So my top left very back molar has been giving me hell for nearly a year. I first mentioned it here and here. Apparently, I needed a root canal or an extraction. After a while it stopped hurting and I basically forgot about it. However, a few weeks ago I strarted to get this nasty puss bubble above the tooth in the gum, so I went back to the dentist. He said this needed to be taken care of ASAP or I may spread the infection to my entire body and die.
Have you ever had a root canal, unpleasant I am sure, but god awful expensive too! So I opted to have the sucker pulled. I doubt I will miss it, it’s the very last tooth. The procedure itself was fairly easy. The worst part was the sensation I felt as it was being pulled out. I was pretty numb so it wasn’t painful, just creepy feeling. And now I have a huge hole in my gum back there, the gums are swollen way more than I thought a gum could swell and I have a left side chipmunk cheek.
If this post makes little to no sense, blame it on the drugs they put me on. Coherent thoughts are extremely difficult today.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I’ve been there many times i know exactly how you feel lol. but whats even weirder the other night i had a dream that the very back tooth on the left side of my mouth was all swollen and gross and that i had to get it removed… how odd is that!!!! even weirder that i remember the dream very vividly!!