floridadiver81 0 #1 May 9, 2008 It went very well. I was put completely under and i didnt feel anything whatsoever. They had to put a breathing tube down to my lungs through my nose being that it was oral surgery. My throat was a little sore when i woke up but that faded in a few hours. I am now taking the oxycodone that was perscribed to me and they are doing their job very well too as i feel no pain at all. I had my escort take me to wall mart on the way home and spent over 60 dollars pretty much on pudding, mashed potaoes, applesauce and cream of wheat....pretty uch the only things ill be eating over the next 4-5 days. Luckily the anestesiaologist was GORGEOUS. oh my god she was simple appealing. I dont know if she flirts with all the younger patients but she was definately flirting. If i actually lived in Gainesville i probably would have tried to get a number. She even said that they dont get too many young guys at all being that its a VA hospital. But she made me feel so much more comfortable. She was the one that hooked up the IV to my hand and i never even felt it go in. She said she takes her job very seriously and it shows. The procedure i had done was 3 wisdom teeth extracted which were my bottom left from my point of view and both top, and they also removed the roots of my number 2 molar on my bottom right with i asked the doctor about...the roots were what was causing my bad breath. I could brush, floss and rinse with mouthwash literally 10 times a day and i could never get rid of it. He said its because the roots were dead and thats the biproduct...bad breath. So once im completely healed up my breath will always be fresh and clean again. I am very happy with the services provided by the VA. I now know that the military doctors and dentists really do now give a shit about you. I had 1 wisdom tooth removed during basic training. The gave me 1 SHOT of local anestesia and thats it. They did not give me anything to use to soak up the blood/clot it, and all they gave me was ibuprofin for the pain. That was the worst experience in my life. The VA gave me everything i needed including enough gauze to last me 3 days. I have to bite down on it and apply mild pressure and within 5 hours the bleeding completely stopped. In basic training i bled for 3 days straight! But the doc said i should be back up and operating at normal in about 3 days unless something happens...which he doesnt forsee. HE did an excellent jobs on the stitches so i feel better about the recovery. OK..thats it...its a lot longer than i thought it would be but thats the current update!"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #2 May 10, 2008 Glad you are doing well. I had the same 3 teeth (one impacted) removed on Christmas eve a couple of years back. It's the only 1/2 day off from work that I could spare. Hope you're up and singing in nothing flat!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
