Wisdom Teeth Extraction

My teeth.. The whole tooth is my upper left wisdom tooth and the pieces of tooth is my lower left wisdom tooth..

Had my extraction and surgery on Friday at 1:30pm.. Was supposed to be a 30-45 minute simple procedure but I finished everything at 5:00pm.. Total of 4.5 hrs.. What an agony..

Preparing for the procedure was quite simple.. I had to dress myself in head & shoes caps and surgery gown.. I had to wear them over what I have and i suppose they want to keep the place clean and free from dirt..

The nurse gave me a cup of milo as I didnt had time to eat my breakfast + lunch.. Not a good way to start the operation as I can’t eat for quite a long time..

Greeted by the doctor and he explain the risk of the surgery.. That there was a possibility of numbness at my chin, lips or tongue as the tooth is near the nerves.. There was around a 1% chance that this might be permanent.. After I sign on it, it was straight to the OR..

They had to wrap me up for the operation and cover my eyes to protect it from the bright light.. I suppose it was to not let me see the scary tools that they are going to stick into my mouth..

Ouch Ouch.. I took more than 20 shots to numb the affected area.. The pricking was not painful.. The pain comes when the liquid goes from the needle to my flesh.. The worst was the jab at the tongue.. I didnt expected so many shots and was quite overwhelmed by it.. I never did understand why people are afraid of jabs and now I know.. It was not that I am afraid of needles.. I was afraid of so many needles going inside me unexpectedly.. And at locations that made me felt so vulnerable..

But it did it’s job and I felt the numbness after a while..

And the operation on the lower wisdom tooth began..

The cutting up of the flash could not be felt.. But the cutting tool grinding on my tooth and the vibration travelling along my jaw to the skull could be felt.. As my tooth was in a weird position.. Other people’s tooth grows out straight but mine was growing flat.. Just imagine that a tooth lying down on its side.. The cut had to be longer and deeper.. The tool need to grind more.. The clamps need to grab more.. The repetition of procedures has made it quite irritating and painful at some point..

More jabs came along to numb me..

But it was quite useless.. The nerve was exposed and the jabs wont make the pain go away.. I will still feel the pain as the dentist try to pull out the fragments.. Along the way, the surgery had to stop as it was too painful to continue and my jaw start to tire out..

After a long hard fight.. I suppose it took around 3hrs.. The lower left wisdom tooth was finally out..

The upper left wisdom tooth was fast.. Around 10-15 seconds.. It was out..

Next was the stitching up..

It seems smooth as it was done in a jiffy..

I was to wait outside for my wound to stop bleeding before they allow me to discharge.. I had to bite on gauze to ensure that there was pressure on the wound and that it will clot..

I was the first one to go in.. First one to be out waiting..

A few other people sat down.. And they left..

I waited even longer..

Another batch of people sat down.. And they left too..

I had to change to a gauze laced with adrenaline.. This was suppose to aid in the clotting of blood.. But that didn’t work..

The nurse took another look at the wound and told me that I might need another stitching.. It seems that the original stitches could not hold the wound together.. By that time, I am beginning to feel pain at the wound and that was not good..

I had to enter the OR again and went through the pain of the multiple jabs.. This time, the stitching was tight this time.. It finally stopped the bleeding..

The doctor allowed me to leave, thats after I eat my medication.. Antibodies and painkillers..

First day was quite painful.. I could not sleep as the pain seems to be giving me a very painful headache.. Probably caused by the stitches..

Part of my chin, lips and gum is still numb.. Really hope that this is temporary..

Soft diet for me for the next few days.. I will try to stick to that..

I think I talk too much at Xue Mei’s Party.. Kinda feel the bruising coming up.. Argh..

My extraction was a special case.. Normal extraction should not hurt that much.. Highly recommend GA instead of LA.. Hate those jabs..