Personal Narrative: How Surgery Has Changed My Life

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Many types of surgeries that I have seen is fascinating in my opinion, yet, it’s a frightening experience to go through. When I was still in my sophomore year in high school, I had a major experience that has changed my life. It was that time of the year where I had to go in for my jaw surgery. Due to the fact I had a huge under bite that wasn’t fixable from the braces I was wearing; Optional choice I had was going in for surgery to get it fixed. The day I went in for surgery, I was nervous yet, excited for the outcome. During the procedure, I was sleeping as good as from the time I was a baby; never have I felt relaxed at that moment during that phase. After the whole procedure was over, I woke up feeling odd; face was swelled up, my teeth

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