Where's the Wisdom?

I was one of those thumbsucking kidlets. I really really wanted to stop but just couldn't kick the habit until a really bad cold made the choice for me. I was 11yrs old and if I wanted to breathe, then I couldn't suck my thumb. I remember sleeping with my hand under my bum, propped up on a pillow willing myself to sleep. After the third night, it was a new habit and you'll be glad to hear I haven't looked back since :)

Now as most know where there's a thumb in the mouth there's usually dental bills to follow. In year 12 I was taken to the orthodontist who told me that I'd need 6 teeth removed ( four wisdoms and the one behind the eye tooth). Then I'd need spacers put in between my bottom teeth and a butterfly clip thingy attached to my top teeth to spread them out over time. Then I would need braces.

Being 16 this was all a bit daunting for me and my narrow mouth. I opted not to do it, putting up with my overbite. I now know it was a very silly mistake to not have had all the work on my mouth done. Why? I hear  you ask... those bloody wisdom teeth are driving me crazy. At least 3 times a year my bottom RHS tooth gets infected and is so at the moment. It is so very very painful. Good for weightloss though as I really don't feel like opening my mouth....

In 2010 I again went to the orthodontist to see what could be done about my overbite and nothing much has changed. I was given the same advice as last time, which I kind of expected. Unfortunately for me, now I would have to fork out the money for it, instead of mum and dad.

On the advice from my dentist, I went to see the oral surgeon. He was happy to do my wisdom teeth removal telling me that my teeth were in a good position and should be easy to remove.

At the same time, I was also booked in to have lap band surgery, so I figured I could do a two for one surgery and as the recovery is the same for both ie: no solids for at least two weeks, I could come out of surgery being a "new" me.

Both surgeons were happy to do this for me, I was so very excited. Then the bloody anesthetist refused to do it. He was worried that I'd get an infection from having two surgeries done at once. Pfft like what's it to him?

I really needed that lap band, so the wisdom teeth removal went on the back burner. By the time I was physically able to go back at have the wisdom teeth removal, I was pregnant.

My bub is now 11weeks old and I've already warned my husband that this year those wisdom teeth are going. No excuses!