katley

I awoke in recovery from being sleeved to discover the anesthesiologists standing next to my bed. They apologized and told me that they had chipped a tooth. I thought they were referring to the temporary crown that I had on a molar, but I was mistaken. They had chipped one of my front teeth. It was noticeable as the chip was at an angle. My bottom lip was a little sore from the tooth rubbing against it when my mouth was closed. My surgeon stated that the anestheiologists' "had a hard time with me" as my mouth is small. He said that, for surgery, they have to insert an airway, pump your stomach, and insert the bougie, all of which is done through the mouth. I had to wait 4 weeks before being cleared by my surgeron to have the tooth repaired. My dentist took extra care not to get any water down my throat - I was stressing over my very small tummy filling up with water! I will need to have a crown as the chip has weakened the tooth.