I said, What? Uh, give me an hour.
So Ephraim and I went to lunch, fed baby Linus, and returned to face my destiny.
Ephraim had horrific stories about when his wisdom teeth were removed. Stories involving cutting, digging, cracking, and lots of blood. So I was really nervous, but decided to be a big girl and get it over with.
Dr. Koroi was very reassuring. Thank heavens for local anesthesia. I couldn't feel a thing. I was bracing myself for an hour of yanking, cracking, and gushing blood. To distract myself, I started reciting and pondering the Articles of Faith of our Church. There are thirteen of them--(statements of our basic beliefs).
By the time I got to number three, "We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel," the doctor was all done!
Amazing! I asked if the tooth fairy makes stops at the hospital at night, but they said no she doesn't. So I asked to take my tooth home and see if I'd have better luck there.
Wow-zer! That tooth is humongous! I'm used to my kids' itty bitty baby teeth. That monster left a huge hole in my mouth.
So today I'm sipping smoothies and potato soup. Overall, not a bad experience. For $10, I may even do it again.
4 comments:
Wowzer. Umm.... There's just a hole? Now what? Does it really cover over?
Don't use any straws. :)
Ouch! That makes me a little queazy. Was it a wisdom tooth they took out, or do they yank any old tooth that gives you trouble around those parts?
I could never do that! I couldn't even stand to be awake when they took out my wisdom teeth; I knew I wouldn't be able to handle seeing all the blood even if it was numb. But I was only about 15, and all 4 of them were coming in horizontally.
Ahh! Oh my gosh that's so big and scary! You are brave. I keep staring at that tooth and thinking "holy molar!" (get it?)
You are one crazy, brave pioneer woman and that's all I have to say about that.
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