I got into this room where they were going to be pulling my teeth, they covered me with a long blanket, strapped me to the chair, hooked me up to heart monitors, a blood pressure cuff, put a mask over my nose with some oxygen and then the lady comes into put in my IV. I think I was more nervous about that, I don't particularly like needles. IV went it well, thank god, and then the drugs started flowing. As she's putting all these tools on top of me, she kept asking me questions -- When I was going to Taiwan, for how long, why I was going, asked me where I worked and what I did, kept asking if I was starting to relax, I said not yet, then she assured me I would and that I'm getting some good stuff. Then the room started spinning and I said "Okay, now I'm starting to feel relaxed" And the next thing I knew I was waking up.
That I think was more scary than anything, and I'm not sure why, maybe because it was all over and now the real pain is going to start. I kept hearing the dentist and the nurses talking, the one nurse kept telling me to open my eyes....I was trying, but it was so bright and I was tired, and I was having a hard time taking breaths and shivering constantly. Then my mom came in the room and then the tears began to flow, again, not sure why. Not feeling any pain and not being able to feel my lower half of my face was pretty weird. Someone could have sucker punched me and I wouldn't have even known it!!
Around 6:30 I was able to talk normally and feeling pretty good. I hadn't eaten anything all day, it took me about 2 hours to get down a small malt. I'm still afraid to chew anything, even soft stuff. Even today I'm a little afraid to eat anything. My jaw is really sore and tight, but other than that I'm not in that much pain. I'm planning to just veg on the couch and watch movies.
These are some flowers that I received from Nick and his parents. And I couldn't resist playing with them in Photoshop. Flowers always make you feel better!
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