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In preparation for getting braces I've had to have my four wisdom teeth extracted as well as four bicuspids removed. That's eight teeth in total for all you math wiz's out there! Sounds scary? Well it's not as bad as it sounds. Many people end up getting their wisdom teeth removed. Mine were impacted so it was time for them to go. The other four teeth are to make room so they can straighten my teeth. In the morning they had me take a valium before I arrived...man does that stuff kick your ass. I sat spaced out in the waiting room laughing at everything and drooling.

I had the operation this morning at 9am so I'm a bit loopy still. The pain hasn't really kicked in full tilt yet but my face has swollen and I now look like a chipmonk...since my dog Onyx is no friend to squirrels I'm hoping he won't attack me in my asleep. So far so good!

Side Note: Before I could get my teeth extracted my Orthodontist installed a "holding arch" which prevents the molars from moving after the teeth are extracted. Think if it as a roll-bar for your mouth. Brackets are installed on teeth on both sides of your mouth and a bar connects both sides of your teeth with a metal bar that runs along the roof of your mouth. Yes it uncomfortable. It's basically a food trapper. Fortunately I only need to have it in for two weeks. Here's a picture of the medieval torture device:

Also of note it took them six tries to put in an IV...not a confidence booster...I apparently have rolling veins. I don't remember ever having trouble before, but after the third try you kind of get pissy and just want them to get the damn thing in!

Then it was la-la land. They gave me the infamous "laughing gas" (Nitrous Oxide)...it does make you laugh because I laughed my ass off after the procedure...or maybe it was just my dark humour. After I woke up (I kept recalling that Seinfeld episode where Jerry thinks he's been violated while under). The whole procedure took four hours from operation time to when I woke up.

I've had a few of my great friends here taking care of me. Thanks Talitha! Thanks Scott! (who has been on call all day). I'm semi-lucid now and I'm sick of sleeping. They have me on anti-biotics and Prednisone to manage the pain.

After two weeks of recovery time I go in and actually get the braces installed and get this horid holding arch removed. yeah!

I was thinking I might take weekly photos of my teeth to show the progress of the correction. It could make a cool time lapse photography video when all is said and done.

Okay the Predisone is taking me down quickly so off to bed. I hope all is well with everyone.