06/30/2009

Okay, so this is the 'update.' Teeth are out. Pain is starting! Thanks for praying.

Today I say 'goodbye.' Yes, today the dentist is going to take (at the very least) one of my wisdom teeth. I'm not particularly emotionally attached to my wisdom teeth, but I wouldn't say I'm looking forward to having it removed! Quite the opposite. Because, if you remember, I hate the dentist. So, for those of you who are checking in with me this AM, here is my specific prayer list:

-I don't want to experience any physical pain.
-I don't want any medications that would render me less-than-lucid.
-I DO want to find something enjoyable to watch on the flat screen TV that is hanging above the chair...because I do want to be happily distracted.
-I DO want Nick to be able to stay with me, in the room, for the whole procedure. (Good thing he isn't the type to faint at the sight of blood!)
-I don't want the procedure to take a long time.
-I DO want to be able to manage post-surgery pain without taking medicine that affects my thinking.

You know how some people just love and embrace the type of medication that leaves you feeling...hmm...intoxicated? (I've never been drunk, but I've had medication that has given side-effects that seem to me like being drunk.) Well, I am not one of those people. I fight the wooziness, the confusion, the spinning...I hate it! So, I'm hoping to avoid that.

Nick is my advocate. Love that man! He spent a while on the phone with the dentist office yesterday. He was spelling out, as clearly as is possible, what would put my mind most at ease. How sweet!

I'm now going to find something to eat...probably something crunchy, since I won't be able to crunch for a couple days. Pray hard! I KNOW some of you have been praying already, because I managed to get an excellent night's sleep.