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I swear I will never consume anymore coffee at night especially if it’s after 10pm. Even more when I’m having exam the next day. Oh my god…it was terrible. I couldn’t sleep till like 4.30am or later. And the feeling while lying in bed…it was like…your body’s tired but somehow your mind won’t allow it to go to sleep. Ugh…it’s horrible. There were certain times when I begun to feel sleepy…when I was just about to lose some consciousnes when suddenly something triggered and I was awake again. It was just so damn frustrating.
I only had like 2 hours of sleep and I woke up having a headache. I drank a cup of coffee earlier this morning so I wouldn’t fall asleep during exam. And again I got the same feeling. Your body feel as if it want to shut down completely but you’re like…not allowed to do it. I don’t know. Whatever.
Anyway, guess what? I just came back from the dentist’s. I extracted 2 teeth to make room for the other teeth when I start wearing braces. I was there alone. My dad went off to buy some food. I think the nurse and dentist noticed that I was a little nervous. They asked me to relax and don’t be too tense. I brought along my MP3 player in case if the pain was unbearable. I saw the needle in the dentist’s hand and kinda panicked a little. This was what happened.
(The chair was slowly being lowered down and my eyes were trained on the hypodermic need. I could feel my heart started beating faster. I couldn’t decide if I should take out my MP3 player. So I just blurted out, "Err…wait….wait" Both dentist and nurse stopped moving and looked at me.
"Oh…err…nothing…nevermind," I muttered. I lay back down on the chair and almost immediately I got up again. I looked around nervously, stalling for time. Luckily, the dentist was patient.
"Uhh…do you think I could err…listen to my MP3 player while you…err…" I finally whimpered. Both of them burst out laughing and said yes.
So for the next 30 seconds or so, it was a little awkward because the dentist and nurse were waiting for me to get out my player and untangle my earphones. It was kinda embarassing. But anyway, I chose Justin Timberlake’s newest album Futuresex/Lovesound and turned the volume up…much higher than what I usually listen to.
I waited with baited breath for the needle to sink in. It wasn’t very pain but you know what’s it like, when you’re anticipating pain. You don’t know when the pain will come. The lower gums didn’t hurt that much when the needle sunk in, it was the upper one that hurt more. But it wasn’t as bad as having the drill working away at your teeth.
I think I had like 2 or 3 shots. After that the dentist said I could rinse my mouth. So I lay there waiting for the anaethestics to kick in when suddenly the dentist appeared with another syringe in his hand. My eyes went big and I was thinking to myself, "Please don’t say another one…," He smiled and said soothingly, "One more…just one more"
I squeezed my eyes shut and lay back down nervously. When I opened my eyes, I could see him with his arm poised ready to sink that needle into my gums. This one hurt a little. Ouch.
After the shot he went away to do something and I was left there waiting for the newly-shot anethestic to work. A few minutes later, he came with this sharp dental tool and started probing at my teeth. He stuck the sharp tip into my teeth and asked if it was pain. A few times the tip got stuck in my tooth and he had to yank it out hard. Thank goodness I was on anaethestics.
So finally, he brought the tooth extractor (sounds scary). I haven’t actually seen one before because the last time I had my tooth extracted was when I was really young and the dentist will cover my eyes each time he extracted my tooth. To be honest, it doesn’t look that scary.It looked like something out of a toolbox. But it still did gave chills down my back.
"Open wide and relax. It won’t hurt," he assured me. But honestly I was a little skeptical. With my mouth wide open he secured the forceps over my lower right first bicuspid tooth (it’s the fourth one starting from the lower front two teeth). He kept twisting and turning it. I was so afraid that it would hurt, I mean considering it’s not a loose tooth and the amount of force he applied, it looked as if it was gonna be really painful. But before I knew it, it was out! It didn’t exactly hurt but I could feel it being wrenched out. I glanced over at the tooth which will no longer be a part of my life. It was all bloody and I could see the roots. Eww.
Now, the second one. On the upper right. Just now it was the lower right. He came again with the probing tool and started poking around. The upper part hurt more. So…I received another shot. Ouchhh. This one hurt the most.
The second tooth was a little harder to pull out. The nurse had to hold my head while the dentist tried to rob me of my tooh (with my consent). He kept asking me if it was pain. It did hurt a little. So for a few times he stopped and waiting a little while so the anaethestics could work better. But I think it wasn’t actually pain, most probably it’s the force he’s applying to it. I told my dad about it and he joked about it saying that luckily the dentist needn’t have to put his foot against my chin and pull. Haha.
The one thing that was funny was that half of my lower face was so numb. I couldn’t even rinse my mouth properly. There was once when I accidentaly spat the water out. It landed a few feet away from the sink but none of them noticed. Thank god for saving me some embarassment. It was really weird…I kept biting my lips and pinching them. Lol. Because it didn’t hurt and it felt funny when I touch or bite it like it wasn’t part of my body. So with two teeth extracted I thanked the dentist and left the clinic. I will be returning this Friday to extract another two on the left side. Thrills and chills.)
It was a really weird experience for me because I never had such strong anaethestics before. I can’t even smile properly. Everytime I tried it’ll go lopsided. When I got home I could feel a slight stinging pain on the upper gums. So I thought maybe I should take the painkillers they gave me. I made chocolate milk for myself as I can’t eat solid foot. At first I tried drinking directly from the glass which I couldn’t do very well. It was hard for me to drink without spilling so I went down and grabbed some straws. Even with straws it was hard to drink. I couldn’t suck properly. My mouth would go all over to one side. I looked at myself at the mirror and bursted out laughing. It was really comical. Here’s a pic but promise not to laugh too much k? Haha. My face got all distorted and weird.
My lips are so inproportionately swollen
And yeah, now I can blow air through the newly created vacant space in my mouth. It’s a little hard to speak with air constantly being blown out through the two holes. Can’t really pronounce certain words properly.
I think the anaethestics is spreading up towards my nose because I can’t feel half of my nose now. My right nostril can’t feel anything at all. Haha.
Hmm…I think I wanna take a short nap. Gonna need to catch up with some sleep as I lost many hours of sleep last night because of the bloody caffeine I consumed. (=.=)
Ciao.
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