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For 2007, I hope to...
:Enrich myself as much as possible before Uni:
:Do well in Uni:
:Visit Hong Kong or Taiwan:
:Learn hip-hop dancing:
:Not involve my car in any accident:
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So I went to the Natl Dental Centre to do the extraction. And I remember lying on the scary dental chair with the lamp above your head and the clinking of all the metal apparatus the dentist was going to use and I was lying there, with no blindfold whatsoever (so I was watching all these happening) and the dentist was filling up this long needle with the anaesthetic and thereafter "slicing" it into my thin upper RHS gum. And boy did it hurt! And I was crying so loud my mom had to hold me in her arms and hush me. Lol. It was definitely an experience I would remember for a long time.
So thoughts of the incident started to fill my head as I was waiting for the dentist to do the surgery for me. Yes, because the teeth (both upper and lower) were hidden in the gum (or well, at least a good 80%?) surgery had to be done. And by surgery, I mean scaling and DRILLING! Like "I wanna hang a picture up so I have to drill a screw into the wall"-drill. So heh. The horror stories that accompany the op. But of course the thought that got me trembling the most was the fact that my dear vulnerable thin unprotected gums were going to be invaded by the unforgiving needles! Again!
So I went in, the Doctor was very professional about it, greeted me, made me feel as normal as possible and not like asking questions like "Are you ready? It's going to be very painful ar." or unsettling statements/questions along those lines, whcih was perfect for me. And she subsequently injected the anaesthetic into my gums, and surprisingly they did not hurt much if at all this time round. Perhaps it had something to do with this bitter tasting thing she rubbed onto my gums before adminstering the jab (anyone with the relevant knowlegde wanna advise me?). And they went on to cover my clothes as well as blindfold me before carrying on. And throughout the process I couldn't see but could hear the op goingon. And yes, that includes the drilling sounds. But with the anaesthetic administered it didn't hurt. She did warn me before actually pulling the tooth out by telling me that they would be a certain amount of pressure. Thank God in this case pressure did not equate to pain.
And I think in a jiffy 20 mins the whole thing was done. So 'm rather thankful for hving such a nice doctor perform the op for me. I can't imagine the scene where the dentist goes "Oops" or something and there goes. Or if the anaest wasn't preperly injected and we would have a grown up 20 year old guy crying for his mom or something. Now that would be quite a scene lol.
So with this, I am going into the next extraction (next month probably) with fewer apprehensions and definitely less fear.
And because my dco wanted to play safe, she gave me more anaest for the lower jaw, so I am still feeling numb there even after a good 8 hours after the op. The upper's back to normal now, not hurting (expected since it is not as deeply rooted to the gum as the lower tooth). Well, the painkillers have been taken, the measures of only taking soft and cool food aka porridge have been put in place so hopefully when the anaest wears off it wouldn't hurt so bad. Maybe I'll ask the doc for more anaest as per this time round for my next surgery. Heh. Yes, I think I have a low tolerance for pain. Haha. Hey, everybody has their own issues to deal with ok?!
I really miss snacking, and all the wonderful breakfast items I used to have on weekday mornings ranging from carrot cake, roti prata, fried bee hoon/noodles, vegetarian bee hoon, wanton noodles, fishball noodles (hmm havent had this for a while) and all the kuehs like soon kueh, rice kueh, nine-layer kueh, grarrh! All the food I would miss.
For now only at least.
Terence pens his legacy at 7:17 PM
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