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The One about an Expensive Painful Lesson Learnt

Wednesday, November 28, 20072:02 AM

There it goes, out of my mouth and onto a metal tray. There goes my precious one and only major molar tooth, essential for biting. ): The tooth may be big, but i think the hole left in my mouth is bigger. =(

Yes, i am officially toothless and cant take much solid food. Pity me, please. I live to eat, not eat to live! And now they deprive me of chewing. Thats almost like taking away my sense of taste. I remembered my last proper meal was korean noodles in which i tried to chew and swallow, it was tasty after so many days of waffles and porridge but yet nothing compared to chewing it properly. ))):

I went into the room, feeling very pessimistic about my tooth. and my dentist freaked me out when he says it looks bad and sent me off to take an X-Ray immediately. While waiting for the results, he bombarded me with questions like " Do your family have similar problems? Are you anorexic? Are you on a diet? Do you fall sick easily?" And then i told him i lost a few kgs in 3 weeks time,but was quick to add on the fact that i gained most if not all of it back. And the furrow on his forehead disappeared. ( I was very observant to his every single expression after i realised how serious the situation was when he told me i might lose a few MORE tooth)

Then came the X-Ray results. *Phew* Only one tooth was badly affected and could not be salvaged. He said it might be due to stress and diet-related problems leading to deterioration of immune system which eventually caused the sudden bacteria invasion. I cringed throughout the operation and the dentist thought i was in pain. But it was just because I could not imagine that he was actually extracting my adult tooth! ): SOBS!!

And i was damn right about The NTU Dentist(TD). According to my orthodontist, the normal procedure is to do an X-Ray before operating on patients. He skipped that step and went straight to cutting up my gums. And apparently, my dentist was rather shocked by the fact that TD did not prescribe me any mouthwash, did not clean up the rest of my teeth and did not give me painkillers and antibiotics. Which i seriously believe led to the spread of the bacteria that infected the other parts of my gum. ))): Bloody Hell, i sincerely curse him.

Another 2 differences btw them? there was no tugging hardly against my lips at the string he used to stitch my gum and there was no loose thread left behind. He bothered to ask if i was suffering from the pain every now and then, despite knowing i have a high threshold for pain, unlike the other who did not even ask once throughout the whole operation. Yes, I love my dentist.

Options to choose:
Bridging or sectional braces after my wisdom tooth comes out in 2 years time. Both costs 3000+ bucks. ):
Dentures option was the first one eliminated! The moment that word came out of his mouth, my eyes widened in fear and i shook my head madly saying "NO!". Cheap it may be, but i rather be toothless than to wear one at this age. It brought me back to the sec school days when my dearest Animal Gang nicknamed me "Dentures Goh" because my teeth dont look genuine. Well, now the curse has indeed come true. Just like all Clara(Dog)'s curses. So please Clara, dont curse people alrd! =/

End of exams, while Others celebrate joyously and feast, I can only watch them eat. All i can eat now is porridge and nothing more. No more Hello Pandas or Ruffles, no more no more no more. But well, at least i can still have my Twa Huay and Yam Paste.

Sorry Cindi, i have to call off our plan to buy a dozen of Donuts and devour them all at a go. ):

Labels: food, rantings

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