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OKAY sorry I’ve been deadbeat the past few days I was super tired and earlier today had like the most painful dental experience of my life aaaaaaaand my face is fucked up from it, and gonna be fucked up for at least three more days.
Had 6 crowns put in my top jaw right up front (originally planned to be veneers but changed for better results), needed my gums trimmed (which is the part that hurts so badly), needed a surprise root canal to get some shite nerves out of my face AND here’s a fun fact about me:
Anesthetic? Not my friend. It wears off me VERY fast which is why I’m absolutely terrified of surgery and dental appointments that go beyond just getting fillings. And when I say fast I mean I counted how many top up jabs I needed throughout my 10 hour visit (you read it right, 10 god forsaken hours) and it came to 14 that I physically felt or was aware of (some spots were still numb and my eyes were closed 99% of the time so unless he told me or I asked I could have gotten some jabs I’m not aware of). My gums were burning up within 10 minutes of the jabs and the roof of my mouth has been on fire since getting home.
I’m hopped up on pain killers right now which is why I can write this and I’m uhh probably gonna be mia for another 2 to 3 days till the pain is gone. My lips have been royally fucked up from the jabs which swelled them up and the tugging which split the corners and the dryness which has left the skin on them actually paper white and dead.
I love my dentist and the only reason I’ve willingly gone through SO much pain is cuz I absolutely trust him with my teeth. At one point he was explaining why he had to trim my gums and asked the assistant for the quarterizer then looked back down at me and in the most casual voice said
“You’ll smell some bacon. It’s you.” And that cracked me up enough to not be AS freaked out about it. For the record I do noooooot smell like bacon…
But now I have 6 shiny new teeth in the front of my mouth and am able to properly smile again without using my hand to cover my teeth up, which feels real nice. 😄 Unfortunately I still need the next 6 bottom teeth done and then the rest of my mouth completed two at a time. I’m not going back for at least three more weeks cuz if I have to go through that much pain again so soon they’ll need to knock me out. Seriously.
See I first had two jabs into my top gums which immediately numbed me (but puffed my top lip up to make me look like Amy Winehouse ripAmyIhopeitdoesn'thurtanymorebaby) and these two worked GREAT the numbness lasted for hours. Buuuut by the time we reached the fitting stage of my crowns…that is when that good numbness began wearing off. I’d had several little top ups to the roof of my mouth to numb my gums there because of the trimming….but those two spots feeling again? Remember that extreme migraine I had a few months back where I thought I might die? This pain was up there too and during it I actually nearly did pass out and had to endure what I could while my eyes poured and my whole body shook. The three assistants who work there ALL came in to hold my hands blessthesewonderfulwoman cuz they all know me by now and damn if that didn’t keep me conscious and brave throughout it. Apparently after this ordeal I’m now the toughest patient they’ve had because I didn’t pass out and didn’t force stop the procedure.
I’m laying in bed and the pain meds drowsiness has helped me sleep through most of the discomfort (gotta take it every 4 hours) and THANKFULLY I can still eat food it just feels very strange cuz there’s a tiny gap between my new teeth and the trimmed gums (which I’m told will grow down to the teeth again in time ).
I’m probably fairly high off these meds and I keep checking my spelling here but even through all the unbelievable pain I went through today I’m eternally grateful to my mom and dentist for fixing my broken smile and helping me to exist in the future withOUT more pain.
That tooth I needed the root canal on, turns out those buggered nerves were what’s been causing me so much pain and sensitivity when I eat and drink. Soon as they were out it was like magic cuz they’d affected the entire top jaw for a long time. And suddenly that pain was gone….I did need 6 jabs to do the root canal though cuz the nerves were “hiding” as my dentist said while working through them.
So yeah I’m going to be recovering the next few days and hopefully be able to post some sexy Apprentice comms I been working on soon as I get back~
Oh yes and FLOSS guys it’s good for you even if it’s kinda tedious and your dentist will greatly appreciate it!!
