I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted this morning. I was awake for the whole thing. They just gave me lots of novocaine and some laughing gas that was supposed to help me relax. I could still feel my heart beating really fast for awhile. And I was really tense--clutched onto my t-shirt and jeans really tightly for pretty much the whole procedure. And eyes stayed closed, of course. It didn't hurt. I just felt lots of pushing and pulling and such. I was out in a little over an hour.

Couldn't talk--and still can't--because of all the numbness and the gauze stuffed in the back of my mouth. And now the novocaine has started to wear off. They prescribed Vicodin for the pain and Amoxicillin to help prevent an infection. Unfortunately I have not yet been able to take either because I can't swallow anything. Not even a sip of water. That didn't occur to me right away, so my first attempt at taking the meds turned out quite messy. So it's definitely starting to hurt, and there's not a thing I can do about it.

I'm applying ice for the swelling, and I guess maybe it's helping the pain a little, but not enough. And I've been doing lots of drooling. Fun stuff, let me tell you. Plus the gauze pads I have to keep replacing as they get saturated with blood. I hope the bleeding stops soon. And I hope I can start ingesting stuff; painkillers and food would be great.