Going Under The Knife
My dentist discovered last October that I had an abscessed tooth, although I didn't and still do not feel any pain in it. Well, the new year is here (with dental benefits and all) and I'm taking care of it. Tomorrow Jennifer's taking me for my apicoectomy which is a Latin word meaning "a mouthful of hurt". She had the same procedure done about a year ago and fared pretty well. She opted for nitrous oxide whereas I'm going to get knocked out. Maybe I'm chicken, but I do not want to remember any of it. Or maybe she's just a junkie who likes getting a buzz.
I'll get to take off work tomorrow and spend the afternoon in a daze, feeding on apple sauce and pudding.
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Stepan, but will you laugh about it as Jenny may have been able to do?
I've had all of my "wisdom" teeth extracted on two seperate visits and only use local anesthetic. I've never used nitrous or gotten knocked out. After looking at what an apicoectomy is, I'd go under too.
I got all my wisdom teeth out at the same time. I did an overnight stay in the hospital. At that time, an overnight stay was required to get insurance to cover it. The next morning, after I was discharged, I took Meredith to her 2 year art class at the WF Museum of Art. When I was in the hospital I was looking forward to a snore-free nights sleep. My roommate snored 10 Xs louder than Benny ever thought about doing. It is amazing what one remembers!