It only took about an hour, all told, to remove that sucker that's been there all my life? After Dr Tanner (who my dentist Karen told me she would send her sister to if she needed this done), kind and real Dr. Tanner, put the little i.v. drop thingy in my hand, I think I was out like a light until I was in the recovery room and Philip was coming in to help wake me up. Doc was able to take out the wisdom tooth without removing the back molar, which needs a root canal so that Karen can put a bridge in the spot next to it where she pulled a tooth three years ago. So the first of many procedures dentally (something I am tres used to) is done.
I have received lots of advice and condolensces from folks from the blogosphere and those I see as well. As I said, this was my first g.a. experience. How many people have a prayed with, listened to, held hands with, read psalms to, and even soothed a brow or two with in pre op rooms before THEY had g.a.? Many, probably hundreds. Mine of course was light anesthesia and I came out of it quickly. I don't remember much about coming out from under it except how everything was so right in the world. I felt so GOOD, Philip says I said over and over again. Part of it of course are the drugs: part of it that I have been working so dang hard, but I feel at important things. Part of it is that I think I may actually be able to take time off this week before Assessment Week to rest and recoup. Part of it is that I have the evaluations just about done. And part of it is that I had a very good and helpful evaluation with my bishop yesterday about my own work. He canvassed lay persons and clergy in my district and he said to me, "Susan, one thing's for certain..you are loved." Those are some of my favorite words in the world, if not THE favorist. Also, I have liked these phrases that have been said to me too: "your baby is tiny but healthy"; and "I am asking you to be a district superintendent" and "we only had to take one tooth" and "you have made a difference in my life" And "no, please stay, it makes me feel better when you are here" and "I want to be baptized" and "this church has really helped me through the bad times and I want to help somebody else" and "I think God is calling me into the ordained ministry." But, of course there are two other phrases that I feel like God and Paul say to me twenty times a day and are the ones that make everything good: "God can do far more than we can ask or imagine" and "Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus."
ps. I thought I would put a picture of an impacted wisdom tooth here to illustrate today, but opted for a pic of sweet Cana, my caretaker. This picture was taken around Christmas time. Thank you, Cana Ruthie!
I have received lots of advice and condolensces from folks from the blogosphere and those I see as well. As I said, this was my first g.a. experience. How many people have a prayed with, listened to, held hands with, read psalms to, and even soothed a brow or two with in pre op rooms before THEY had g.a.? Many, probably hundreds. Mine of course was light anesthesia and I came out of it quickly. I don't remember much about coming out from under it except how everything was so right in the world. I felt so GOOD, Philip says I said over and over again. Part of it of course are the drugs: part of it that I have been working so dang hard, but I feel at important things. Part of it is that I think I may actually be able to take time off this week before Assessment Week to rest and recoup. Part of it is that I have the evaluations just about done. And part of it is that I had a very good and helpful evaluation with my bishop yesterday about my own work. He canvassed lay persons and clergy in my district and he said to me, "Susan, one thing's for certain..you are loved." Those are some of my favorite words in the world, if not THE favorist. Also, I have liked these phrases that have been said to me too: "your baby is tiny but healthy"; and "I am asking you to be a district superintendent" and "we only had to take one tooth" and "you have made a difference in my life" And "no, please stay, it makes me feel better when you are here" and "I want to be baptized" and "this church has really helped me through the bad times and I want to help somebody else" and "I think God is calling me into the ordained ministry." But, of course there are two other phrases that I feel like God and Paul say to me twenty times a day and are the ones that make everything good: "God can do far more than we can ask or imagine" and "Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus."
ps. I thought I would put a picture of an impacted wisdom tooth here to illustrate today, but opted for a pic of sweet Cana, my caretaker. This picture was taken around Christmas time. Thank you, Cana Ruthie!
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