Post-Op

Wisdom teeth was mine a few years ago. Did the surgeon leave you a surprise in your nose? Did you at least get some kind of bionic fun put in?

i had my wisdom teeth out when i was in junior high and i def laughed a lot before i went under for that one. the orthodontist just asked me what i was thinking about and i started giggling like crazy. then i passed out.

had another surgery about 2 years ago. it wasn't as funny before, but when i was in the recovery room i was trying to wake up but none of the nurses would stop and talk to me so i was just like, "screw it, i'm goin back to sleep." meanwhile, my friend who had taken my mom and me to the hospital had my iphone (which was all very new and fun at that point) wrote on my facebook, "omg dude. wake up already." so that was pretty funny when i saw it afterward... then there was lots of puking while coming off the anesthesia.

I've never had surgery on anything. Am I missing out?

Yeah for sure - go get injured and do it up.

I had surgery on my big toe to remove the toenail. I didn't get knocked out but it was still neat. The conversation mainly consisted of me asking if I could keep it in a jar of formaldehyde. I couldn't :(

fyi wizznutzz are on twitter now. as expected it is amazing. "RFoye, like the feminien hygeine commercial sez: sometimes nature gets it wrong! Be proud of your Boggleguts RFOYE!!!" followed by "Also Tim Leglers nipples r reversed. & JJeffries has a marsupial pouch. No biolog reason but he keeps his Clark bars in it during practice"

I've had 3 major surgeries. (Cancer!) And every time, anesthesiology has been my main concern.
The first time was in 1996. The anesthesiologist freaked me out for two reasons. Because of my height, they had to take 2 x-rays of my gigantic lungs. He was complaining in his special brand of English that he hadn't seen the x-rays yet. This was worrisome. All he seemed to want to talk about was the Sonics-Bulls NBA Finals game that night. He may have assumed I was a Bulls fan. Since you could see Chicago Stadium from my hospital I wasn't looking forward to a post game celebration. The game was in Seattle and the Sonics (remember them?) won.
The 2nd and 3rd ones were at UCLA in 2006. I hated the 2nd one because they didn't knock me out in time for me not to see the operating room, which was in the basement and seemed very primitive. For the 3rd one, 2 days later, they switched The anesthesiologists at the last minute! The other risk was that I would lose my voice forever. Imagine how long my comments would be if I couldn't speak!

I had my first surgery at halfcourt of the Gund during the 2nd Shawn Kemp trade.

it's a shame you lived through all 3 of these surgeries

LOL. Just when I think you can't get any funnier, you top yourself.

I can't tell what's different about Mark Hamill's face. Never been able to.

It's cause they hid it by making him start Empire all cold and bundled up, and then he gets smacked around by the snow monster. I'm gonna solve it by having Merri get a nose job at the start of the Mamba sequel.

I had my wisdom teeth out last December; I too was making jokes and laughing. I don't remember ever going to sleep, because I remember the last tooth coming out and it seemed like I was only there 5 minutes when the doctor was like, "Good job bud. See ya later." I was too dizzy to walk but I was like, "Wtf, was that it?" The nurse was like, "Yeah, you were quick, it only took 45 minutes." The subsequent WTF moment was too much for my drug-addled brain, so I fell down.

Congrats on Face Fix-Up. You laugh when the knife is near? hahaha! I wonder if you'd burst into a giggle fest if chased by an escaped convict with a hatchet?

I've never laughed, but I had my wisdom teeth removed and no one warned me that most people cry when it's over. They pump you full of some filthy drug.

So I wake up with the dental hygienist in my face and I'm balling and I'm freaked out wondering what the hell happened? I'm thinking OMG where's my teeth, my face is numb, did they jack me up?

Finally, after a tsunami of tears, the hygienist says, "Oh, it's normal, almost everyone cries. It's normal."
OH REALLY? ??? THANKS FOR THE WARNING A-HOLE! boo hoo
If my wisdom teeth grow back, I'm keeping them!

Most people cry after their wisdom teeth? Out of sadness or shock or what?

In mourning for their lost wisdom?

i don't think so. i didn't. although the percocet made me throw up, which opened the wounds. it looked like cincinnati chili.

I'm in vicodin withdrawl right now I think - I no feel good.

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I had a surgery on my sinuses a few years ago, when the doctor came in to operate he stood there chatting with the other people in the room. Finally I asked, "Am I supposed to be awake still?" I remember a startled look on his face before blacking out. I suppose I wasn't supposed to still be awake. Glad I thought to ask.

Happy you are recovering well.

I had to cut off a friends big toe before without anesthesia and a pocket knife. That was pretty interesting but I don't know if you consider it 'surgery' or not.

I usually have trouble getting knocked out, and then wake up in the middle to the surprise and chagrin of the anesthetist. Apparently I resist going under.

How often do you have surgery that this can be considered to happen "usually"?

Twice: when I was 14 for a ruptured appendix and when I was 22 for my wisdom teeth. I certainly did not laugh. People DIE when those anesthesiologists screw up. They DIE.

I am utterly amazed at the money Transformers made. For my part I watched Independence Day on TV, twice, this weekend.

Welcome to Earf!

I stood up and applauded for Will Smith in the theater because that was the day he became a man in my eyes.

okay this is seriously funny :)