My 15-year-old son had all 4
wisdom teeth removed yesterday. When they started to come in, the new teeth were
making his already-straightened-by-braces teeth crooked again. The surgery went well: it only required
a local anesthetic and did not take long. To make up for having surgery on his birthday,
Paul has been enjoying unlimited ice cream. Since it hurt him to
talk, my husband John gave Paul a small pad of paper. Here is the collection of
little notes from Paul on the way home from the dentist:
- I would like the chocolate ice cream first when we get home
because vanilla makes lots of foam when you have it with 7up or Sprite. - Whenever I swallow, it tastes of blood and is making me nauseated and
headachy. - It is very hard to swallow and I have minor hickups and yawns.
- By the time this is over, this stack of paper will be very small.
- The numbness feels like it is slowly crawling up my skull and my
headache is getting worse in the places that are not numb yet. - When we were in the parking lot, I saw a minivan going really fast
into the parking lot then swerving perfectly into a parking space
and after a few seconds they went towards the Safeway. - You were shuffling the notes.
- They said no rinsing for one hour.
- The taste of blood in my mouth is diminishing somewhat.
- The worst part of this right now is I can’t really move my tongue
and my tongue is tickling. - How are we going to switch out the gauze?
- Hands at 10 and 2 on the wheel, not knees at 5 and 7.
- I need a blow horn to call you when I need you because I cannot shout.
Paul is feeling much better today.
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