Extraction of wisdom tooth
It age thirty, I discovered I actually had wisdom teeth in my mouth all these years. This is probably due to my not remembering what had been taught - that I had to visit a dentist once every six months. Now that I’m advocating this in school, I thought I better go for a check-up in June.
I had an x-ray done and discovered I had four wisdom teeth in my mouth. I was told that I did not have to extract any if they were not giving me any problem, but in the end, the dentist, who happen to be an ex-secondary school classmate, told me that I had to get at least one extracted as it affected one of my other molars.
I had a bad toothache recently and was on painkillers until I was able to go for my appointment. It was done a little over half-an-hour. I was shown the wisdom tooth and the molar by its side during my visit, I found out for the first time that stained teeth and cavity, shown in Health Education textbooks and dental clinics, was possible in me!
At the end of the visit, she also told me that the wisdom tooth that caused my toothache was not the same one that she told me I had to get extracted! I have to get another one extracted a couple of weeks later, and this time, the surgery will be longer and more difficult based on the place of the wisdom tooth.
I went to look for a little extra income in the form of an tuition agency. This one in Jurong West, called MindStretchers, had no problems in giving me a class to teach, starting December. But due to my timing available and the number of teachers that they already have, they can only give me one class at the moment on Friday evenings. I’ll start out with them and see what it brings.
Also, YEN made a call on my behalf to ask about a LASIK surgery. I was deliberating over one for a couple of months now. I felt it was probably helpful as I teach Physical Education and glasses do sometimes hinder my teaching. Moreover, it will save me some money in the long run if I were to change glasses every couple of years or if I wanted to go for contact lenses.
My sister-in-law, Huijun, had hers done recently and is coping fine with her new found eyesight. And YEN just made an appointment for me after finding this one from SNEC that cost a little cheaper than the rest. I think there will be hidden charges and the cost will swell upward, but since she is so supportive of me getting the operation done, perhaps I should put my worries aside and just go for it…
