I went to the (D)dentist (do you capitalize dentist?) today and got fillings, so half of my face is completely numb. All the way from my right bottom eye-lid to my right side nostril to my chin and clear back to my ear. Needless to say it is less than comfortable. Every time my face is numbed I still am amazed, and abnormally entertained, by how flabby my face feels. It's just not the same to touch when I can feel things.
On the way home I was saying things like "I feel funny" "Is this real life?" "Is this gunna be forever?" and "AAAAHHHH!"
...Which is weird because I was alone. And poking my cheek.
BUT I am impressed with my coping abilities for the following reasons:
a) I have been able to eat a significant amount of cheese and crackers with hardly more than average amounts of crumbs spilling on me.
b)I have been able to properly drink from a can WITHOUT spilling a single drop!
c)I have figured out how to whistle with only half of a working mouth (which is better than some people I know who can't whistle at all!)
d) I have made significant progress on my math homework.
**"d" is moderately unrelated to being numb**
I am starting to think if I can function this well this soon after the procedure, if worst came to worst I could probably handle this long term. Even in a survival situation i.e. stranded on a mountain with hungry wolves or being stuck on an abandoned space craft that is being boarded by hostile martians or tralfamadorians.
What is new today, however, is that the numbing went all the way to my nose. My nose has never been numb before and I don't like it. I don't know how many of you have ever been forced to experience nose numb-ness but it causes every single booger in your nose scream and poke the inside of your nostril making its presence un-necessarily clear. Every one.
Anyway my face is cold and tingly plus I can't talk with out some sort of impediment. Especially when using "buh" sounds; the right side of my mouth smacks together and makes me feel like I have special needs. Blast it!
*sigh* dangit that sounded retarded with my lips smacking.
With mixed feelings,
Collin
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