Effin' Record Breaking

Supposedly, I survived this. I hate anything above 75F degrees. Uneven tans, sweaty breasts, constant showers, etc. etc. Not the best way to start a week.

A strong ridge of high pressure aloft is blocking any potential storms from entering the nation and it is keeping temperatures on the toasty side.

Los Angeles hit a blistering 100 degrees on Monday and San Diego tied an April record with a high of 98 degrees.

Highs may be a bit less on Tuesday but more daily records may fall in cities like Sacramento, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Reno, Nev.

In addition, Phoenix, Ariz. may see their first 100 degree high of 2009.

Highs will be in the 70s and 80s through much of the Northwest.

The Desert Southwest will be blazing where 90s and 100s are likely.

More 90s can be expected through the Central Valley of California.

An increased onshore flow will help decrease temperatures along the immediate coast of California.

Areas that saw snow late last week and over the weekend will see a rapid snow melt in the coming days, bringing a potential for flooding.

Wednesday into Thursday a cold front will push south into the Northwest cooling temperatures down throughout much of the West by late week as the strong ridge aloft gives way to a colder trough. -Weather.com

Operation Chipmunk Face: 72 Hour Update

Why am I up at 1AM? I think the involuntary sleeping I do all day has something to do with it...

Plus loneliness. =(

I have kind of worked myself up. I felt fine yesterday... felt lucid, talkative, hungry, and so on and so forth. But today, I woke up feeling like absolute S-H-I-T. It's been about maybe three days since surgery and I would have expected the rest of my upcoming days to be like yesterday.

I felt so dizzy that I fell in the tub this morning while showering (which I was looking forward to because I hadn't showered in four days!). Am I not reacting well to the penicillin vk? The more I take, the dizzier I am. Then my arm hurts like hell, too. The IV site was bruised all weekend. I hope I wasn't allergic to the anesthesia?

My other worry is that maybe there's nothing wrong with the penicillin. In addition to the dizziness, I have a throbbing discomfort along the left side of my gums and cheeks. Sometimes other teeth throb. Maybe I'm experiencing Alveolar osteitis ("dry socket")? But the little I did get to see when I peeked in my mouth, I didn't see anything that resembles an "empty hole with exposed bone." All I see are discolored gums, an incision line and some exposed stitching. I haven't taken any codeine since Friday night because I hate the feeling I get from it. I've decided to tough it out and resort to the high dose of narcotics when REALLY desperate. But at the same time....when am I desperate? We all know I'm a stubborn bitch.

My follow-up appointment is Friday at 4:30...do you think I can wait that long? Should I call the office? I don't want to jump to conclusions.

Also, I'm SO HUNGRY. Everyone has been eating so well around me. Chocolate waffles here, crunchy apples there, fried chicken and what not. Ugh, baby food! If I see another jar of smashed peas, I'm gonna flip.

I want some orange chicken so bad... so bad... *sobs*

Surgery =(

Currently on second day of recovery and am still slowly "waking up." Can't say much as I don't have much of a clear head. Have been in so much pain the past two weeks. Finally settled insurance out and had an emergency extraction. Had all four out surgically. Hated anesthesia. Don't remember a thing... was talking and all of a sudden everything was pitch black. Next thing I was waking up crying in the recovery room. Lower impactions caused my second molars to have 40% bone loss. Upper impacted teeth were too close to sinus cavity, so I had sinus sutures. Jaw bone had bone loss, so I also had synthetic bone implants. Jaw hurts. Need food, but can't keep anything down...thus stomach aches from hunger. Been eating baby food. Been throwing up whatever I eat, in addition to involuntary pools of blood seeping from my lips. Face has swelled 3x than its normal size. Cheeks are sewn into gums, so I communicate thru a pen and pad and can only open mouth for about 2 inches. I am still in post-anesthesia-shock. Also tripping out on codeine and enduring cramping caused by penicillin vk. I wanted to keep my wisdom teeth, but the doctor threw them away because he had to break them apart in order to extract them.

Trying not to fall asleep (again) so I don't miss another dosage of antibiotics (again). This kind of thing happens to everyone, but why do I have such a crappy case and feel like a bulldozer ran over my face?

Before



After (my siblings wanted me to communicate w/them through Nintendo DS chat)