The subject line is both sarcastic and not.
Sarcastic: Taking out my other packing hurt like a bitch. My mouth is in a great deal of pain. That said, it has to happen sometime, because my gums can't heal over with the packing in them, and I'm not prepared to spend another weak dizzy/unconscious because of the prescription stuff. I'm just going to take Advil and try and ignore it and have fun. The good news is that after a week of this B.S., my pain threshold has probably spiked, at least for now.
Not sarcastic: Josh just got back with my birthday present. Check it out: