the loss of one's widsom (teeeeefers)

It is always so funny how wrong my mom is about my health sometimes. For instance, in the 7th grade, every spring I would wake up for a week with the worst conjestion.  I would sneeze and be ichy for days once spring came around. I kept prompting her and telling her it was my allergies but she simply waved it off as a cold.  Until one day, when mom brought me to the doctor to get this "cold" taken care of and when he was done examining me, he looked at my mom and said "your daughter has allergies." For years, I haven't let her get away with this; it is our own little inside joke.


Until about 3 years ago, my wisdom teeth began to grow in and it was absolutely painful. Nothing like teeth that don't belong, growing into the very little space you have left on your gums. Now my upper widsom teeth look like they are going to swing right off my gum because they are at such an awkward angle.  I kept telling my mom "Mom! My wisdom teeth are going to have to come out!" and she just simply refused to believe me.  Well, this semester, for a week straight, my one tooth was killing me. I felt as if I needed a root canal. So mom made an emergency dentist appointment and I went in to have the tooth looked at. My very friendly dentist took some xrays and after examining the tooth, she told me that it looked as if I needed to have my wisdom teeth taken out.  Sometimes when the wisdom teeth are "acting up", they tend to hurt the entire set of teeth.  Another "ah ha!" in my mom's face. 


So tomorrow, I get my wisdom teeth taken out.  I am a bit nervous about this.  At the time of the dentist's appointment, it seemed like such a far away date: January 4th, 2010. I didn't think much of it until I had my evaluation with my oral surgeon.  He told me that basically they would be giving me "laughing" gas to calm me down and then they would be putting the anesthesia in via an IV.  I sort of freaked out. I have been a pretty lucky kid. Nothing bad has ever truely happened to me and I am lucky enough to say that this is the most extensive procedure I have ever had done.  I've never had laughing gas and I've never had anesthesia. I think the biggest fear of mine is that I could not wake up from this stuff. I think that is everyone's fear.  I guess I will be conquering one my biggest fears tomorrow.  I am a little nervous about the pain the next following days. I've also never taken heavy medications such a Vicodine or Percoset.  Needless to say, I am a bit nervous about the entire thing.


And weirdly enough, I am a bit sad. I know I am a bit late in the age range to be getting my wisdom teeth out but once they are gone, they are gone. Atleast I can say that it is done and I hopefully will never have to have any teeth pulled again. 


Anyways, while doing my neurotic and OCD research on widsom teeth extraction, I found some funny youtube videos to go along with my theme of my loss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtHXxMJ6xxs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPZbQZlKzwM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgaOXaVB73k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPnGAUHhfaE&feature=related

and this one is absolutely hysterical but hopefully I won't get THAT bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3g1rXT4-uo&feature=related

I will post after the "experience" (haha)