Congratulations on the successful laser surgery! Really looks very Terminator-like with the sunglasses so far!

Now the only question that remains to be asked: Where does that 'Supreme Loser' come from? I'd really like to know that!

I know, my idea of an execution is to just strap someone into a jeep, put a rock on the gas pedal and drive them off the cliff. Its quick, painless, and since most serial killers are thrill seekers, they might even enjoy it.

Can you do this yet?

Just came back from the consultation. The surgeon is removing 4 wisdom teeth and he's putting me right out with general anesthetics (I didn't even have to request it!). He said I probably won't remember anything, which is fine with me. I also get (read: have) to take 4 days off afterward, so I also sort of get some time off for it (unpaid; and who knows what condition I'll be in to enjoy it or not).

Just when I was starting to relax... From the X-ray, it looks like all four of my wisdom teeth are on their side. None of them are supposed to be rooted yet though (which is why my dentist suggests having them removed now, it'll be easier). I hope for it to not be my problem (cause I'll hopefully be unconscious and numb, with a slight case of amnesia).

I had one wisdom tooth pulled early this year, which was growing horizontally. They had to drill it in half to get it out and my mouth was sore for the rest of the week. Everything was fine after that, until I arrived for a five-day stay in the US two weeks later, at which point I developed the worst tooth ache I've ever had (also my first, so it didn't have that much competition): I spent the last night there in my hotel with a bag of ice and heavy pain killers (I'd already made a dentist appointment for when I was back in Canada). Oddly enough, I felt mostly fine the next day and had no problems at all anymore when I got to the dentist. They couldn't even tell what had been wrong.

I had the second one out just a month or two ago. The first one was relatively easy (despite being horizontal), this one even more so: no swelling, almost no pain even a day later.

Local anesthetic in both cases. Since my face was covered, I couldn't actually see anything (which was good), but I could feel it (not directly of course, but you do feel the pressure they put on your jaw) and hear everything. The sound of your own teeth cracking and creaking is pretty scary.

All in all, I didn't find the experience remotely as bad as it's made out to be. Then again, I've had worse.

I don't even recall what was done, but years ago when I was younger I had to be brought into the dentist's "serious" room for something (perhaps a baby-tooth was jammed in and had to be forcively removed? I don't know...). I remember feeling very uncomfortable, particularly when this large piece was put in my mouth, presumably to hold it open. There was also some rather uncomfortable drilling (the drill felt larger than normal drills, and the fact that I seem to remember feeling it suggests I wasn't numbed). In general, it feels like I salivate more than normal and the dentists usually don't do anything about it, so I start to feel like I'm going to choke on it (and occasionally do) before they do anything about it. It's not like I can say something with various tools jammed in my mouth. Anyway, this particular instance, I remember the sound of a tooth breaking in the claws of the dentist's "plier-like" tool and it was very unnerving (I didn't feel pain as a result though, so it was probably already dead). That's pretty much the experience that fueled my nervousness towards this surgery, though most of my nerves were calmed today at the consultation. Most.

Opening and reading this thread was the worst decision I every made. I can barely type this because my hands are still shaking. I thank god or whoever I have huge jaws with more than enough room for all 32 teeth.

I can imagine how a dentist might get all up in your face because of that...