip out. Told me to get dressed again and wait in the "departure room". So I did, sipped my second Sprite, the sipping action seemed to make my jaw feel a little better, and read more National Geographic mags until dad arrived and was given my drugs and rinsing instructions and sent home.
I'm still surprisingly perky and not tired. Apparently the local anaesthetic on my mouth will wear off by tomorrow. This will be good in the fact that I will be able to feel my bottom lip and tongue again and eat a little less messy, but my jaw will HURT. Lucky I don't take many painkillers so I don't have much tolerence. I will take the neurofen as directed and only take the forte if it's really bad. Also hafta take anti-biotcs. Can't rinse until tomorrow morning - ick.
So there you go, my wisdom adventures.
Updates tomorrow.
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Date: 2003-06-26 12:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-26 05:21 pm (UTC)err
Date: 2003-06-27 12:54 am (UTC)evolution hasn't caught up with modern dentistry...
think about it, if we didnt have such well maintained mouths, we would have lost a tooth or three by the time we turned 20 (which is when the wisdoms start to grow), and so out come the wisdoms to replace the lost teeth...
so the answer is cos we keep our teeth too long
id prefer if the dentist took out a couple of my older, and more worn out teeth, but they take the wisdoms cos they have smaller roots and are easier to remove.