The Visit to the Oral Surgeon


Tuesday morning I woke up a little scared because that day I was going to an oral surgeon. I could not have breakfast because I was taking a certain sleepy medicine. My mom took me to the surgeon's  office where we sat in the waiting room. I got called back to the room where they gave me a shot which made me fall asleep.

The oral surgeon pulled out 6 teeth: 2 baby teeth, 2 adult teeth, and 2 teeth that were in the gums. 3 of the teeth broke while the surgeon was pulling them out. They sewed my gums so that food would not get stuck. They woke me up, but I was still groggy. I woke up to my mouth full of gauze*. The gauze helped the bleeding to stop. I was helped to the car, got home, and crashed on the couch. I slept on and off.

I was on liquids all day and the next 2 days squishy foods like: applesauce, jello, ice cream, mashed potatoes, and other stuff. A week after the surgery, I had to take a mouthwash that did not taste good. The threads they used to sew my gums together, dissolved a few days later.

I'm glad I did it, because now my mouth won't be as crowded. Before it happened, I was concerned, but I made it through fine. If you have to go through this, do not worry because it's not scary.                  


* gauze is a kind of thick paper towel                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                         

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