Reborn, taking my wife to college

Four years later.

A dozen people were queuing up for treatment outside the office of the director of oral surgery at a tertiary hospital in Beijing.

"Hey, Yanyan, how are you?"

Li Changyan covered his swollen face and answered Lin Yuchen with difficulty: "I'm in the queue. There are two people in front of me. I'm the third one."

"Okay, after you have your wisdom teeth removed, remember to ask the nurse for an ice pack to apply to your face. Also, if the doctor doesn't prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs for you, remind the doctor to prescribe some for you in case you get inflammation..." Lin Yuchen, who was far away in SZ City, came out to discuss business today. It was a critical time, so he couldn't leave, so he took advantage of his break to call Li Changyan.

"Achen, it's started, come quickly." Liu Haoran's voice sounded.

"Here it comes..." Lin Yuchen covered the phone with his left hand and turned to reply to Liu Haoran.

Li Changyan on the other end of the phone still heard it, and she also knew that Lin Yuchen definitely couldn't leave now, otherwise he would have flown back to Beijing to be with her long ago.

"Oh, I get it. Just go and get busy. Don't keep the customers waiting for you. Don't worry about me." Li Changyan said considerately.

It was indeed not good to keep the customers waiting, so Lin Yuchen could only focus on his work: "Okay, I'll go and get busy first, and I'll be back as soon as I'm done."

"Okay, don't work too hard, take care of yourself, and eat well, do you hear me?" Li Changyan was afraid that he would hurt his body by shortening his schedule, so he still reminded him worriedly.

"Okay, listen to you!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Changyan looked at the electronic screen in the corridor and saw that there was someone in front of her. She could only continue to wait with her face covered.

The wisdom tooth on the upper left side hurts so much at night that I can't sleep. It's better during the day, but at night it hurts like a needle.

She could even feel the dental nerve beating happily, as if there was an electric drill inside the tooth that was drilling her cheek, causing her entire left face to hurt.

Her temples were also throbbing with pain, pulling at her brain nerves, and when it hurt the most, she felt the left side of the back of her head was numb.

No wonder the old saying goes that toothache is not a disease, it is really painful when it happens!

It hurts so much that I can’t think, and it hurts so much that I want to cry.

Li Changyan was originally afraid of pain, and was even more afraid of seeing a dentist because he had a bad experience at the dentist before, which left a trauma in his mind.

This time the pain was so severe that I had to go to the endodontic department. After taking the X-ray, the endodontist said that it was a poorly grown wisdom tooth and recommended that it be removed directly.

Li Changyan searched online to find out which tooth extraction doctor was better. The oral surgery director he was seeing had very good reviews online. After comprehensive consideration, Li Changyan decided to see him.

As a result, it is difficult to get an appointment with a good doctor. There are no appointments with this doctor for the next half month, and all appointments are fully booked.

I have had toothache for a week. I couldn't sleep every day, felt bad during the day, and my appetite was affected.

There was no other way, so Li Changyan had to pay for consultation on the Smart Hospital and talk directly to the doctor. She exaggerated her condition and asked the doctor if he could give her an appointment on the spot.

After assessing today's workload, the doctor said he could add a number, but only in the afternoon, and asked her to come earlier in the afternoon to get an on-site number.

Li Changyan stared at her name on the waiting list in a daze. In fact, she was still afraid, but the arrow was on the string, so she could only cheer herself up silently.

"Li Changyan, is Li Changyan here?" A girl came out of the consulting room with her face covered, and the doctor's assistant following her began to call her name.

"Yes, yes." Li Changyan came to his senses and quickly stood up and walked towards the door of the clinic.

"Come in, put your bag aside, and lie down on the treatment chair."

Li Changyan followed the doctor's assistant in, then took off his bag and placed it on a chair beside him. He looked at the familiar yet frightening dental chair in front of him, took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and then walked over and lay down with a fearless attitude.

The chief doctor wearing a mask looked to be in his early thirties. He had a gentle look in his eyes and a pleasant, soothing voice.

"Don't be afraid, let me take a look at your teeth first. Here's the mirror, you can take a look too. Come on, open your mouth." Perhaps the doctor noticed Li Changyan's nervousness, so he first handed her a mirror and then comforted her softly.

"Your gums are already inflamed. How can you endure this? Does it hurt?" The doctor examined Li Changyan with a dental mirror with a light.

Li Changyan nodded.

"Okay, the wisdom tooth hasn't grown well, and the surrounding gums are already inflamed and swollen. If left untreated, it will erode the dental nerve and affect other healthy teeth. Have you taken an X-ray?"

Li Changyan: "I did. It was taken in the endodontic department."

"Which hospital? Do you have a disc?" the chief physician asked as he entered the patient's information on the computer.

"Yes, it's from the endodontic department of this hospital. They have engraved plates." Li Changyan replied.

"Okay, I'll just look at the computer. I can see your previous examinations at the same hospital."

The chief doctor took out Li Changyan's dental X-rays, and after looking at them, he knew what was going on. He asked Li Changyan, "Do you want to have your teeth extracted today?"

Li Changyan: "Can I pull it out today?"

The doctor nodded: "Sure, although your wisdom tooth is a little crooked, it's not too crooked. I can pull it out in five minutes. If you want to have it pulled out, let this lady give you anesthesia first."

The doctor then told Li Changyan: "If you remove your upper wisdom tooth, there will be no corresponding teeth for the lower wisdom tooth. Over time, the lower wisdom tooth will grow longer, so it is best to remove the lower wisdom tooth as well."

"Of course, you can choose not to have them removed. Wisdom teeth that are growing well and have no symptoms do not necessarily need to be removed. We recommend extraction because it may affect the bite and other large teeth, so this extraction is a preventive extraction."

After listening to the doctor's scientific explanation, Li Changyan decided to remove the painful one first. If there were no symptoms, he would not treat it for now. As for whether to remove it in the future, he would decide later.

"Doctor, please help me remove this wisdom tooth on the upper left first, and I will consider the others later."

"Okay." The doctor responded and said to his assistant, "Please help her get the trouble first."

While the assistant doctor was preparing the anesthetic, Li Changyan asked, "Doctor, don't we have to pay first?"

The chief doctor smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you first. You can just take the receipt and pay the fee later."

"Okay." Li Changyan also forced a smile at the doctor.

"Don't be afraid, it won't be painful after the anesthesia, believe me." The doctor saw that Li Changyan was still a little nervous and spoke to comfort him.

Li Changyan tried to relax himself and look less nervous: "Yes, doctor, I believe you."

"Get ready to inject the anesthetic. It will be a little painful, just bear with it." The assistant's voice was gentle and soft. At the same time, Li Changyan felt a very thin needle poking his gums, which was a little stinging.

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(I'm really sorry for not updating for so many days. I've been busy lately, going to the hospital, looking for a house, packing up and moving [covering my face]... I will insist on updating at least once a day in the future)