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10/03/2002 Entry: "Wisdom Teeth"

It started out a normal Thursday -- ate breakfast, talked to Garry, practised yoga. I was getting ready for lunch when our maid came in and told me I had a dentist appointment at 1:30pm. This was no ordinary dentist appointment. I had to get my wisdom tooth pulled out (left bottom #17 specifically). Ok, I had one hour to psyche myself for it. After reading Jack's horror stories about his wisdom tooth extraction, I was preparing for the worst.

I was consoled by the fact that this dentist was reputedly the best wisdom tooth extractor in the Philippines. Everyone who's had him do theirs said it was a pain-free experience with minimal swelling afterwards -- as opposed to those who went to other dentists and came back with their face doubled in size.

Well, it's been a few hours since I had the operation. So far so good, except for the fact that I am very hungry. I'm still waiting for my congee and ice cream; the doctor suggested a soft food diet for today. Tomorrow I'm expecting some swelling, but I'm icing the area thoroughly to minimize it. I'm glad I'm done with it. I hope the other 3 won't ever show up!