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Day 3 after wisdom teeth removal

Day three after having my wisdom teeth removed hasn’t been too bad, but it certainly hasn’t been enjoyable by any means. A few notes:

I awoke with gigantic chipmunk cheeks. Regular icepacks have helped the pain and soreness, but the swelling is still pretty bad. No bruising, however.
I’m not sure why, but my stitches have enough [...]

So, my wisdom teeth are now gone.

Despite all of the advice I was given, I worried an awful lot about having my wisdom teeth taken out. Now that it’s over, I feel a bit silly. It’s not that the memory of having them taken out is “better” than what I imagined it would be like, but rather, I just don’t have [...]

Why can’t I keep my wisdom teeth?

I forgot to mention something in my earlier post about getting my wisdom teeth removed on the 23rd (which, by the way, is approaching far too quickly):
While talking to the nurse at the oral surgeon’s office, I asked her if I would be allowed to keep my wisdom teeth. I was serious in the request; [...]

Spring Break and Losing My Wisdom (Teeth)

Spring break is thankfully on the horizon, a little over one week away. I need it. While I love college (seriously), a brief respite from reading schedules, paper deadlines, and other such things is always welcome. The weather has been getting increasingly nicer, and that coupled with lots of bird singing has been making me [...]