Friday, January 20, 2006As pleasant as a root canal?
It was an interesting morning. Had to go to the dentist. Thought I was just going to get a cavity drilled and filled. Turns out it was far worse than I thought and I needed to get a root canal and a crown.
Now when I was a youngin', my grand mother took me to this dentist who apparently minored in sado machosism. This mother fucker didn't use a drop of anesthetic, and because of him, I am scared nut less of dentists and their damn drills.
Hell, the last time I was at the dentist to get a cavity filled and he started numbing my mouth I was like 'you can do that?!'
Anyway, so they squirt the Novocain into my gums and wait... And wait... Eventually Dr. McGee and the nice dental assistant come back and get to work.
"MUAFDAFDHG!" I call out.
Apparently I need a horse dosage to numb my mouth. However once that kicked in, the whole procedure, while uncomfortable, was not painful. It hurts a little now that the stuff has worn off, but nothing as bad as this tooth would have hurt if I had let the nerve get exposed. (In fact, I lost his right side twin a year ago because of my stupid fear.)
I did learn one thing. Dental insurance doesn't help much. I had to fork over $150 for the work today, and will have to pay another $400 for the work still to come. Oy!
Moral of the story? Take care of your teeth, idiot!
Now when I was a youngin', my grand mother took me to this dentist who apparently minored in sado machosism. This mother fucker didn't use a drop of anesthetic, and because of him, I am scared nut less of dentists and their damn drills.
Hell, the last time I was at the dentist to get a cavity filled and he started numbing my mouth I was like 'you can do that?!'
Anyway, so they squirt the Novocain into my gums and wait... And wait... Eventually Dr. McGee and the nice dental assistant come back and get to work.
"MUAFDAFDHG!" I call out.
Apparently I need a horse dosage to numb my mouth. However once that kicked in, the whole procedure, while uncomfortable, was not painful. It hurts a little now that the stuff has worn off, but nothing as bad as this tooth would have hurt if I had let the nerve get exposed. (In fact, I lost his right side twin a year ago because of my stupid fear.)
I did learn one thing. Dental insurance doesn't help much. I had to fork over $150 for the work today, and will have to pay another $400 for the work still to come. Oy!
Moral of the story? Take care of your teeth, idiot!
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2 Comments:
Novacaine? You big pussy. When I had my wisdom teeth taken out, the doc knocked me out with a wooden mallet...then he yanked the teeth out with a pair of pliers. Didn't feel a thing, and it cost me only 50 bucks.
The current blog is more interesting, though it is easier for older eyes to read the other one. The photo of you is great on this blog. Keep the no smoking going! The world cares.
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