拔牙风云 (a story about tooth extraction)

It was public holiday in hong kong one day....the day we all love to snug at home and rest....i havent had home cooked meal for ages, so that day, since i had nothing much to do, i decided to cook at home and watched my favourite cartoon~~~aaahhhh..the thoughts made me smile...as i really enjoyed watching the cartoon so much....anyway, i cooked my favourite fried rice with eggs and lots of pepper...jenn called it pepperly fried rice...i used to cook fried rice to feed my bro and sis back in Australia..i loved it so much..and still love it now...oops, a bit out of topic....anyway, while i was enjoying my dinner with my favourite cartoon, suddenly i munched into a rocky thing...i took it out and thought it was a small pebble from the rice....so i continued to eat...hhmm..it felt weird in my mouth and after that realised, the pebble belong to a part of my wisdom tooth...now i had a BIG hole in my mouth...frantic...coz that means i would have to visit the dentish...which i hate so much...but i had no choice...

this is part of my wisdom that fell out while i was having my dinner

the next day, i went to our company dentist...took x ray and a brief check up, hoping she could help fill the hole...instead, she delivered bad news to me and said the hole is too deep and couldnt be filled and the only option i had is to pull it out at a cost of HKD1800...additionally i might need operation if the tooth broke while she try to extract...i was sweating...i looked at her with a sad and worry look...she thought i think the cost is too high...she then said, take a few days to consider...then i said, i will definitely pull it, but i'm just afraid....i was really really scared that i didnt dare to make the choice...the moment i was at my office, i called all of my friends to ask them what i should do....i know what i should do, i was just AFRAID....after a few hours of counselling and encouragement from my dear friends, finally i picked up the phone to call my company dentist to make an appointment for the next day....who knows, the nurse told me that the dentist said she will need ONE HOUR to pull it...i lost faith in her immediately...so i went to another dentist recommended by my friend...there, i had my appointment the next day....

the next day at 330pm:

1. dentist checked my tooth, told me sadly that it couldnt be filled and the only choice is to pull out;

2. Took x-ray...dentist told me my tooth had 4 STRONG legs...and it was a big tooth...she would try the conventional method to pull but if the tooth broke, i might need operation

3. me expressed my fear but i had no choice...the dentist pulled out a huge needle, i closed my eyes while she injected...she said she needed to break the tooth a bit to make it easier...so she started with the "construction" work....

4. A nurse held my head while the dentist tried to pull my tooth out..she twisted clockwise and anti-clockwise...the process went on for exactly 30 mins before my wisdom tooth was pulled off...the dentist put it on the bloody tooth on the table and asked if i wanted to keep it...instantly, i shook my head...what should i do with it? give it to the tooth fairy? hehehe....

i was so relieved that it was finally over....but there was a big hole in my mouth now and the blood kept streaming out...it was swollen for a few hours and i was living on porridge for the whole weekend....here are some of the pics i took....

me just finished my 30 mins agony....i still had the cotton in my mouth

My bloody cotton

I was terrified...it just wouldnt stop my blood didnt stop streaming out until the next day....