So, in my 'about me' section there is a list of some things... about me. One of the bullets lists my long need for braces and still having my wisdom teeth. That statement is now a lie; every mouth professional still tells me I need braces, but Dr. Choi took my four wisdom teeth out of my jaw on 28 July 2015.
The months up to my appointment, we were awaiting insurance approval and my mouth would remind me now and again of the need for surgery. Like I didn't know already, thanks. It took so long though that it sort of felt like it was never going to happen. When the surgery was a couple days away, my nerves kicked in pretty hard; the office called to confirm my appointment and it started feeling too real. I mean, what do I know about surgery?
We showed on time for once and had to wait for an eternity in the lobby. It gave Glen time to learn how to work my phone's video camera smoothly though.
We got called back and as soon as I got in the chair the lady started cleaning me up for an IV. This was what I was most nervous about -- needles are just the worst, right? I had never experienced an IV before and then it happened and I was like, "Whaaaat?! That's it?" And then I was like... "Okay, I'm done, take it out now." Of course, they didn't and they were already taping a stethoscope to my neck so the surgeon could make sure my heart kept beating and my breathing never ceased. Then the second fear popped in -- death; never waking. But the sleeping stuff was already pumping in through the IV and it felt like a warm liquid slowly streaming up my arm and I closed my eyes...
But I could still hear everything and the third fear of never actually falling asleep kicked in! I started frantically trying to relax every portion of my body. Then, every sound in the room started going slow-mo on me; like the sounds literally went crazy and I was gone. Then I woke up and the nurses were scurrying about my body taking off all the gadgets and talking about something I can't remember now.
And the rest is in the videos...
