Trigger Warning: Graphic explanation of wisdom tooth extraction
Hi friend,
I’m typing this on Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning at 9:30 am, I’m due to get my wisdom teeth extraction, both on the left.
Listen, I’m dreading it.
Also, a big part of this email is about my relationship with my teeth so you might want to scroll to the bottom if that doesn’t fit your vibe for today. How nice am I, worrying that you don’t spend your time on something you may not enjoy :P
8 years ago I got my right wisdom tooth extracted on my lower jaw. That tooth hit my jaw bone and they had to drill my jaw bone to make some space to pluck out the tooth. I’m somebody who can’t even see a drop of blood, yet I heard the blade cut my gum and heard them drilling my jaw.
That incident left me scarred.
And made me dislike dentists forever.
Okay, I know a lot of you dislike dentists anyway. But I didn’t earlier.
I’ve always been that kid who ate lots of chocolates and got lots of cavities. I even had a tooth extraction a day before my 8th birthday. So visits to get my fillings have been a part of my childhood.
But the wisdom tooth extraction was too painful with a long healing period.
The ray of sunshine that I remember is that the mouth heals pretty fast, and you can see a noticeable change every single day. But because it was a complicated tooth, it took over 3 weeks to heal.
I’ve been delaying this process for 6 years.
I should’ve got it done long back but as you can see, I was mentally scarred. Still am.
Now, it’s reached a point where instead of troubling me on a yearly basis it troubles me every 3 months. And it’s also messed up the one thing that I took pride in - a perfect set of teeth.
Because not getting this done + patterns of anxiety at night by grinding my teeth subconsciously have moved my lower jaw teeth a bit and dug them into my gums.
At this point, it just feels awkward to keep talking about my teeth, haha.
I just want to be done with it.
August is a relatively free month because my cohort-based course is two months away and I’m not actively doing any projects. And from mid-August onwards it’s a super-hectic schedule till… November, lol.
I’m mainly depending on my LinkedIn course sales and LinkedIn sponsorships to make a living this month. I don’t know why that information was important but I guess I’m just putting it out there that I’m not doing nothing, lol.
PS: Update on Aug 04 - I only got one tooth extracted and it wasn’t that painful. Took like 4 minutes, and I’ve been having 4 scoops of chikoo ice cream a day along with soft food. We’ll know about the second tooth next week, please pray that it doesn’t need extraction.
Watch this, it’ll make you feel like you’re getting a warm hug
I really enjoyed recording these two videos and I’m sure you’ll love them :)
This one will motivate you like crazy and make you think:
And this one will help you feel light
See you next week!
Love,
N