Goodbye wisdom teeth.

Tomorrow is the day I have been dreading for months - my wisdom teeth surgery. I will enter the oral surgeon's office at 8am and leave approximately an hour later missing four of my wisest teeth. I am not happy about this. It would be one thing if my wisdom teeth were causing me horrific pain but they are in fact not. At least not at the moment. Essentially I am wasting a day off, giving the dentist hundreds of dollars, and having a miserable weekend all for something that isn't even causing me pain now but could in the future. I know, I know, I'm being dramatic. Everyone has said its nothing to get worked up about but I can't help it. Surgery is surgery. Oh well, I suppose it must be done. It's time to get it over with! Any words of wisdom from people who've "been-there-done-that" with this whole wisdom teeth thing?

Knowing of my impending wisdom teeth removal, one of my friends sent me this video below. It is so hilarious! I doubt the meds will affect me quite as much as they did for this little guy but if they do I definitely want Jake to take a video of it.

Blog Timeline

Here's a little guide to how my life has evolved since this blog first started back in 2008. Looking back now, I've gone through some very distinct and significant chapters. The archives at the bottom follow along accordingly :)

December 2008-July 2010:
Graduating from college, experiencing life as newlyweds, moving to the far-away land of Mississippi, enduring the hectic lifestyle of Air Force pilot training, discovering my passion for web design, and transitioning into life as a real "grown-up".

August 2010- December 2010:
Moving back in with my parents in California while Jake was away at training in Oklahoma, living in a complete state of "limbo", growing my newly launched web design business, and loving life back on the best coast - oops! - I mean west coast ;)

January 2011- March 2012:
Discovering what it's like to have life-altering medical issues, struggling through tragic loss, physical pain, emotional pain, never-ending doctor's appointments and medical tests, all while trying to start our new life at Travis AFB... Learning to trust God even in the darkest times and constantly praying for healing.

April 2012- Present Day:
Experiencing healing from my physical pain, enjoying a career that I absolutely love, making the most wonderful friends here at Travis, and striving to live every single day to the FULLEST. God is so good! John 10:10 - Read it :)

7 comments:

MJ said...: yes, my words of wisdom are, don't do it! It's a needless procedure that is a quick money-maker for doctors. haha. I know, not what you wanted to hear. It should be a pretty quick recovery though!
Angela said...: I only had one of my wisdom teeth removed (long story), and they just popped it right out at Willowbrook. Sounds like you're in for a bit more. Take the meds they give you and let Jake take care of you!

P.S. Did you change the settings on your blog? I normally follow you on google reader and the last post that popped up as new was for Monday. I wanted to show someone the crappy commercials you had posted a while ago and when I clicked on the blog, saw that you had three new posts I hadn't seen. Weird! Could be a google glitch.
Anonymous said...: Words of wisdom: DON'T eat anything BUT ice cream, yogurt, etc w/in the first day. If you try eating solid food (even pureed), you WILL throw up! I freak out when I go anywhere medical, and somehow I was able to manage this, so I think you will be able to handle it with much grace. :)
Unknown said...: My advice would be to take it easy the first day and to take the meds when you're supposed to, even if you're not in pain, because the second day you'll definitely feel it... Also I would recommend eating things you don't have to chew, my favorite was applesauce and chocolate pudding.... and the most important thing is to not stress out too much and to be calm before going in, I hope that it goes well for you tomorrow....
Lindsay said...: Thanks for the comments everyone!

Mel- Oh I wish I could just cancel! But the xrays show my wisdom teeth are going to come in sideways and so eventually they will cause me pain. Gotta get it over with!

Angela- I also go to Willowbrook! But they had to send me somewhere else for the surgery because none of mine are in all the way so they can't pull them. Oh and I don't think anything has changed with my blog...probably just Google.

Mar- Thanks for the info! I'm a bit scared of throwing up already because I tend to be very sensitive to meds and they are prescribing vicodin (yikes!) we'll see how it goes.

Rochelle- Thanks for the food recommendations. Those are 2 of my favorites anyways so that will be great! As far as anxiety, the doctor is having me take a Valium pill before I even go in (which seems crazy to me) but its good because I am very nervous about getting the IV (I have a total needle phobia). Anyways I should be calm, drowsy and loopy before even leaving for the doctor haha
Candice Parisi said...: It's really not that bad. You are strong and will be just fine. My advice is to have the bed ready for when you come home because I slept for the first few days almost all day. Pudding was amazing and advil as opposed to Vicodin was much better. Vicodin is what made me sleepy and feel loopy so it was fine for the first few days during the major healing but after that I switched. Again, it wasn't that bad and I was nervous about it too. Good luck my dear, you'll be just fine. :)
Margaret said...: I hope that the surgery went well and that you're resting up! I'm praying that you're not experiencing any pain!