I started having some tooth pain last week. It was my wisdom teeth. I'd had one removed years ago (on 9/11 actually) and had not given the remain 3 teeth a thought until last week when they decided to make themselves known. I called around for a dentist that would take our insurance and found a place that could take me the next day (yay!).

I went to the dentist (Comfort Care in M'boro) and they were super nice. I had told them that I had not been to the dentist in years and that I was completely terrified of the dentist and that my fear was nothing personal. They took x-rays of all my teeth - and it was kind of neat because it was digital x-rays, so I was able to see them on a monitor as soon as they were taken. Then the dentist came in and said he could not pull my wisdom teeth as they were coming in crooked - but he did do a cleaning and tell me I have cavities (which didn't shock me, although I have to say I'm about to turn 34 and it's the first time I've had them).

I was refered to an oral surgeon, whom I was to see the next morning. Once again, my husband and I woke up early to come to M'boro to see a dentist. At the oral surgeon's office the first thing they did was take a panoramic x-ray of my teeth (which was pretty cool). Then the surgeon took one look at my teeth and said they needed to come out. This was on Wednesday - we made the appointment for my teeth to come out on Friday (so fast!).

For some reason, I was able to sleep on Thursday night without too much trouble. I think I wasn't so nervous about getting the wisdom teeth pulled because when I had gotten my other one pulled it hadn't hurt. I was to soon find out that getting three pulled is a different story. It hurt a lot. It still hurts. I'm going in tomorrow for a follow up visit (I also think I have an infection). I'm sick of liquids, yogurt, jello and pudding! I ate some mashed potatoes and tofu the other night and that was a mistake because it just hurt. I was able to eat scrambled eggs yesterday, so maybe it's getting better.

What are some of your favorite soft(er) foods?

Also, in case you were wondering, and you probably weren't - I went to dentists in M'boro because I had to plan the dentist visits around my husband's teaching schedule - which was much easier to do when the campus and the dentist are in the same town.