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No April Fooling.

4-1-2013 
Well my #31 tooth is out. My bite is completely different now. (Actually straighter) My poor teeth on the left side of my mouth hurt for like 2+ weeks because they weren't use to actually hitting each other.

Two hours after the tooth was out I felt 1,000x better. Even though it sucks and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with one less tooth- I'm so glad I did it. The surgeon said he wouldn't recommend it with me being pregnant- but I had already talked to my obgyn and she had absolutely no problem with it. The surgeon was all like- if you can wait until July to get it out you should. And I'm like- are you freaking kidding me? 4 months of pure torture? Why would I put myself through that?!

The general anesthesia took in no time and I felt nothing when they pulled the tooth. Just a little pressure. Thank goodness. He had me freaked out that I would feel it since I had an infection.

The swelling went down that night- I continued on the antibiotic for 10 days. Haven't had any problems since.

Tuesday was my ortho day. They took pre-surgery molds to see where I am at... scary stuff. He's still not happy with my front teeth so he shaved it a little more and banded it. Notice all the bands/extra wires on top. Good times. That hurt for a while but thankfully I have the same wire. Not thicker.

Work is stressful. (Have an event coming up this weekend) I probably won't update until next month again. Nothing new happening. Unless I get an update on the molds at all but it is doubtful.

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