i made it through the night. and the bleeding has lessened considerably. but my cheeks have also puffed up considerably. thank god the bleeding has lessened and i hope it doesn't increase. i am so sick of having the taste and smell of blood in my mouth. it felt really good this morning when i brushed my teeth and rinsed my mouth with mouthwash, though i was dreading brushing my teeth, afraid of what unknown pain it might bring. but it's hardly 15 minutes later and im starting to taste the sickly trickle of blood in my mouth again. oh well.



i guess in a condensed version of the female crimson tide, yesterday was the heavy flow and the most blood was lost and it felt like shit. today would be the easing off of the bloodflow and i am feeling much better than yesterday cos: 1) there is less blood and 2) i'm kinda getting used to it. and i know that when it all ends i am going to have the strongest craving arising out of the whole ordeal, for lots of hard wood...oops i meant solid food.



of course that example could possibly and probably not hold true cos i have a premonition of another heavy flow period(harhar so punny) anytime from now, cos my hope is thin and my luck is seldom good.



i gave all my wisdom teeth, which were packaged neatly in a tiny ziploc bag and handed to me immediately after the op(i'm guessing to shock me into silence, though my whole mouth was so numb and i wouldn't have been able to form words anyway), a good brush and wash after i brushed my teeth today. i even swirled them around in some oral-b "to reduce plaque build-up" and so that the "refreshing mint flavour" will keep them "feeling fresh and clean". i'm caring too much for teeth not in my mouth. think it's time to rethink my priorities.



well, they're now sitting in a cup drying out. and i'm wondering what to do with them. these possibilities came to my mind: 1) leave them for the tooth fairy, 2) wear them on a necklace or 3) for those who know, give them to lee song seng. i still haven't decided and would probably just keep them in a box, though gene's suggestion of drawing a smiley face on the biggest tooth and keeping it next to my toothbrush as a reminder of my pain is a pretty cute idea.



any suggestions?