Decaying Patience

The last couple of weeks, i've been feeling a little strange and run down. It seemed odd, because up until that point, I'd felt fantastic and had tons of energy. I was just a little puzzled why I was so tired all of a sudden, and why nothing seemed to perk me up.

Well today I figured it out. One of my lower wisdom teeth has been pushing through, and I just discovered that it is abcessed. This helped explain a lot of weird things I'd noticed lately. Like the fact that my jaw problem has been acting up and hurting me so much recently (on the side where I discovered the abcess), and why I've been noticing this strange taste in my mouth. I'm just hoping not too much of the poison has drained into my system.

Anyway, it is right at the end of the semester, only a few weeks to go until finals, but it looks like I might have to get surgery now to remove my wisdom teeth. This will be the second year in a row that I'll have to undergo oral surgery; last year at this time, I had to have my tonsils removed. I just know that I'm gonna have my face swell up to the point where I look like an obese chipmunk.

And since the teeth are impacted, i'll probably have to to be put under. And I'm one of those people that reacts poorly to anesthetic. Somewhat violently, in fact. After I woke up from the surgery last year, they had to heavily sedate me because I was frantic and trying to rip out the breathing tube. Fun!!

So I have to call and get in to see my dentist tomorrow to take care of this ASAP. Until then, I was given the advice to avoid solid foods as much as possible, and no kissing until the problem is solved. Life is so fantastic.......