My mouth hurts. And I'll probably never be a board patient ever again. It all started last week when I took my 1/2 hour lunch break to go get x-rays done. First of all, LSU south campus is in the middle of nowhere, so I was 6 minutes late. I hate being late... He sits me in the chair and the first thing I say is, I have a small mouth. He doesn't say anything in response, just starts sticking in the regular size films. Which proceed to cut up my palate. Irritating and mildly painful, but I'll live. Then it turns out he's not too good at getting the xrays he needs. Two and a half hours later, along with some child size film, I'm back in the same chair, doing the last of the xrays. I've taken off my glasses so he can get his hands on my face. I've got my eyes closed and something hits me in my right eye. Yep, the xray machine. He apologizes and says that isn't his fault...
Fast forward to today getting my filling. The shots don't hurt, its uncomfortable but its ok. Plus I was laying completely horizontal so when my face went numb, I went into shock and got all clammy. Usually I pass out at this point, but like I said, I was completely horizontal so no oxygen lost to my brain, i.e. no passing out. Yay!
Its time to put the wedges in. When you're getting a filling, the teeth have to have contact with each other. So he stuck a wedge in. And got it stuck. So I start crying. I don't say a peep, but I couldn't stop the tears rolling down my face. Sidenote, I'm a girl who doesn't have a huge tolerance for physical pain. Its not a regular part of my world, which is a good thing. That being said, when I'm hurting, I cry. But I make sure I don't make noise. Which definitely was a good thing today. As he's trying to pull the wedge out, tears stream down my cheeks into my ears, and I've got a deathgrip on the chair as he's tugging and pulling. Three hours later, I'm utterly exhausted and just plain ol' sore.
Speaking of, I'm going to take some more pills and head to bed...
Fast forward to today getting my filling. The shots don't hurt, its uncomfortable but its ok. Plus I was laying completely horizontal so when my face went numb, I went into shock and got all clammy. Usually I pass out at this point, but like I said, I was completely horizontal so no oxygen lost to my brain, i.e. no passing out. Yay!
Its time to put the wedges in. When you're getting a filling, the teeth have to have contact with each other. So he stuck a wedge in. And got it stuck. So I start crying. I don't say a peep, but I couldn't stop the tears rolling down my face. Sidenote, I'm a girl who doesn't have a huge tolerance for physical pain. Its not a regular part of my world, which is a good thing. That being said, when I'm hurting, I cry. But I make sure I don't make noise. Which definitely was a good thing today. As he's trying to pull the wedge out, tears stream down my cheeks into my ears, and I've got a deathgrip on the chair as he's tugging and pulling. Three hours later, I'm utterly exhausted and just plain ol' sore.
Speaking of, I'm going to take some more pills and head to bed...
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Oh Allison! Ouch! That just sounds awful! That gave me chill bumps. Oh, I just remembered, I need to go brush my teeth. A.S.
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