Bigger trauma of the dentist

So today was D day, my worst nightmares were confirmed. Everyone who said the dentist would be fine we're liars! Haha, I'm kidding, I appreciate all the texts and messages this morning, really! Thank you.

The injections and the first 10 minutes went well enough, I was a HUGE wuss and cried pretty much all the way through, but my wonderful husband was there to hold my hand and keep me going. After these 10 minutes I started thinking to myself "I'm sure it should be out by now?" and it most certainly wasnt. The extraction didn't hurt (until much later on when 2 more injections were required) but the force and pressure from the dentist was unreal! I could feel his hand and arm shaking through the force he was using, and that was being transferred down into my jaw, which genuinely felt like it was going to break.

My tooth broke into a couple of pieces and the top of the tooth was removed easily (I think..) but the roots were a different matter. He had to drill the tooth in half to move it easier, then two of the roots came out, but the other two would not budge. He pulled, pushed, rotated, pulled some more, rotated some more etc...and they just would not move. I was obviously sobbing uncontrollably at this point and making all sorts of pathetic noises whilst my mouth was open. My jaw was in agony through being held open for so long and my tooth was just not coming out. I think they used every type of equipment going, and in the roots stayed.

After 50minutes of pulling and poking the dentist had to admit defeat and explained he would have to refer me to the hospital to have the remaining roots surgically removed. He went on to say the roots splayed out, with one going right and one going left, and they were just firmly rooted in the jaw. He wasnt to know this though the x-ray obviously.

I was sent home with antibiotics and told to take painkillers for the pain. Boy do I need them now. The numbing has worn off, my face has swollen to twice it's normal size and all of the soft tissue on the left side of my face is agony. Which isn't surprising given the amount of beating its taking today. It hurts to swallow as my throat and under my tongue hurt, my hearing is impaired as the swelling has pushed against my ear canal and eating at the minute is completely out of the question.

Painkillers and Silver Linings Playbook this evening.

Thank you all again for my well wishes over the past week leading up to this morning, it may not have gone well but I appreciate the continued support. HUGE HUGE HUGE thanks and love to my good friend Karen, a registered dental nurse who has responded to every panicky text, calmed my nerves and been my main source of information for the last week. I'm very sorry for harassing you with my snappers and asking you every question under the sun, but am so grateful for all of your help :)