Dental? Damn...

So, Tuesday I went to the dentist to get my wires changed. Woohoo! And today, I feel like I got molly-whopped in the face. Dr. K is cool. He'll be graduating the same time that I'll be done with my program. My visits are always quick and he explains everything. Damn, this sounds like sales pitch, but oh well. So I go back to get the procedure done, and first he takes off the training wires. This felt and looked weird cuz when I went to go brush, it looked like I had diamond fronts or something. Every time I go there, I feel so old though. I don't think any of the other patients there are over the age of 16. Then here I stroll in (I just realized that in less than 2 months, I'll be 27... shizer).
Anywho, to make a long story short... here is an example of being a case study.
Main doc stops by to check out the work:
Main Doc: uh huh.. OH YEAH, that left side is gonna be really tough to work out.
Intern #1 peering in: OH MY!
Dr. K: Oh, now I see. Yeah, it's gonna be hard to work with that one.
(Me: dayum... is stuff that bad? *sniffle, sniffle*)
Here is essentially what is gonna happen with my grill for the next few months. Basically repositioning before closing the spaces. Therefore, any teeth that were not aligned will be pushed and pulled into place. Fun stuff! The tooth that they were so caught up on is actually rotated funny... kind of indented inwards I guess. I saw it myself, and I must say I was like Dayum, how in the hell did that happen?!?!
Anywho, then they start talkin all this dental jibberish that totally lost me. The whole little training inspection took like 5 minutes, but was hella funny to me somehow. I guess how you no longer become a person, but just "a case." I know they don't mean in bad way, but damn, I'm still there fools! Ah well, I find this to happen often, and that it is a constant struggle to get out of. Some people can't help it, but it's important for us to remember that numbers and figures are people with lives. The conundrum continues to get more complex, but we just gotta work harder to bust it apart.
Today was the litmus test though... trying to talk and eat. The wires make my teeth so sensitive now, it's ridiculous. I went to a meeting tonight and the consultant hooked us up with hella food... cookies, fancy cheeses, ... ahhh, nice stuff. Guess who couldn't enjoy? An awesome opportunity to get big time food coma... for free! But nahhh... I gotta sit there and try to chew without clanking my teeth too much. Nice. Or hold cheese in my mouth until is soft enough to partially chew. How appetizing, eh?
Later, me, Mylinksi and Jollibee went to Chinatown and I had to settle for some green tea ice cream. The ice cream may not have been the best dinner, but it was cool to hang around the East Bay Mafia for a bit. They are the bomb! Our project is winding down, but I think we have learned so much from each other during this semester. These past days, I find that I am changing more and more. Will blog about that more soon... right now, in major need of Ibuprofen... woohoo!