master of both drill and understatement

[unknownfate]

Back from the dentist. He has a sense of humor.

"Ok," he said with a grin. "You know the drill."

Sigh. Yes, I do.

I am numb from my chin to my eyeball. Feels like that half of my face is hanging off my skull. I've never had a numb nostril or eyelid before. It's weird. Maybe the novocaine spread because I was practically upside down in the chair. Seriously, I had to move my feet to see the clock. Feet up, head down, and novocaine pooling around my eyes. It feels weird.

And I still think dentists take a special class on understatement. When I was getting my wisdom teeth extracted, I learned that "You may feel some pressure." means "Two of us are going to try to yank your jaw out of your head. If you're going to flail, hold the armrests, please."

Today, I learned that "You'll feel a vibration." means "Iiiiiiiit's Jackhammer Time!!" Thankfully, it didn't last long. Not I just have to let the right side of my face return to normal. And I just found a fragment of tooth under my tongue.

Comments

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds like a nasty dentist visit. I hope the novocaine wears off soon.

[bane-6.livejournal.com]

It still feels weird, but at least there is a feeling!

[slayersyrena.livejournal.com]

Wow, that doesn't sound like a routine checkup. What in the world did they do to you??

PS. I've been stubbing my toes all around the house in your honor lately.

[bane-6.livejournal.com]

I had to get a filling, but it was in a hard to reach area so contortions were required. I'm glad that's over.