My Oral Surgery and Update:

Source:  Bliss Plan.com

Tuesday Afternoon:

Well, this is certainly one week when I am so happy that I got my homework done ahead of time, and even threw in some extra credit.  By that of course, I mean that I had time to do two Sepia Saturday posts and my Book Blurb Friday entry.  Just scroll down to see them! 

And, why am I so glad of this?  Because in the morning I am going to have oral surgery on my mouth to remove a bone growth on my left rear gum.  I discovered it right before we went to Texas, went to the dentist then, and then to the oral surgeon today.  There was an opening for 9:00 tomorrow morning, so I took it.  Could be I'll be fine by 3:00 Thursday, but perhaps I'll feel like taking it easy and drowsing with pain pills instead. 

So, if you happen to think of me in the morning, please send a quick little prayer my way. 

Thanks and hugs to you guys!  I'll be by to visit you as soon as I can.  

~ Kathy M.


Friday Update:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Hi, I just wanted to give you an update and to thank you for thinking of me, saying prayers and sending me your kind wishes.  You guys are the best. 

I don't usually give reviews on my medical experiences, but I really wanted to give a shout out to Dr. Shock and the fine women who work at his practice.  Even the building itself was very comfortable, and seemed more like a high class spa than a doctors office. 

Yesterday morning, when Cary drove me in, I was more thinking about my thirst than about what was to lie ahead.  The ushered me back to their surgery room.  All that was in it was a spiffy leather dental chair and a row of closets on one side, a sink and a counter, and a rolling tray covered with a sheet against the wall.  This was of great psychological importance, come to find out, because they had everything they needed, but it was all tucked away as not to further freak out the patient.  Smart! I never did see it all.

I was all hooked up to a blood pressure monitor, had an i.v. easily slipped into my left arm, had heart and breathing tabs stuck to the outside of my body and oxygen tubes slipped across my head and under my nose.  Then they slipped me the anesthesia through the i.v. and numbed my mouth and did their work.  I was awake, but could feel no pain and tried mind when Dr. Shock said, move your tongue over.  That was that.  They took off the bone (called a Tori) that was growing sideways on the inside of my left gum; gave me several stitches that will soon dissolve on their own, and we were done.  It took about an hour.

Cary brought me home and I took the pain meds as directed and dosed all day on the couch.  Last night, I slept like a baby, even missing some of my doses, and I feel great.  It is so nice to not have that Tori cutting into my tongue. 

So, if you ever need to have something like that done, and live in Central Oregon, this is the place to go.  They rock!

~ Kathy M.

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