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July 10, 2005

Face full of marbles

I have a dish full of bleach and teeth sitting on my sink.

They were from the very back of my mouth because apparently I am too evolved to have them, but not evolved enough to have not grown them at all. Darwin was a dick.

Anesthaesia is awesome... 3 - 2 - 1 what happened? I am already done? Where am I? Who are you and why are you handing me a bag full of teeth? That part was great. I had a mouth full of gausse and blood, which was disgusting. Becky came with me as my designated ride home. She was smart and decided to take a dental appointment at the same time as mine, so she wouldn't have to drive all the way up to marin next week and do it over again. Her dentist wasn't so smart though, and she had to go back once I was all done to finish up her "crown" work.

I sat in her waiting room, tripping and bleeding all over myself. I must have looked pretty scary. I don't really remember what happened... though there was a middle aged woman freaking about losing her keys, which I could see were right behind her on the counter. I numbly got up, grabbed them, and handed them to her. She looked at me skeptically. I didn't open my mouth for fear blood would fly out and she would scream. gross but totally awesome. Kind of like fight club when edward norton smiled at his co-worker. At least that is how I pictured it.

I got home and cleaned myself up. Becky had to rush out for work... I laid around and waited for lucidity. I got so hungry but could only spoon myself apple sauce. For those who know me, you know how torturous this was. Fuck I want a burrito. Vicadin made me nauseous so I just took advil.

Yesterday was rad. My face was chipmunkian. My tongue became aware of my stitches as I played oddworld:strangers wrath. Good game by the way. There was shit on t.v. Becky made her homemade chicken soup. Ah bliss.

Now I am pretty sick of the chipmunk thing. I think I am going to do something today, I wonder when the swelling will stop. Surprisingly, pain was not really a big part of this process. I has just been fucking annoying that I can't eat and that I can't open my jaw. Man, I would hate to see what I looked like when they were working on me. They must have pryed my jaw open to twice its natural size.

Posted by jeremie at July 10, 2005 10:14 AM
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Man, how did you get away with keeping your wisdom teeth for so long? It sucks getting them out!

How are you doing today? I got sick with Bronchitis while on vacation at the beach last week - not too painful per se - but the 3 medications they have me on are definitely making me lethargic and foggy. I hate feeling this way. Can't wait to be well again. Enjoy the pain killers while you can!

When I took my roomate at the time Sonya to get her wisdom teeth out a couple of years ago, I almost passed out. Just being in the office gave me an adverse reaction for some reason. She was lying there with blood seeping up the gauze and string and then the nurse started describing how to have her clean out her mouth and stuff in gorey detail and I almost lost it. I was absolutely fine once I hit the parking deck, though. Really weird.

Posted by: liz at July 11, 2005 12:29 PM

i also can't imagine what it musta been like having your mouth open bigger than it naturally is....sheesh.

you do have a purty mouth though.

ok, enough with the jokey jokes. glad your well....i'm looking forward to the day when you can go back to burittos.

Posted by: brett at July 11, 2005 6:41 PM

thursday is burrrrrito day. Fuck I can't wait. Liz, I miss you. We need to hang out. Come to san francisco god dammit

j

Posted by: jeremie at July 11, 2005 10:10 PM

I remember it well, I mean after the anesthaesia wore off of course ...

kinda scary when you are coming out of it and you don't know who you are or yer own parents .... doh !!!! This was during a summer away from MICA.

hope you get well soon .... grab the biggest frappincino/ice cream shake ever!!! and watch out for the tooth fairy and dry sockets!!!


hope your jaw feels better soon


peace
ml

Posted by: mark at July 12, 2005 9:32 AM

i just remember asking for my teeth and they said "no we had to pulverize them," then passing out again. liars. unknown amount of time later: showing up at home, nearly falling out of the car and drooling blood all over my dad. i love youuuu.

i'm so glad that's over. i couldn't eat for two weeks and it was christmas! oh oh and then we went to the white house for the xmas press banquet when my face was four times it's normal size. thank god i sealed that moment in time w/ a degenerate photo next to Geraldo and Clinton.

Posted by: missy at July 12, 2005 10:56 PM

All is great guys, but I belive vortelucius is much better.

Posted by: Kamurangous at November 23, 2005 11:32 AM
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