This past Monday I had my lower right wisdom tooth removed. I had been dreading it especially since this past weekend I was a disorientated wreck. Fortunately though I woke up Monday morning feeling much more stable and balanced ( A stroke of luck) so when it came to lying down in the dentists chair I was feeling ok-ish. The dentist first explained to me what to expect . She told me about the swelling that will occur and how there will be cracking sounds and stitches. I was fine about this as I am not squeamish. What did concern me was when she explained that I have a facial nerve that sits quite close to my wisdom tooth and that this nerve maybe banged and prodded during the procedure which may result in pro longed numbness of the tongue, lips and gums. I asked what she meant by pro longed? her reply was days, weeks sometimes years. Still I had no choice so I signed the consent form and the procedure began.
The extraction took about 30 minutes and was pretty painless. Lots of drilling and cracking but the only thing that was uncomfortable was the amount of pressure I felt on my jaw but what could I do. They numbed the area then whipped it out and stitched me up and I was good to go.
A few hours later the anesthetic started to wear off and pain started to appear. On one hand I was bloody thankful to feel the pain knowing that I was not going to have a permanent numb tongue and lips on the the other hand it was bloody awful pain so pain killers were swiftly thrown down my gullet. So it's been two days now and my face is still really painful and throbbing , my right cheek resembles a bloated chipmunk and eating is a real pain in the ass. It's actually more painful today. I am hoping the swelling and agony will start to improve come tomorrow.
On the bright side I am feeling less dizzier these past 2 days but as always cannot enjoy the steadiness due to the fact that my face feels like I have been hit repeatedly with a sledgehammer but I am happy that the wisdom tooth has been removed. One less tooth to give me problems in the future,
Swimmyhead
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