Gummy bears

If blood and gore grosses you out, stay away from this post. and I mean S>5metres cause you won't like what I am about to narrate.

Today was a fine cheerful day, until I went to the dentist. Who somehow claims I have excess "gum" growth in my mouth. Well, according to her, it's a random process whereby some people just grow more gum after putting on braces. And then upon closer inspection, I realized my gum was covering approximately half my teeth, which is so not good. Well, it is said that it will cause a lot of future problems, swelling, infection are amongst the more vile ones. The rest common problems include bleeding when brushing teeth and requiring a lot of work just to clean the teeth, which itself may cause hygiene issues which affects health and blah blah blah.

So, things from there on was not going to be so simple. What was proposed to me and my dad, who was taken aback, stupefied-gum surgery. It involves injecting countless needles into the gum, numbing it in the process and using somewhat of a knife like object to carve out the excess gum. Unfortunately, both top and bottom gums had to be operated on.

That didn't sound nice. Injections in the mouth are one of the most horrid ones. The nerves in the gum seem very responsible, I mean, after all they ARE part of your mouth right. Ulcers hurt considerably significantly, let alone needles in those gums.

I asked the Dentist, " how many injections are they going to be? " the mood was still well, fine jolly cheerful and then she said " don't worry dear, only two". I heaved a sigh of relief. Big one.

Only until I found out it was two dosages of numbing medicine ( you call that antiseptic? ) split into about ten pokes (injections) per layer of gum. (which equates to twenty injections if you do the math). I may be exaggeration because I was too much in agony to be able to count properly. I only knew the needle went in and out, in and out at intervals of several millimeters apart, non stop jabbing my gum. Both layers, top and bottom.

It was literally speaking, fifteen minutes of hell. The total injecting process took TEN minutes. I was left so numb, so pain that tears watered down uncontrollably. It wasn't a sensation of crying, but tears just accumulated in my eyes due to the pain. I clutched my fist so tightly that marks could be seen post surgery. Horrible.

And there was several moments of stalling, removing braces, replacing the braces with some different kind of brace. I braced myself. She told me not to look. Close my eyes and DO NOT LOOK. Oh well, I had better be prepared.

I could not see the tool she used but I figured it was sharp and it had to be sharp. I knew what was coming. I closed my eyes and thankfully even when I opened, the angle of elevation of how i was lying down somehow made the tool she used not visible to me, (aka at a blind spot). however, what I only could see was a tube extending out of my mouth. Yes, the suction tube. Usually, it would be used to remove excess liquid in the mouth. They drain your mouth of it's moisture. The usually transparent liquid that flowed through was now red. RED, AND REDDER. I felt so sick that I almost fainted.

And then the antiseptic was wearing off as she was carving out the gum of the last teeth. It was one big bad painful experience. Ouch, remembering it gives me chills right now.

After forty five minutes of sheer torture, the antiseptic of the bottom gums wore off. And I have to go back another day just to get the bottom layer cut out.

It's still bleeding hours post surgery. I have a slight headache which might lead to a fever which might lead to me not turning up in school tomorrow. I'll have to see how the bleeding goes. I don't want to be a guy with a period in his mouth.

I lost a lot of blood today, but what was more agonizing was the loss of time. I wasted five hours traveling, and including surgery time. Pain pain, loss, loss.

As a result, I did not accomplished much today, at least studies wise. I did manage to practice the piano. I'm officially playing Moonlight Sonata's Finale movement with proper guidance. And I finally read finish the entire of revolutionary.

I'm going to practice again soon and I hope I don't stain the keyboard. I'm starved, but I cannot eat.

All thanks to my gummy bear mouth :(