[ SECRET POST #2360 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2360 ⌋

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Comments

[akacat]

I had twilight anesthesia for mine; all four (impacted) teeth out at once.

I don't know how common it is, but when I get the twilight stuff I a) remember some of what goes on (but don't get stressed about it) and b) act like a mostly-cooperative, bored, and rather stoned 5yo. Highlights include:

A) "Hey, I can feel that!": apparently said far more than the one time I remember, (I was told it happened throughout the extraction of a badly impacted tooth that they had to use a chisel to break up and extract?!) The time I can remember, I just meant it as a point of interest/curiosity -- all I could feel was a low-pitched vibration that extended beyond my entirely numb jaw -- but apparently I freaked out the oral surgeon the first time or two that I said it.

B) "Fix it?" said with a pleading look while holding out the Walkman/radio they'd given me to try to keep me entertained. My attempts to change the volume, tune in different stations, and get stations tuned in better all went ridiculously awry, and left me with very loud static blaring over the headset. (I remember being baffled at the concept that there was more than one control, and the idea that any of the controls could be used to adjust anything in more than one direction was entirely beyond me.) At one point the assistant said she'd confiscate it if I didn't stop messing with it. I have no idea if she did or not, lol.

C) "I can walk!" said as they were helping me into a wheelchair to shift me somewhere to wake up a bit. (Hint: no, I couldn't.)

D) Ok, this is from an entirely different surgery, but it sort of cracks me up: I was having something done to my feet, and there was a "surgical drape"/curtain near my knees, both to help keep the surgery area sterile and (probably) keep people from watching and freaking out. However, I was curious so I kept reaching forward and lifting the curtain aside to watch. Each time, the surgeon or assistant would tell me to stop it for reasons, and the assistant would move it back into place. I think they finally just gave up and let me keep watching, but I'm not sure.

Back on the teeth: I was pretty well knocked out for the entire rest of the day. I remember I was in my dad's recliner from ~noon until very late in the evening, just drifting in and out. (Apparently the pain meds were better at keeping me inactive than the twilight stuff was!) I don't remember getting from the recliner to bed that night, but I woke up in bed the next morning. Except for being sort of achey/sore for 3-4 days, relying on soft food, and not being able to keep from poking my tongue at things, I felt fine from then on.

Next monday I have to get a regular molar yanked, with just Valium instead of my old buddy twilight anesthesia. I'm just a little freaked out about it -- thank goodness it's just one tooth, not impacted, and already root-canaled. (I'd had a crown on it, but the crown came off several days ago, and took most of the tooth that was above the gumline with it. Remember kids, don't grind your teeth constantly. Apparently that's not a thing root-canaled teeth can withstand.)