Crossing off a fear

As I am writing this post, I am on my fourth (yes fourth) milkshake of the last three days. Lucky for me I live above a Cold Stone so it hasn’t been hard to get my milkshakes while I am on my soft foods diet. You might be thinking, why in TF have you had four milkshakes in three days… well let me tell you.

Wisdom Teeth Removal

I had been avoiding getting my wisdom teeth removed for years. In 2018, before I won Miss Colorado, the dentist told me I should get them removed… Well, I won Miss Colorado and here we are two years later. (better late than never right?)

I decided that facing this fear had to be part of my 100 Things Project.

I was absolutely terrified to get my wisdom teeth removed for multiple reasons. I had never been knocked out before, I never had an IV before, I had never taken hard drugs, and really just didn’t know what to expect because every person I talked to has had such a different experience when they got their wisdom teeth removed.

The logistics of getting my wisdom teeth removed didn’t make my fear any easier to face.

What some of you may not know… an adult has to be with you for 24 hours… I have absolutely no family in Denver and like I said didn’t know what to expect so I wanted someone that I was comfortable with to take care of me & hang out for the day. Luckily, my friend Hannah is a true MVP and was able to get off of work, stay with me, and just be the best human ever. I really am so grateful for my friendship with Hannah, she is like the little sister I always wanted. Hannah moved me out to Miss USA last April so if we can survive that shit show, I knew we could survive my wisdom teeth being pulled.

When the day of the appointment came, it happened to be snowing, and half of Denver’s businesses were closed. I booked the appointment for 8:45am because I absolutely wasn’t going to think about how nervous I was all day. I just wanted to get it over with. Like I do with all things when I am nervous or scared, I just don’t think about it (LOL). I’m sure there is a better approach to fear, but hey this works for me. Anyways, the dental assistant was as sweet as pie chatting with me, and she was obviously trying to make sure I was as calm as possible. I am a talker….and I really don’t think I’ve ever met a stranger, but when I get scared I get quiet so I just listened to the dental assistant, and was ready to be knocked out and get the teeth removal over with.

From what I can remember, I was given anesthesia at 9:12am and then woke up at like 10:15am no wisdom teeth and ready to go home. Absolutely nothing crazy happened. I did end up getting stitches on one side of my mouth, and that side is still swollen. For the most part, I didn’t think it was horrible. My fear was much greater than the reality of what was actually taking place. I slept fine from the first night, my jaw still hurts, but I am glad that it is over and done with.

Crossed a fear crossed off the list!

As always if you have questions, let me know!

XO,

Madison