For the second time in 3 months, another dentist confirmed that I, indeed, needed a tooth surgery. Apparently, my wisdom tooth (the bottom-left one) is impacted and needs to be pulled out as soon as possible. I want to doubt their diagnosis, but since both dentists said almost the exact same thing to me, and it is true that I’ve had two major toothaches and swollen gum problems in the last 8 months, they leave me with nothing else to do but give out a nervous laugh. :dead:
Two months ago, the first dentist told me that I should have an x-ray so they could confirm if I needed a tooth extraction or not. But I chickened out and never did it. You see, I’m a big fan of the expression: “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” LOL. And now I think my negligence is catching up on me. =/
Both doctors kept using the words “surgery” and “incision” and every time they did, I could imagine myself inside an OR, lying in a hospital bed with bright lights beaming at me, surgical doctors wearing masks on their faces with deadly surgical instruments in their hands hovering over me, and my life flashing before my eyes. — LOL. I think I’ve just been watching too much Grey’s Anatomy. But I am having those horrible thoughts. Haha. :right:
Today, I’m still in a stage of denial. So while everything (and by that I mean my wisdom tooth and gums) is doing fine, I’m not gonna think about me going through a surgery. Not yet, at least. There’s just too much fear and drama in that. I don’t think I can handle it yet. :secret:
Waaah. I need my mom. :yell:
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