So the wisdom tooth surgery ended up being a bit of a nightmare... I went in thinking they were removing just one tooth under local anesthesia , but the oral surgeon came in, looked at my x-ray, and went, "Uh. I think you need 3 teeth removed." And I was like, "Er, well, okay, I guess." And then they checked with my insurance and told me that it would cost me $850 for the extraction, and I started to cry, because that's about what I make in a month, and I wasn't expecting to have to pay quite so much for them to take my teeth from me.
Then my boyfriend, who was waiting, and was going to run back to school to turn in this important project that was due today while I was actually in the surgery, was told that they couldn't put me under until he was there, and that he couldn't leave while I was under. And he was kind of pissed and worried, but then they told us they could do the whole thing--including putting me under and whatnot!--in about 20 minutes.
It was more like 45 or 50, but that's actually pretty amazing for a dental surgery. So it all worked out okay, I guess... I have three gaping sockets and my boyfriend got to school with 5 minutes before the end of his class to turn the project in (and I'm $900 lighter, including the purchase of Vicodin, antibiotic mouth rinse, and antibiotics... despite the fact that I pay monthly premiums for dental and medical and my dentist determined this was a necessary procedure. Hip-hip-fucking-hooray for privatized healthcare.)