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ova says:
so i had a bunch of work i had to get done on thursday, some on the top and some on the bottom. the hygienist was trying to put that dental dam thing on and it took her half an hour almost to get it secured, she was pushing so hard i thought she was going to shatter my teeth. when she finally did get it on it was pinching my gums super bad but i didnt say anything because i really wanted them to just get on with the rest of it.
i had just stretched my ear piercings up another gauge a couple days before so they were a bit sore. i told them that when they put the headphone things on me (so i could watch a really terrible movie) and every time she'd talk to me she'd pull the headphones out and when she was done she'd just let go and then push on them.
and THEN they get busy with the drilling and stuff and decide that one of the teeth actually needs a root canal. joy! I have to get it done right away because i'm going to be taking a flight next week and the pressure would put me in tons of pain if i dont get it fixed.
so they fill up 2 teeth with this temporary filling stuff which is totally coming out and i cant go back in until tomorrow and my tooth is killing me!
and the worst part is that all this crap is going to cost me about 1200 bucks, and thats after my work benefits coverage!
boooo hisss!!!
ok thanks, i feel better now.
: )
posted Apr 16
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jo says:
oh my...i feel your pain! sounds like we've been going through the same thing. hopefully you got some good pain meds. out of the deal though.
posted Apr 16
ova says:
ya and they wonder why its taken me so long to go in and get the work done in the first place.
i love when they have your mouth full of rubber block and covered in dental dam and then they ask you a question. i cant remember what she asked me but i just looked at her like, wtf? and so she repeated the question. haha.
posted Apr 16
jo says:
uh huh......this work i'm having done is going on 6 weeks since it started. began with a broken molar...which turned into the root canal from hell...which now is moving toward a crown. hopefully to be finished in the next 3 weeks. sad...when you stop to think of all the FUN things $1200 could be spent on, isn't it?
posted Apr 16
ova says:
oh yes, i could think of many, many things that i would rather spend it on.
i mentioned to my dentist that i feel like i should just get them all pulled and get dentures and call it a day.
he thought i was kidding.
posted Apr 16
jo says:
ahahaha. if you did that, just think of all the fun you could have clicking your dentures in and out at people :-))))
posted Apr 16
ova says:
haha totally. and leaving them in random places around the house.
my poor future husband, he'll have no idea what fun hes in for
:P
posted Apr 16
Chris says:
I was going to share my nightmarish dental experience but it looks like i've stumbled into this conversation in a really strange place... :P
posted Apr 16
ELLIE says:
I forget you suckers have to PAY for such torture...
...thank the sweet sweet Lord for the NHS!
and Chris, do share =D
posted Apr 18
jo says:
if only we had that here. there are a few candidates that are running pres. that have mentioned something of the sort for us. we shall see...
posted Apr 18
ELLIE says:
Not entirely on topic, but involves people with sharp impliments and the ability to cause much pain.
I went and had this random bit of ear pierced yesterday (just above the tragus if that means anything to anybody) foolishly agreeing to pay half price and let a trainee do it.
"So you clamp it on like so, and pull it this way"
*Clamps ear, pulls, I wince*
"Like this?"
"Uh...no."
"Like this?"
*wincing more, tears actually coming to my eyes at this point"
"Like this?"
"Uh...no."
and that was even BEFORE they rammed a piece of metal through the cartlidge in my ear causing searing pain.
"Is it supposed to bleed this much?"
"Uh...no"
posted Apr 15
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jo says:
owwwww! my philosophy on people that work in fields like dentistry/piercing/waxing...etc., etc. is that they must be getting some enjoyment out of inflicting pain on others. guess that would be a topic for another group though, huh?
posted Apr 15
jo says:
my latest experience (yesterday)...went something like this...
dentist: ok...this shouldn't hurt...we're just going to laser away some tissue and BONE!!! let me know if you feel anything
me: ummm...okkkkk
me: five seconds later...URGGHH! (hard to talk with hands in your mouth)
dentist: hmmm...guess we didn't numb you quite enough
me: mghd@#$@#nmf...
dentist: looks like your tooth isn't happy with me right now...got a little hemorrhaging going on
me: NO SHIT!
dentist: ok...here...take these (2 tylenol ex-strength plus 2 ibuprofen) and this script for pain and let me know if you have any problems.
me: uh huh...as I walk out the door with a face that looks like a stroke-victim.
posted Apr 14
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ELLIE says:
and I felt sorry for myself having a wimpy piece of metal digging into my flesh.
My dentist has the hots for my Mum, and I swear he only makes her come back for all those fillings just so he can her in her bloomers.
Gross, but probally true.
posted Apr 14
jo says:
ewwww...that's so not cool. you could always bite him sometime when he's got his hand in your mouth! ;-)
posted Apr 14
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Caitlin says:
just had the last 6 of my 11 caveties filled about an hour ago... which doesnt sound as bad as what everybody else is going through.
unfortunately, they numbed my tongue instead of my gums. so i could totally feel every painful second of the drilling, but my tongue... wait tongue? is it still there? i wouldnt know, i cant feel it!!!
posted Apr 24
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ova says:
haha when i went in last week they froze me so much that my eye was frozen. that was the weirdest feeling ever.
posted Apr 24
jo says:
ummm...yeah...that ranks right up there with the hellish numbed/frozen nose.
Caitlin~at least this time you didn't look like a stroke victim by the time i saw you!
posted Apr 24