News 10/10/05: Third Round

My lower lip has no sensation still, so I went to the hospital for another check up. The doctor was having a look when he noticed that instead of growing flesh, the gum created a hollow in the place where the wisdom tooth was taken. And food was trapped in it. As a result, the doctor cleaned it and… injured the gum one more time and stuck them together to close the gap! Local anesthetic was supposed to be used for the procedure but I refused. After two weeks, my lip is still numb. I don’t want to add another long weeks of recovery. Anyway, that area was still quite insensitive, so I only felt a little bit of pain.

However, I felt much frustration. It was painful and the pain was persistent. I got 3rd round of antibiotics (I don’t know what will become of my body!). I even forgot to follow up about the lack of feeling on my lip. I didn’t get the assurance of when it will all recover. I guess I will have to wait for another week or two…