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[cimorene]

my stomach is starting to feel upset. i wonder if this is psychological, or the result of the medicine i was given in advance? and i wonder what the medicine is for, really, because the indications are all about for treating blood pressure and things like that, and at least they could have told me.

my mom, the most helpful person alive, said when informed: 'oh no! and you really have to? did you get a second opinion? that's going to be awful, you poor baby! getting my wisdom teeth out was worse than having a baby. at least after this you'll know that you can have a baby.' ummm, yeah. thanks.

i don't seem to be able to go back to sleep. ::kicks stomach::

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[loreleif.livejournal.com]

Don't know what your situation is, but a lot of it seems to depend on if your teeth have "erupted" or not. Mine hadn't -- they were all still under the gum line, and that seems to cause less problems. I had all four out at once, and the worst that happened was that one of the pain meds made me a bit nauseated for about an hour. Otherwise, nary a side effect to be seen; no pain, no muss, no fuss. Mom said she wanted to see the teeth as proof they took them out!

Just thought I'd give an alternate viewpoint, since your mom had such a horrible time of it. Gee, nothing like a bit of stress-relieving support!

It was explained to me that the advance med was a hint of valium and something to help the general anesthetic work faster, though whether you got the same pill, who knows.

Best of luck, anyway!