Not good at venting but here it goes....
Ok... so due to losing the Enamal & Calicum from my teeth due to lots of problems (not counting lots of meds I take which doesn't help) etc. My teeth have been breaking apart & the fillings are popping out. Which has me in pain everyday and hurts to eat just about anything (the upside: I lose weight). I'm not a fan of the dentist & to be honest, I'm a big baby to the pain. Just going to the dentist for a routine check-up & cleaning freaks me out and is very painful for me.
After so long of putting it off due to being scared and nervous, I decided to finally make an appointment & go to the dentist, plus face my fear. So my appointment for dental surgery was scheduled (1pm in the afternoon...geesh!) & I'm told not to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before coming in.
So I go to this new dentist yesterday to get all of my bottom teeth removed, and was surprised how compassionate the dentist & his staff was. This of course made me feel comfortable and relaxed more. After I got prepped and ready I started to feel a little funny and even more relaxed but was able to stay awake for the procedure. The procedure didn't take that long as I thought it would be & was over before I knew it.
The staff explained all the after care instructions to me & my husband & I was ready to go home for rest (before kids come back from sitter's). Right before walking out the door my husband of course couldn't resist asking the nurse a dirty minded question w/o it being dirty. He asked her.."How long would it be before I can use a straw?"..lol.
Now back home and trying to rest w/ 4 kids, who of course got to come ask me everything instead of going to dad knowing I can't really talk & in pain. So my 1st 10hrs after surgery was literally hard untill the kids went to bed, then I got some peace for awhile before crashing myself.
~~Shelly~~
