Have you ever had surgery? What for?
I realized that I’m probably a little late on this prompt, but it was in my drafts so I’m going to post about it anyway!
I’m not great with surgeries, primarily because the first one I had came with the scary realization that I take quite a long time to come out of anesthetic. EEK!
But I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled at 16 years old, which was a funny story to say the least. My mouth just couldn’t handle having the extra teeth (my mouth is small according to my dentist) so he told me they needed to come out. He gave me the options: local freezing, laughing gas, both or being put under. Well my insane fear and trauma from teeth extractions as a kid came into play and I jokingly told my dentist that if he came near me with a needle, he’d end up with it in him. Thank goodness he has a great sense of humor and I’ve known him for years. “Under it is than!” he said with a chuckle and scheduled me an appointment with the hospital. I looked like a chipmunk with my giant puffy face for days. But I have no regrets.
The second surgery was for my Gallbladder at 20 years old. That was another interesting story and sometimes you just know your body best. I fought with my doctor, insisting that I had stones and I had all the symptoms. All I wanted was an Ultrasound to confirm. She turned to me and said “You are too young to have gallstones…” and brushed me off. Being the pain in the ass that I am, I went to the walk-in clinic at my doctor’s office and spoke with her husband (who was on duty that night) and he kindly gave me the requisition for the ultrasound. Lo and behold, I had stones…..lots of them! I went in for surgery not long after that and it was painful. My belly was so bloated because they did it laparoscopic, so I will forever have four neat little scars on my belly. Battle wounds! Just kidding!
But those are the only two surgeries I’ve gone under for, what about you? I’d love to hear what surgeries you’ve had in the comments below.
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