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My First Surgery

SUTURES

January 26,2008

9:30am I just woke up even if i knew for a fact that i have a dental appointment by 10am.

9:45am Still in bed thinking of what to wear. The dental assistant texted me and informed me that i need to take hemostan an hour before surgery...it's almost 10am..geezuz!

10:30am arrived at the dental clinic. half an hour late from my appointment. I just apologized and told the doctor that I took hemostan only 15 mins ago. He just nodded.

10:45 am I am comfortably seated on the dental chair with red dental gum patches in my mouth. can't feel my lips now.... then there goes 6 shots of local anesthesia...

These were some of the events that took place during my first ever dental surgery. I never thought my mouth could be this complicated and mind you, expensive! I went there alone because i wanted to overcome my fear of going to the dentist and having that long needle stuck inside my mouth for the local anesthesia. I wasn't farting. that's a good sign. This was the very first time i never freaked out or almost collapsed. I was all alone.. and my gums needed surgery because my frenum is too big, so my front teeth won't be closing properly. My dentist convinced me to have dental surgery ASAP.

I thought it would be painful. but i never felt a single thing aside from the first shot of anesthesia. I covered my eyes with my hanky so i wouldn't be able to see a thing. Doctor Hafid made a laceration on the gums that held my 4 front teeth. I can only feel the tug but it wasn't painful. I didnt even notice that he was already stitching my lacerated gums. i had a total of 4 stitches and it's almost healing now. It's just weird because I'm like the walking frankenstein, morphed into a woman with braces. i almost slept throughout the operation because my dentist was really great in handling patients for surgery. It didnt scare the hell out of me. It felt like i just had my teeth cleaned in 30 minutes.

I am so proud of myself. I was able to conquer my fear of needles and of dentists. Having my tongue pierced was way painful than my gum surgery. Kudos to Dr. Hafid! I'll be seeing him again this Saturday to have my sutures removed. whoopee! He's the only dentist who sings while doing the surgery...

Fear is all in the mind. No obstacle is too big if you believe that you can overcome it. And oh.. did i ever mention that i Prayed a Lot before the surgery? I PRAYED A LOT. :) That helped me go through the whole process without a sweat. :)

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