Sleep is amazing

Well, last Wednesday the dentist did indeed remove 2 of my wisdom teeth. The process here is slightly different than in North America. I first went to a radiology place, with no appointment. Walked in, told them my dentist's name, that I needed xrays of my teeth. 5 minutes later they took my xrays, 15 minutes later I was out the door with the xrays in my hand. Nice that it could be so little hassle! Once at the dentist's, she didn't want to do all four at once (looking back, that's a good plan), so we did the two most painful. They don't put people under here for this, so just a lot of needles. Numbing always takes a long time for me, so the first half hour or so was extremely painful, my clothes were completely soaked in sweat and they were holding me down. Then they decided to give me some more needles, and worked on the other tooth while the other area numbed some more. The top tooth seemed to go really smoothly and quickly (only in comparison, the dentist said), probably about 20 minutes, with no extreme pain. Back to the bottom tooth. At one point the dentist said that I would probably die before we got it out, because my roots/teeth were so big! With the double dosage of needles and more time, the bottom was a lot less painful the second time around, and within an hour and a half both teeth were out. People say that it's really painful afterwards, but really my teeth feel amazing. I've been able to sleep through the whole night, every night. I'm not talking or singing much, or being active at all, which is hard on me personally, and my job! But necessary so they can heal properly. My other two wisdom teeth will come out eventually as well.

Thankful:
- a dentist who speaks English
- that a good friend could drive me in and around so I didn't have to worry about taxis 
- a relatively cheap price, less than a quarter of what it would cost in Canada
- sleep and real rest, don't take that for granted!