Personal Narrative: My Father's Surgery

Last year over winter break my dad got surgery on his gums since his gums were receding. He was referred to the oral surgeon by his dentist. Before the day of the surgery, my dad went to the dentist to get x-rays done and a quick check up to make sure nothing else was a concern before going to the oral surgeon. After the check-up the dentist sent the x-rays and check-up information over to the oral surgeon. My dad also met with the oral surgeon beforehand who explained the procedure to my dad, even though he had this procedure done before.

For the day of my dad’s surgery, the nurse and oral surgeon came up to the waiting room to meet my dad and take him back. The overall procedure, which was taking a graft of his healthy gums and putting