Wisdom No More

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After surgery, face black black and mouth pain pain.

I was having some gum problem with my upper wisdom tooth a week ago and I thought it could be due to heatiness. (发热). The pain was getting unbearable day by day until yesterday afternoon; my hubby said it could be my wisdom tooth that was causing the pain. "Hmmm...alright, now can i request you to do something for me?' I said to my hubby. "Go wash you hands clean clean and try stickin' your finger right into my problematic tooth to see if its really the tooth issue". After some finger works by my hubby for a minute or so, "i think it is really your wisdom tooth, confirmed." my hubby replied.

After some thoughts I decided to visit the dentist before going to work today. Mr. Dentist checked my tooth and, he advised me to have it extracted else the pain will still be there. OMIGOSH!! I was so nervous cos it is more than 25 years since I had my last extraction done. I even joke with the dentist if I can take pictures of the process so that i can put it up in my blog.

The Process Begins...
Firstly he gave me some anesthetic to numb the area where the tooth would be remove. I can even feel the needle poking into my gum (ouch). Secondly X-rayed to see if there is any complication for the extraction. During the process of extraction I could feel that he is applying great strength onto my tooth, twisted...twisted...more twisting...and pulled!!! (scary!!!)

After The Process...
Stitching was the final step after the extraction to close up the wound. During the procedure I do not dare to open my eyes till he's done with it; then he folded a cotton gauze pad and placed it over the wound to stop the bleeding. My face felt numb and swollen after that but it goes off after few hours.


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Disgusting right?

The Bill...
The whole procedure took less than an hour and it was all very straightforward till I saw the bill. "How much is the total cost, I asked the lady, $585 she said." My jaw dropped to the ground. What??!! So expensive??!! I nearly fainted, as I expected $250 ~ $ 300 plus. Luckily I was able to use my MediSave to offset the hefty bill.

Well the pain in my mouth is gone but the pain in my wallet just begin...ouch.