the toothless wonder

[proud gonzo]

So they just pulled my wisdom teeth... (didn't take him very long at all. didn't even get through a whole weezer tune) the teeth are currently sitting in a little bowl waiting for me to clean them off.
My face is still all numb and i'm drooling everywhere i think. So the good news is I didn't have to deal with an IV, it was painless, and i can't feel a THING yet. (and i know, i'm going to heed the advice i've gotten--as soon as mom gets back from walgreens with my happy prescription I'm going to take it. even though nothing hurts yet.)

I'm stocked up on fruit and stuff so i can live on smoothies for a while.

[Mjcpr]

I like the crunching noise you hear when they're wrenching the teeth from your jaw bone.

[proud gonzo]

and that's why i had the headphones : )

actually mine were really easy because they were in the process of coming in so they weren't stuck in there very bad. There wasn't too much wrenching involved.

[TrophyCollector]

Hydorcodone ROCKS!!!

[proud gonzo]

it's been about an hour now... i took the gauze out and changed it since i appear to still be oozing.

[Sooner51]

beware of dry-socket

[KC//CRIMSON]

Have you raked your tongue across the wire like stitches yet? mmmmm.....good times ain't it?

FYI - Do not let that cold smoothy hit your wound or use a straw....or you will pay the price....

[C&CDean]

Who knew that yanking wisdom teeth made your house smell like stanky feet?

[proud gonzo]

and actually i don't have stitches. the holes aren't even that big. the wisdom teeth were already half way in so I don't even know if the dentist had to make any sort of incision.

I've been warned about dry socket too--thanks

right now i'm just drinking gatorade... though i REALLY want thai stirfry. *sigh*

[saucysoonergal]

Tip:

If you have impacted wisdom teeth and your regular dentist wants to pull them with you wide awake, decline that offer and ask to be referred to an oral surgeon.

[GottaHavePride]

Who knew that yanking wisdom teeth made your house smell like stanky feet?

No, no. She's back in Wichita for the summer. I'm in Norman working all summer. Well, not working in Norman, working at Whitewater, but same difference.

[proud gonzo]

My head feels kinda wonky and i'm not sure how much of it is because of the pain medication and how much is because I haven't eaten since 10 am.

[BigRedJed]

GOOD GOD!!! HAVE SOME FIBER NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!

I had all four wisdom teeth pulled out when I was an eighth grader. I thought it was all good, soft foods, milkshakes and such, until about 3 days into the deal I realized I hadn't spent any quality time in the bathroom, if you know what I mean. Well, by the time you realize this, it's a BIG problem. I always thought "irregularity" was something to chuckle about, until it happened to me.

There are only a few other times in my life that I have been anywhere near that miserable. Your eyes cloud up, your entire body aches, and you feel like something that might have been scraped off of the bottom of Michael Jackson's penny loafer, after playtime in Bubbles' cage.

Anyway, there should be a law that dentists and oral surgeons counsel their patients to drink a soluble fiber like Citrucel when recovering from tooth extractions on a soft diet.

That's the one and only time in my 36 years that I wasn't a "regular" guy, and I sincerely hope it never happens again.

[proud gonzo]

so this is fun... i have to eat something before i take another one of those happy pills that make pain go bye-bye, but eating is gonna be entertaining without the pill.

it doesn't actually hurt very much right now. it's sore, but not much worse than when the teeth were trying to come in. i'm REALLY craving some mexican food though. i'm so weak willed. it's only been nine hours.

[BigRedJed]

FIBER!!!

[proud gonzo]

yes sir *salutes*

[Al Gore]

Make sure to put them under your pillow tonight!!!!!

[TrophyCollector]

[soonerboomer93]

have some refried beans then...

[OU4LIFE]

PG...applesuace......applesauce is awesome to take befor eyour pills. goes down easy, and it's tasty.