In which Sky is in massive amounts of pain.

[cerulean_sky]

• My left bottom wisdom tooth is moving around again. About two years ago, it broke through the gum and I took pain killers for a few days, but that was it. Now... I've been taking pain killers for... almost a week. OW. I just don't have time in my life right now to go to the dentist, be put under and have it removed, and then spend however long doped up on the opiates they'll give me to get rid of the pain. I have school. On the other hand, I also don't want to get an infection or anything, and it hurts like a bitch. I know I'm going to have to get them removed sooner rather than later.

• That visit to the dentist will be the first time I've gone in... probably like 8 years. I just know they're going to find other things in my mouth that they want to fix. And while I'm all for having good teeth, the dentist scares me and so do needles, and it's expensive.

• AUGH OH GOD MY MOUTH.

• In other, less painful news: Nyx learned how to use the cat door. So she's been wandering around outside for the last few days. She always comes back in at night—I'm not sure she actually goes outside at all once it gets dark, so that's a plus—and my mom and I figure that the earlier she learns about the outdoors, the better prepared she'll be than when we would have kept her inside for the first several months. My little bitty kitten is growing up!

• I've decided I'm not going to dance tonight, and since I went last night, I feel somewhat justified in this. Instead I am going to come home early and do lots of homework and be very prepared for all my classes and get a good night's sleep. I feel all mature, having made this decision. LOL with me now.

• Faust Party (aka S&C) is this weekend, and I am actually looking forward to it. Mostly I am looking forward to dancing and hanging out with friends. And hopefully not doing anything stupid. And since I'm not a freshman, I feel somewhat justified in my decision—what is it with me and needing justification for my decisions lately?—not to wear tons of white. The upperclassmen can suck it. I'm older than mostly all of them anyway. (Gotta love how like... one person on my flist has any idea what I'm talking about here.)

Comments

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

When the hell did they start calling it Faust? We called it S&C. We actually got in huge trouble in 96 when I was a senior because someone distributed porn.

[ashes-to-roses.livejournal.com]

bad tooth! =( 8 years since the dentist?! oh my! i go once a year and that's apparently too little.

i was scared enough when getting numbed for fillings (injection scar), but had to be knocked out for wisdom teeth/12 years as i technically had 5 removed. if you're scared, request being put to sleep. you may have to recover longer, but at least you won't remember lying there while they do things to your mouth. and if they refuse to do anything but novocaine, relax knowing you won't be able to feel it and the current pain will be fixed.

this is my limited dentistry. =/ not meaning to make you nervous. i'm just telling you my experience.

[exrpan.livejournal.com]

I put off getting my wisdom teeth out for a good long four years...until finally they drove me so nuts with all the infections and inflammations I was getting that I just decided to suck it up and get them out. And then the procedure ended up taking a total of twenty minutes, and I was fine the next day -- back to eating most of the same foods I would normally eat. I didn't even take pain killers the first night.

So I think it varies for everyone...I've also heard horror stories of like 3 weeks' worth of recovery time. Your doctor will probably be able to give you a good idea of how long you'd be recovering for, simply based off what s/he sees in your mouth/x-ray. My doctor told me before the procedure that I should recover in a day, while my friend's doctor told her she would be out (of work) for probably a week and a half, and for both of us that was spot on.

[blondebebop.livejournal.com]

augh! wisdom tooth pain is no bueno.

i got mine popped out a year ago by Dr. Urig here in SF and it took me maybe 2 days at the most to heal. the pain of them coming in was actually worse than healing afterwards. i was woozy for maybe half a day? so i'd say pick a long weekend and you should be fine - totally conscious and all.

but if not, i feel like all your reading would just be hilarious on painkillers.