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Don’t I Get A Lollipop for This?
Posted by Jorge | Posted in General | Posted on 06-03-2008
I went to my “put off for 3 months” dentist appointment yesterday evening. I mind as well of been strapped to the chair, have my socks pulled off and tickled incessantly with a feather because this visit would have been just as torturous.
Apparently I have more than a few cavities on each side of my mouth. I’m not sure why because I drink Diet Pop, Water, and sugar free energy drinks; there’s no sugar in any of those drinks. They numb me with pink gel so that I don’t feel the Novocain injection which is what will really numb me to get the fillings done. Have I ever mentioned to anyone I HATE needles?
I HATE NEEDLES. I HATE NEEDLES. I HATE NEEDLES. I HATE NEEDLES. I HATE NEEDLES.
Ok you get the point. So she injects me about three or four times which judging from the pressure I was feeling, real close to my jaw. My lip starts sagging and the right side of my tongue tingles. They begin the process of cavity filling. Now that I start to think about it, cavity filling, how grotesque does that sound? Anyways, about two or three times during the procedure I start to feel a very painful cold and stabbing pain so my body jumps, but my head stays still. They had so many instruments in my mouth, I didn’t want to lose any limbs but since I couldn’t talk, I made sure they knew they were hurting me. So they inject me a few more times. Did I already mention I hate needles? They continue working, it still hurts, and they inject me again. I hate needles. I started to debate if I wanted to deal with the pain of them drilling into my teeth or the needle being stuck into my jaw numerous times. I decided to deal with the needle, but I didn’t like it either way. I’m going to grow cry like a little baby now…
I had to go to the bathroom half-way through the process so I snuck off and did my business and snuck a peek at my mouth in the mirror. They had drilled almost half of my tooth off to get the cavity out. I got a little sick looking at it, then like a little kid I thought “That looks pretty cool!”
This process took a lot longer that my normal cavity filling appointments because I decided on white fillings. They do look nice though, I guess it probably looked better than the rotting that was going on in my mouth before.
I still don’t really understand how someone that doesn’t drink sugared drinks and barely eats candy gets as many cavities as I do, but if I think about it too much, I might hurt myself.
I’m currently searching cheap flights for my next appointment that they had planned to work on the other side. Dear Lord, I’ve got to do this one more time and then I’m never eating anything again. Should I pack and run now or later?
