I finally did it!

This post was originally added to my other blog on October 24, 2006, the day this journey started. Today, and since this is a 3-year commitment and evolving experience, I decided to open a separate blog for it, and zere you go! :)

Hello,
My name is Coco, I'm 37 years old and I could finally afford to fix my teeth and create the beautiful smile I always dreamed of... The braces are finally on and for the next 24 to 30 months.

Right now, everything feels tight, my head included. The little braces on the teeth feel weird in my mouth. What's also weird is that they're here to stay... for the next couple of years; I can't even remove them before I go to bed.

Having lunch today was interesting, I think I inhaled more than I chewed.

Aie, they're moving. Time for Advil.

To be continued...


Teeth Extraction

Updates: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Monday November 13/06, part two of the teeth saga continues; an unpleasant experience I must add. Extracting 3 teeth. Long story short, never ever extract teeth without full anesthesia. It's simply not worth it. And now on to the long version of the story.

The experience began with the numbing gel rubbed where the needles need to go. I like this part, it numbs everything and it's not painful.

Then came the "laughing gas". It's a hose going across my face, with an opening over the nose shooting cold air in. I didn't feel anything different at first then I was feeling heavy (kinda drunk) but I think it was the cold air and all this breathing from the nose. Definitely no laughing sensation what so ever.

Then came the needles. I don't know how many but each one was more painful than the one before. My tears started coming down (and I was worried I will be laughing hysterically from the "laughing gas") and I couldn't breath from the pain. You know how kids cry hard when they're hurt? eh I was exactly like this.

After I relaxed and the effect of the anesthetics worked, the extraction started. Oh yes, I had more needles for the upper tooth where the area was still not totally numb.

First tooth, upper molar to the left, I think that a piece of my brain was pulled out with it. I was literally shouting and crying from pain. I was about to tell the Doc that I was done, but then I thought that I'll have to go through this again, so I let it be. Remember I said that it took more needles to numb that area? Eh I don't think it was enough!

Second tooth, lower molar to the left, was less painful but I still felt all the pulling, cracking and pulling and cracking. When will the f***** laughing gas start to work? I can't cry any more!

Third tooth was not straight, so the doc needed to cut it. He was worried that this would be the most difficult one. I heard the saw, I felt and smelt the heat; and after that, a crack and by the time I started to get worried about the pulling, I was told that it's all done. Phewwwww

All this and I couldn't stop my tears from falling, and my breathing was definitely heavy, close to non existent most of the time. Laughing gas my ass (I was charged $100 for it).

The sutures were OK, I didn't feel that, and of course I didn't look at any of this excruciating operation.

I left the doctor's office with gauze in my mouth, drove to the pharmacy close to my house, bought the pain killers; always with the gauze in my mouth, now red and oozing. I wrote to the pharmacist what I wanted to say. I don't know why she was shouting back at me. I couldn't talk but my hearing was A-OK :) Yalla bassita, as long as I get the drugs and go home.

My mouth was numb and crooked for a few hours then I was able to drink without wetting my shirt :) Until this day (3 days later) my face is sore and I can't open my mouth too much, the upper hole stings like hell from time to time. I can't wait to brush my teeth properly.

Exciting, eh?

To be continued....