"I just had all four of my wisdom teeth removed today, as well as an extra tooth that was damaged by the wisdom tooth behind it (this was previously discussed and recommended by my referring dentist as well, he obviously had my consent to do so). Despite losing five teeth and being a bit sore, I can solidly say the entire team was amazing. Long review ahead, since I think people deserve to know how each step sort of went during everything.
Dr. Griffith informed me that my surgery posed a lot of risks, because my mouth and teeth were shaped in such a way that he could've accidentally injured my sinuses, or damaged the main nerve on my lower jaw. I never doubted him for a moment, since he seemed so confident and professional, but also very sweet.
He handled my nervousness well, and kept the conversations lighthearted while giving me exact numbers for chances of success on each, and an idea of how long it would take for my specific body could take to recover from anesthesia, because of the nerves being so close. He kept it all safe and comfortable the entire time, joked around with me, and had an amazing bedside (tableside?) manner. We also discussed medications that were safe for me, since I have a lot of allergies, and he provided them with no fuss, even giving me optional pain meds on top of the ibuprofen in case I were in any severe discomfort during my recovery.
It's kind of rare of me to find a doctor who genuinely did make me feel safe and cared for the entire time, and I'm happy that such a risky procedure was done by someone who showed so much care for my health.
When I woke up, he informed me it was successful, with no other injury, and he and his team had already begun checking if I were okay and talking to me. I was even allowed to ask to keep the teeth to look at, and it was pretty cool.
I'm horrible with names, but I was also helped by "Val, Des, and Court" as indicated by sheets I was given! Thank you all for taking such amazing care of me today, and I'm very much looking forward to my recovery. From start to finish, it was wonderful, and I'm seriously impressed that he extracted 5 teeth in about an hour. Very talented surgeon and sweet, educated staff overall. Sincerely, I highly recommend.
Footnote: I am definitely sore this first day, but the medications given are making it a lot easier to handle. Whenever I finished, they gave me a goodie bag with care instructions, a custom branded ice compress for my face, a bit of applesauce to eat when I felt fine, and extra gauze and things to help me keep everything clean. I just picked up my medications at my pharmacy back home and I've been just fine!"