Extraction
January 10, 2005
This morning I went to the oral surgeon to have my four wisdom teeth pulled. The procedure was painless because they knocked me out with some general anaesthesia. The last time I had general anaesthesia, 15 years ago for a knee injury, I woke up crying and mumbling, "I don't want to die, I don't want to die." I felt as if I was being pulled out of a black hole. So, you can probably imagine my relief this time when I gently awoke to the nurse's soft voice asking me to sit up. No death fear, no black hole. Just some swelling, a little woozy feeling, and a pain in the back of my mouth—nothing that a vicoden and another nap won't take care of. Sweet dreams.
Comments (5)
Sorry about your ordeal today, Karl. I had forgotten that today was the day for it. I hope that tomorrow morning will bring a minimum of discomfort. By the way, the reason that you had such a bad time 15 years ago is that they were using anaesthetic back then, while today they're using the more advanced anesthetic. Sweet dreams, indeed.
Jan 10, 2005 ; 8:18 PM
Glad you're doing well, Karl - I had no clue this was happening to you today.
Mom
Jan 10, 2005 ; 8:37 PM
Hey Karl....
Hope you're back to 100 percent comfort very soon. Are you any wiser?
Jan 11, 2005 ; 9:10 AM
Thanks, everyone, for your concern. I'm feeling much better today. The swelling is down, and the pain is almost gone. All in all, it could have been a lot worse. (I've heard horror stories.)
Unfortunately, Michael, I am no wiser. I'm afraid that what little wisdom I had was yanked out along with the teeth.
Jan 11, 2005 ; 9:51 PM
Ouch! I'm just glad you arose from the abyss gently versus crying.
I hope you had a good meal before going in. It might be soft foods for a while.
Here's to a very speedy recovery.
Michelle
Jan 10, 2005 ; 3:33 PM