Traumatic wisdom teeth removal
Two days ago I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed because they were starting to cause problems. The surgeon was really nice, talking through and explaining everything as well as giving reassurance. But when the local anaesthetic kicked in and she started with the upper right tooth... the sounds it was making of tissue ripping, i could hear from the inside. And feeling how it was being pulled out and all the pressure was too much and I started freaking out and hyperventilating. She had to stop and give me a moment to breathe.
On the second attempt she managed to pull it out and moved on to the lower right one. I didn't feel pain but I felt how she was cutting the gums open. She started drilling and that's when I felt pain shooting through the jaw. I had to stop her again and through tears explained it was hurting a lot. She gave me two or three more injections in that area to nub it but I still felt it. The head doctor had to come in and inject something directly into my nerve and pull it out himself so I could finally get through it.
I was debating with myself if I should call it a day there and do the other side a different time but I know I never wanted to do this again so agreed to let them take the other two out. The upper left one was out in a minute and I could handle it but when she started on the last one I had the same issue of feeling the drill. It hurt so much I could barely tell her through my tears. My jaw was so sore at that point as well that I could barely keep it open. The head doctor came in again and he gave me the injection and got the last tooth out before I knew it and after being sown up I was finally done.
I kept crying for a bit while they gave me the aftercare instructions. I wish that the head doctor would have been the one to do the whole procedure. Genuinely nothing against the doctor who did it, she was so sweet and looked guilty for making me cry so much and was trying to cheer me up after I was done but the more experienced head doctor probably wouldn't have made it so traumatic for me.
Now I'm trying to survive the pain and eating apple sauce, slowly recovering and just glad i never have to get wisdom teeth removed again.