The Dentist

So . . . I totally hate the dentist.  Well not THE dentist, but going to the dentist.  Dustyn and I recently switched dentists.  I wasn't sure what to expect at the new dentist, after all I have been going to my old dentist since I can remember.  We are talking 25+ years.  But overall, it was a good experience.  (I guess if you consider teeth getting ripped out of your head a good experience.)

When I got there, they had me sit in the chair (of course) and let me chose a movie.  That's right.  At this dentist, you get to watch movies!  So of course being the Tim McGraw fan that I am, I chose Flicka.  It is one of my favorite movies and I was excited that it was going to help me be distracted during this whole ordeal.

I decided to let them give me some sort of drug that relaxes you.  She explained it to me like being drunk and that I would not remember anything the next day.  Hey, that's fine with me.  Who really wants to remember dental work?  Well in order to take the pills they had to crush them up and put them under my tongue to dissolve.  Oh no.  This is something that I do not do well with.  Last time I had this experience was when they were trying to start my labor when I was having Hannah.  Let's just say... I puked.  Everywhere.  I was never quite sure if it was the pain or the crushed pills under my tongue, or both.  So I was a tad bit nervous that I was going to puke everywhere.

She put the crushed pills under my tongue and started my movie (they have those glasses that you put on to watch the movie).  The also put on a blood pressure thingy and a pulse thingy on my finger to monitor me through out the procedure.  They let me sit there at least half of an hour so that I would feel nice and drunk.  Nothin.  No dizziness, no lightheadedness, no sleepiness.  Nothin.  Dang.  He laid me back and decided to start numbing me.  He noticed the pills didn't dissolve much, so he had me swallow the dust.  Yum.  But, I didn't puke.  That is an improvement over last time.

He gave me a ton of shots (I'd say at least 9 or 10) which I was fine with, as long as I didn't feel nothin'.  Of course I didn't see the needles because I was watching Flicka.  That and I closed my eyes to make sure.  I hate needles.  I freak out over FLU shots.  Yep, pathetic.  So I got nice and numb.  They fixed my broken tooth first.  Since it is my baby tooth, they just kinda filled it in hoping to keep it as long as possible so I don't have to get an implant.  Which I am very thankful for.  I am NOT looking forward to am implant.  I hope that doesn't happen for a good 20+ years.  :)

He started drilling my tooth down to get it ready, and apparently it wasn't quite dead, so he fixed that.  Nice.  The filling to fix my tooth didn't take much time.  Then on to the real problem....Wisdom Teeth!  Ahhh....  I was so not relaxed.  The little $55.00  dollar pill just tasted nasty.  That's it.  I should have known better.  Pain killers/drugs do nothing to me.  When I was having Hannah they were pumping me full of morphine.  Nothin.  I think it was saline solution.  Or else my body just doesn't react the way it should.  :P  Either way, they just don't seem to help.  And I still remember everything about yesterday.  Dang.

So he started extracting my wisdom teeth.  It wasn't so bad... at first.  Then came the part when he tried to break my jaw in half. Holy Cow.  I honestly was waiting for my jaw to snap in half.  Of course it didn't.  Then on to the next one.  This one was even worse.  I knew without a doubt that my jaw was going to snap.  But it didn't.  But I was super tense and my legs even came flying up.  He stopped to make sure he wasn't hurting me.  Uhm...  no.  I am just waiting for the snap.  That's all.  So he went back to work.  Then it was over.  I survived.  They let me sit there waiting for Dustyn to come pick me up.  I wasn't suppose to drive with that potent drug in my system that made me make crazy decisions and made me forget everything.  Ha ha.  I'm kidding.  Maybe it really worked.  I doubt it.  Anyways, it was then when my mouth started throbbing. I was totally hoping that it wouldn't start until after the numbness wore off.  Wrong.  Ouch.  Then I got the worst headache ever.  It felt like someone had been trying to brake my jaw.  Oh wait...  Ha ha.  So I got home and laid down trying to get the throbbing to stop. I was hoping they would have given me some pain pills to stop the aching.  Nope.  So I just laid there wishing I could go to sleep.  Finally the phone rang.  Apparently they forgot my prescriptions, so they called them in for me.  Thank goodness.  So Dustyn went down and picked them up, along with a bunch of soft food.  I took one when he got home and somehow eventually drifted off to sleep.  When I woke up about a half of an hour later, I felt much better.  The rest of the evening went fairly well.  (Except trying to stop the bleeding.  But eventually it worked. . . kinda)

This morning...  I am sore.  Super sore.  Ugh... hate that.  And I have a horrible taste in my mouth.  Gag me.  But at least I survived and I still remember to tell about it.  Ha ha.

I am sure this isn't that interesting of a story, since most of ya'll have already had your wisdom teeth out (and aren't big babies like me) and know how it goes... but you get to read it anyways.  Now I am just wondering if food will get in the holes and how to take care of the nasty holes in my mouth.  Ew.  I guess it will all work out.

I wish I could lay in bed for a few days and take advantage of slothing around... but I am babysitting in an hour, so I guess I better go get ready to go.  There will be time to lay around some other day.

Random Thought Monday.

~Has anyone seemed to notice that there seems to be a excessive amount of moths this year.  We always have so many in our house.  Very annoying.  Today when Dustyn opened the door to the garage, at least 5-6 moths flew in before he was able to slam the door.  There are about 15-20 on the window waiting to come in.  On each window. Ew.

~Let's not forget the mice.  Ew.  Bad year.

~Tonight Dustyn made dinner.  Nice!  Steak, potato/squash, and green beans.  I have the best husband ever.

~I am totally not looking forward to tomorrow (wisdom teeth), in fact, I am panicking a little.  I suppose I will survive.

~I really am wanting satellite more than ever.  Too many shows on that I would like to watch.  But I am all about a DVR/Tivo so I can watch them when I want, otherwise, it's just not going to happen.

~So anyone tried out Plurk.com?  It's totally entertaining, but just another time waster.  Ha ha.  There is really no point or reason for it, just entertainment.  :)

~I am not a nap taker, at all.  Lately, I have had a lot of naps.  Weird.  I think I have been sleeping too much and making myself tired?  Who knows, but it's annoying.

~I had a lot of random thoughts in my head.  Now, nothing.

~I bought me a new pair of pants from Target.  The button on the pants broke before I ever even got to wear them.  I hate that.  I bought them online and have yet to return them.  Maybe I will get a chance this weekend when we are up north.

~My brother-in-law, Brandon, is going through the Temple this weekend!  I am so excited for him.  We are proud of you Brandon!

~On Friday we totally organized and went through everything in the garage.  It feels good to have it done.  I love the feeling of accomplishing something.  It's the best!  I just hate getting to that point.  Next is our guest room.  Not excited for that one.  It's the junk collector room in our house.  :P

~On Saturday we went to the BYU vs. Wyoming game with the youth in our ward.  It was pretty fun, but very, very warm.  Did I mention, warm?  Last year Dustyn won two stadium seat things (you know, the ones you clamp on to the bench.  They provide cushion and a back).  It was nice to use them for once!  They made it much more enjoyable.

~Thanks for all the nice comments about the header.  I know it's not October yet, but I just have to use it now because it has one of my favorite quotes.  I love it.  I have to enjoy it while I can!

~These are mostly for Michelle (and any other "Hottie House" fans), but maybe someone else will get a laugh out of some of them.  All are direct quotes from the Hottie House.

Miss Peterson: What happens if you don't brush your teeth?

Random 1st Grader: Your teeth get all moldy.

It's okay, I'm not hurting inside. -kamie

I want your breakfast. -amber

Your freedom ends where my nose begins. -professor jordan

Are you sure? -amber

I want a space filler. -michelle

A cat-eyed bug-fish. -kamie

My dating life is not productive, it's just funny. -zach

Adam: Want to come shred paper tonight?

Kamie: Oh... is that what they call it these days.

Ya know what?  Get stuffed. -michelle

No kiss... no commit. -zach

In dance class: To dance well and to sing well is to be well educated. -Plato

Michelle: Well, I'm screwed.

Some Girl: Where is this relationship going?

Blair: Right now, or 40 seconds ago?

I have gas. -cody

He's achin' for your bacon. -lance

Oh poop squish. -adam

Come on booger girl. -jeff

It's either nothing like she said, or totally different. -adam

Amber to Jolene: Just go... What do you have to lose?

Mom Shakespear: Her reputation! Her virginity!

I've got ankle-tunnel. -kamie

What's not to love? -michelle

Umm... I recommend you take that out, right now! -kamie

Don't go smeadal! -lance

It doesn't stop... but it didn't keep going.  Know what I mean? -adam

Yo, yo. Check it out.  You play something here and I'll play something here. -mike to jeff while playing the keyboard

Sounds fattening... Yum!! -adam

Your addicted. -jeff

I like it cuz it's nice to me and it does what I want. -brittany about O-Chem

A lot of the worlds problems are solved by poking. -andy

(Looking at clearance rack) Wow!  Those are ugly.

Apparently everyone else thought they were too.  -kamie

What a month.

First all the dental.

Then a sleep study.

Now me. 

I totally just cut my finger while washing dishes.  

I'm thinking stitches.

Just waiting for Dustyn to get home so he can take me to ER.  (he took the youth to the Temple.  Guess I should have gone)

So annoying.

We have already racked up $2500.00 in medical this month.  (yes that is after insurance)

We REALLY want to go to Cali next month...  but if this continues....

Grrr....

I'm so irritated.

Well off to ER I guess. 

I say that is enough for one month.

(Apparently it's not bad enough to not post a blog.  Ha ha.  I might have to get good at typing minus a finger)

And to finish off my week . . .

(Painting by Sarah Becktel)

This will be me in about 19 days.  :P

Anyone else ever had their wisdom teeth out at 29?!?!

But I do have a cavity free mouth!  Woohoo!