ven though this year has been an amazing year so far, maybe even the best, it has definitely been lacking in one department-- my health.Thankfully I haven’t had any major illnesses or conditions (knock on wood!), but I’m pretty sure I’ve been sick more than healthy since January. It’s just been back to back colds and the flu. The worst was when I had to stay home from work two days because I felt like death and didn’t even have enough energy to groan about the pain. I had a cough for more than two weeks and eventually had to get antibiotics that just made me super nauseous. Fun times… Now I have yet another cold. I think it’s combined with seasonal allergies to make for extra excitement at bed time. No decongestant is working and I just feel like complaining about it. So there. I’m sick again and it’s getting really old, fast.
The weird part is that I’m one of those annoying people that is always like, “I never get sick.” So thanks universe for showing me that I’m not Wonder Woman. Or maybe this is just making up for all those flu’s and colds I didn’t get when I was younger? Eh, since when is life supposed to be fair?
Anywhoo, what I’m really worried about is the fact that I have to get all of my wisdom teeth taken out soon. I went for a teeth cleaning after about six years (yeah, the dentist wasn’t too pleased about that). Good News: I have no cavities and wonderfully healthy teeth, despite my professional cleaning neglect. Bad News: My x-rays showed that my wisdom teeth are impacted and definitely need to be removed ASAP. I know that this is a standard procedure and most people have to remove their wisdom teeth, but that doesn’t make it any less terrifying.
Being the freak that I am, of course I have been researching non-stop the possible side effects of the procedure, how long it takes to recover, what can go wrong, etc. And let me tell you, a lot can go wrong. One of the scariest is that they can hit your nerves wrong causing “numbness in the mouth or lips that does not go away.” What?? Ok ok, it was listed under “rare side effects,” but still! And that possibility is on top of the scariness that comes along with the anesthetics they use during the procedure and the horrible narcotic pain relievers they give you afterwards. I’d also have to sleep sitting up to prevent a dry socket from forming, which also sounds terrifying. Ah, I could go on, but I am only freaking myself out more.
I guess the bottom line is that I have been putting off scheduling a consultation for the surgery for too long. Also, I willingly admit that I am a little bit neurotic about medical procedures.
For now, I am just going to focus on getting rid of my current cold. Chicken soup and lots of fluids for me tonight! Then maybe I’ll eventually get around to calling that oral surgeon…
