Hey guys! How are all of you?
I thought I'd write a bit since I haven't talked for awhile.

I have not had my second tooth pulled yet. I have to figure out when to do after or in next two weeks. I'm waiting to find a day off of work to squeeze an appointment in. I'm still definitely not happy about having another pulled pulled, but it is what it is.

Today I actually went to the ER! I had an abscess building up the size of a quarter on my pubic bone, sort of next to my inner left thigh.
The past two years (almost two years ago exactly is when I went to the ER last. I still have a huge scar!) I've been getting these abcesses repeatedly. We sort of concluded that it was staph causing these infections, but today the doctor actually decided to culture it. We'll see.
The abcesses become so large and infected it's impossible to walk. I still went to school today in order to present a research paper to my biology class (if I missed presentation I would be failed regardless of the reason) soo.. I managed through the pain and kept my cool.
I was waiting in the ER for about three hours until I was finally seen. I was allowed to not go to work today as well--my manager was really understanding and sweet about it.
The procedure for dealing with abcesses is to simply cut them open, take out the pus sac, and and fill the hole with gauze. You don't stitch up pus abcesses because closing the wound will keep the infection inside, rather than drain out.
I went through this procedure already two years ago, so doing it again was ok--but damn, it hurts! They put a quick amount of local anesthetic but it's all extremely painful, especially because this time the abcess is in a sensitive area. I have to wear a pad in order to not bleed all over my clothing. So yep, I have a huge hole in my body!
Unfortunately along with the prescribed Vicodin they didn't also give me a nausea prevention. Painkillers make me vomit. Not fun. Hopefully half a pill will be alright. I'll be napping a lot.

Work is going wonderfully. Everyone there is a total gem. I'll be going back Thursday, hopefully I'll manage well.
I'm thinking about asking for 8 hours/6 days a week. My shifts feel short (6 hours) and j can definitely handle a longer schedule.

In other news, I'm considering saving for a motorbike! We'll see if I like actually riding one or not in the future (I've ridden them as a passenger and had a blast) but I think it would be a good choice for my personality & financially.

I think that's all for now!