Thank God (after the surgery)

This is the day after having all my teeth removed. There is a stigma attached to people without teeth. They are looked down upon as people who didn’t brush or take care of their teeth. I did brush and I took care of my teeth, but they still got cavities and what I didn’t do, was go to the dentist to have the cavities fixed. The cavities spread and caused my teeth to break. After my teeth started breaking, it put more pressure on the remaining teeth, and they started to fail as well. The broken teeth became infected over time and that really kicked me in the ass. I awoke today feeling better than I have in over 10 years. My mouth hurts and is terribly swollen, but it doesn’t hurt as bad as those infected teeth did. Part of it is the pure glee that I feel that God spared me and allowed me to return to my family. I think the rest of it is the fact that I am no longer being poisoned by my old teeth. I am catching myself still trying to use my old teeth. I went to take a pill and I couldn’t bite it between my front teeth before I swallowed it with water like before. I used to bite my lips from time to time and I can no longer do that. I can’t chew anything right now because my gums are still too swollen, so that is sort of frustrating, but it’s something that I’m willing to endure if it means no more infection. I am going to wait 6 months to get my new dentures. They have promised me that the dentures will look natural. It is a shame that I have to go to dentures. If I had seen a dentist regularly, I could have avoided this all. I last saw a dentist when I was 14 and it was a terrible experience. It hurt like hell just to get a filling, and that pointed thing they used to press on your teeth I believe, caused more cavities to form. I have an awful lot to be thankful for. Thank God my infection is gone! Thank God I’m alive! Thank God I have wonderful friends and a wonderful family! Thank God. Thank God!!!!