It started Wednesday evening: a major toothache of death occurred which resulted in a very unrested Karen, I tried a cocktail of Nurofen and Panadol to help numb the throbbing pain with no prevail. So in the morning at the sound of my alarm going off with me still in agony... the call we all love to do at 7:30am, the ‘i can’t come into work’ call (at my receptionist job) with the dismay of my boss, which muttered that ‘they will manage’ (in a not so convincing manner ). I contacted my friend to find out her dentist (Dr L. Ross Jackson) as my last visit to my dentist got me brushed off as a ‘worry-wart’ regarding my wisdom teeth growing weird. I managed to get an appointment due to a cancellation at 9:30am ... it was 9am so I jumped out of bed, and got changed so fast I forgot to put on a bra!I managed to get there on time, a mircle, and Dr Jackson said I needed surgery that day (as it was that bad), he ended up giving up his lunch hour and going over time to remove two of my wisdom teeth (both on the right side).
What was wrong: My lower right side wisdom tooth was growing horizontal (I kid you not) and was impacting on my molar causing much pain and aguish. He ended up cutting away my gum on the lower right side so he could cut the tooth in half and then pull the roots out! I ended up getting six stitches :(. Then my top right side wisdom tooth was growing towards my cheek, so that was removed too.
Next Week: my stitches will be removed and other two wisdom teeth will be removed (on the left side) just to be safe as one looks like It could become infected if left alone and it is also angularly impacting another tooth... The wonders of having a small mouth...
The (Predicted) Cost: $1,675 Dollars! $550 for my right side bottom wisdom tooth, $100 for each top wisdom teeth, $200 for my left side bottom wisdom tooth, $775 restoration of impacted teeth and xrays!
This Resulted In; Very poor Karen, Stressed (1. loss of money – savings and work hours, 2. Getting even further behind in uni work!), Moody (to unsuspecting boyfriend), Inability to Eat, Sleepy and Nauseous (both due to drugs) (Also got behind in her blog...)
Bye Bye Travel Savings of $600, Hello $1,000 + Overdraft/Dept
