There are times when fear is good
It must keep its watchful place
at the heart's controls. There is
advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
~Aeschylus

I come to post on the wisdom I gained from the pain of having wisdom teeth taken out... Lol

Raina's do's and don'ts after having your wisdom teeth removed:

• Don't let my mother spoon feed you. She takes big spoonfuls and tries to stuff it into your mouth even before you can swallow the previous mouthful. Best way to handle this is to make her swallow the mashed food without chewing. Once she chokes, she'll let you feed yourself.
• Do make the first solid food you eat, a dark Ferrero Rocher chocolate, as a treat to yourself... Even if it takes you half an episode of Blood+ to eat it.
• Don't go hunting for mosquitoes in my bedroom. Looking up at the ceiling for a mosquito really hurts. In fact, don't sleep in my room at all. That room is like a gathering place for all bugs that either bite or sting... Which explains why my ex used to like being in there.
• Don't let anyone hug you. People tend to forget that you had surgery coz they can't see the stitches... It's how mum's shoulder rammed into my cheek.
• Don't let my cat, Luna, try to get a kiss from you... She has a habit of head butting your mouth for a kiss.
• Don't read books while taking your medication. You'll be so dizzy that it feels like you're reading on the back of a moving bus... An exception to this is if you think vomit stain would be an improvement to the cover of "Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn" by Marshall Browne.
• Do enjoy the hallucinations caused by your painkillers. They're your Dungeons and Dragons X Olympics X B grade horror home entertainment.
• Do use your surgery as an excuse to spend a quiet time at home. Even try to schedule the surgery on the week of a special occasion to keep annoying relatives out of your house... This is not guaranteed to work on my family.
• Do keep your phone close by, so that you can send the occasional "Loopy~!" text message to a friend.
• Don't be afraid of The Syringe.