01/03/08
The Wisdom Teeth of Solomon -
Categories: All you people who said "Ooh, wisdom teeth - that's going to hurt... Your teeth will go mouldy... Your cheeks will go green... Your jaw will be dislocated... Your skin will be bruised... Your head will fall off..." - You're all wusses.
I'm well aware I'm not out of the woods yet. I had it done on Wednesday - it's now Friday night, and it could still inflame further yet. Plus I've only had my left ones out so far, with the right ones to follow in a few weeks. So it could all go wrong yet, but so far, so good. Viewed on the left side, I look a bit like Quagmire from Family Guy, or Mr Incredible, but that's no bad thing. It's a little sore, and I had a little bleeding to start with. Alright, and chewing sausages today wasn't easy. Anyway, I'm coping.
Only slight hiccup was that I spotted a chip on my front tooth. The doc was obviously pretty forceful in yanking out those bad boys, so I figured it was a possibility that she chipped it. So I called up the hospital to let them know. I don't know what the drill is (of course I know what a drill is - I heard it in my mouth)... Do the NHS give you free crowns if they chip your tooth? It's a moo point anyway, because...
Having phoned to make an appointment (the doc said, "Are you saying I did that? If I had I'd have let you know at the time..."), I then thought I'd better check through some old photos. And sure enough, a photo from Christmas shows that I've always had that slight chip in my front tooth. It just took the extraction of two wisdom teeth to notice it. So I phoned the hospital back the next day, a little bit grovelly. Because I don't want them to think of me as a problem (and possibly litigious) patient. After all, I'm going back there for the right side, and I don't want them to seek vengeance on me. I've seen Steve Martin in Little Shop of Horrors...
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