Done!
And it's gone. No sedation. No panic. A little fast racing heart, but that's to be expected.
Get in there at 8.55 and i am called straight in. Sit in the chair and i have an x-ray taken. That little thing they put in your mouth made me gag, so i was thinking that isn't a good start. Then she pulled out the injection. First one went into the back of my jaw. I FELT NOTHING. NO pain going in at all. Second injection went under the tooth, again - I FELT NOTHING! I was so happy, because i was more scared of the injections to be totally honest. Within 5 minutes out came the tools, i was totally numb (and still am). Then things went bad. The tooth wouldn't come out. I was told it generally takes between 2 - 5 minutes for an extraction. I was there 15 - 20 minutes. Every time she tried to pull it, little bits kept breaking off. So more digging was needed. I had my eyes open for most of it so i could see what was going on. She would get one lever tool, then a bigger lever tool, then came the pliers, then the lever again, and so on. Until pop, it came out. At no point did i panic, i am SO proud of myself. I've not sat in the dentists chair (without sedation) since i was 19.
I am terribly swollen and still bleeding, it's been 90 minutes since it was taken out. I can't drink, smoke, eat....for ages. I took a pain killer at 8.45, so i can't take anything else until 12.45. Although i am still very numb, i can just about feel the 'defrosting' process beginning because i can feel some pain at the site :(
Because i am so kind, i thought i'd share a picture, you lucky devils :)
Just need to say, the hole is massive. I could easily get my first finger in the hole. It was a BIG molar that came out.
Get in there at 8.55 and i am called straight in. Sit in the chair and i have an x-ray taken. That little thing they put in your mouth made me gag, so i was thinking that isn't a good start. Then she pulled out the injection. First one went into the back of my jaw. I FELT NOTHING. NO pain going in at all. Second injection went under the tooth, again - I FELT NOTHING! I was so happy, because i was more scared of the injections to be totally honest. Within 5 minutes out came the tools, i was totally numb (and still am). Then things went bad. The tooth wouldn't come out. I was told it generally takes between 2 - 5 minutes for an extraction. I was there 15 - 20 minutes. Every time she tried to pull it, little bits kept breaking off. So more digging was needed. I had my eyes open for most of it so i could see what was going on. She would get one lever tool, then a bigger lever tool, then came the pliers, then the lever again, and so on. Until pop, it came out. At no point did i panic, i am SO proud of myself. I've not sat in the dentists chair (without sedation) since i was 19.
I am terribly swollen and still bleeding, it's been 90 minutes since it was taken out. I can't drink, smoke, eat....for ages. I took a pain killer at 8.45, so i can't take anything else until 12.45. Although i am still very numb, i can just about feel the 'defrosting' process beginning because i can feel some pain at the site :(
Because i am so kind, i thought i'd share a picture, you lucky devils :)
Just need to say, the hole is massive. I could easily get my first finger in the hole. It was a BIG molar that came out.
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get better soon sweetie love and hugs from vin xx♥xx