Day Three Hundred and Forty - Wisdom Tooth Removal

Dear all,

I have been waiting for this day to come with a mixture of awe, trepidation and deep psychological trauma... today I was getting my Wisdom Tooth extracted!

I had a partially erupted wisdom tooth which was becoming increasingly annoying as a result of a biannual onslaught by bacterium after bacterium which meant 10 days of amoxicillin and an extremely painful face.

Darren recommended his lovely Dentist at the Collingwod Dental Centre so after an initial consultation a couple of weeks back, today was the day for the big pull!

http://www.collingwooddentalcentre.org/

I have been blessed with very healthy, low maintenance teeth so this was the first major procedure that I have ever had to undergo. I knew that I would have to master the art of self hypnosis to get through it as I had been a little concerned during the lead up [I had been having multiple anxiety dreams [clear indicator of tooth extraction stress] involving A Level exams and film sets *shudder*)

I had ordered 'Gas' to help me through but had a vision beforehand during a 2 hour run that made me decided I would do it with freezing alone. Darren had been amazing in talking me through it and as we walked into the surgery, I felt like that I was wrapped in a blanket of calm and rational zen-like fearlessness.

And it was! I sat in the dentist's chair ( shaking, of course, but tried not to show it) and decided that I wanted to prove that I am brave even in the face of a syringe. The secret to my success throughout the 'surgery' [I was alarmed that they called it this] was NEVER TO OPEN MY EYES. I never once opened them and despite being tugged at, a barrage of strange noises, tools, tugging and *grimace* stitches, it all went by fairly quickly and before I knew it, we were on the way home with tooth in hand (displayed in a small presentation box).

I am now sitting on the Klick Klack, watching Weeds and eating Ice Cream with Darren ( the doctor actually 'prescribed' Ben and Jerry's as part of my recovery). The first few hours were a little rough but nothing that some heavy duty pain killers, a 'Freezie' wrap and some gauze can't fix. All in all, a total relief and I may have a little less Wisdom but I am feeling great!