On Tuesday, June 1st, Kristie (my younger sister) and I went and got our wisdom teeth out. We went to a research clinic and were compensated $550 for the extraction of ONE tooth! Sweet deal, huh? We will go back in August and do it again....and yup, you guessed it...recieve another $550!!
They were researching the type of medicine (1000 mg of Bayer Asprin) they gave us after the surgery. I am pretty darn sure I got a PLACEBO! I was in so much pain!! haha I would look over at Kristie and she was doing fine...so I tried to be tough and think mind of matter...but that only worked for so long! I asked for more meds and they hooked me up with the goods! After that I was totally fine and have been ever since! I recovered SO quickly!! I didn't even bleed after the surgery!
While Kristie and I had to stay at the clinic, we were able to have some great sister bonding time :)
We layed in bed and watched chick flicks and ate applesauce together! haha All the nurses would laugh and smile as they walked by!
This is the only picture we have our one chubby cheek from getting our tonsils out. I got the bottom left one out and Kris got the bottom right one...she doesn't even look swollen at all! Haha
This was surprisingly a lot better than I thought it was going to be, except for the surgery itself. The doctor numbed me up, and then went right to work. There was SOOO much PRESSURE!! I could hear him grunting as he tried to pull it out...that made me so nervous! I was sweating bullets! I remember being pretty freaked out, and so I was praying for some comfort, when all of the sudden I felt a hand interlock with mine and just hold on. I closed my hand around theirs, and opened my eyes to look and see who it was...but no one was holding my hand. I have never felt the Comforter so present in my life as I did at that moment! What an amazing experience for me! After that I was totally fine and all my nerves disappeared and I was able to find relief.
God lives. I know it. :)
