Enjoy the painkillers -- I find being heavily doped up an excellent time to schedule possibly difficult conversations with people in positions of authority. This afternoon might be a good time to bring any concerns you have about how your workplace is mismanaged to the people in charge.
What sucked for me was, there was one that required all sorts of drilling and such, and the dentist didn't give me enough Novocaine, so I was literally screaming throughout. He said afterwards that he didn't realize I was in pain; he thought I was just "uncomfortable because of the vibration.
This dentist's name? Was Dr. Hertz. Honest to god.
S'nothing. I had one out in law school. Had it out in the morning, doped myself up on painkillers, and forgot that I was on call in Labor Law that afternoon. While I don't have any particularly strong memories of the class, I was told that I'm quite entertaining opining on the Taft-Hartley act while stoned out of my gourd.
What sucked for me? I was allergic to the painkillers they gave me afterwards. So... I took them once, and stopped. But it didn't really hurt. Just bled a lot.
I've also found that vicodin doesn't do all the much for me. I had a bone bruise last year from skiing, and despite the vicodin, it still hurt like a mofo. So I stopped taking it, because why get all fucked up with painkillers if they don't kill your pain. That, and my sister had an awful reaction to them one time.
He said afterwards that he didn't realize I was in pain
At this point in the conversation, were I you, the good Dr. Hertz would be finding out what a swift kick in the Gonzagas felt like. My question to you is, while all this going on, did no non-verbal signal that you were in pain occur to you? Such as, for example, taking the drill from him, turning it sideways, and sticking it straight up his rooty-poo candy ass, in so many words?
Oh, by the way, I hear what you're saying about pushing someone off who has a drill in your mouth, but I think I'd probably take the risk, or more accurately, it wouldn't occur to me not to take the risk. But then, I do have the pain tolerance of a spoiled schoolgirl.
Good luck, Ogged! Call me up, and we can get high on codeine together. S'dreamy, man.
Posted by girl27 | Link to this comment | 03-24-05 8:48 PM
Thanks, g. They hit me with Versed last time. Talk about dreamy.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 03-24-05 9:59 PM
I hope you've stocked up on pudding, applesauce, and ice cream.
Best of luck. I recommend David Lean movies for the recovery- you can pass out for two hours and not miss anything
Posted by mike d | Link to this comment | 03-24-05 10:09 PM
I hope it goes well. I'm sure you'll look great as Chairman Mao.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 03-24-05 10:51 PM
Thanks, that's mighty kind, but they're doing one side at a time, so I don't even get to look like the Chairman, just his half-brother.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 03-24-05 10:53 PM
You know who looks like Chairman Mao to me? Pepe Lopez.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 4:55 AM
Best wishes.
Posted by Mitch Mills | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 5:24 AM
Enjoy the painkillers -- I find being heavily doped up an excellent time to schedule possibly difficult conversations with people in positions of authority. This afternoon might be a good time to bring any concerns you have about how your workplace is mismanaged to the people in charge.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 6:11 AM
Oh god. I have to do this at some point. Horrors.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 8:27 AM
It really isn't that bad, ac. Or, at least, it wasn't for me and I waited until I was in my 30s and the things had monstrously huge roots.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 8:31 AM
What sucked for me was, there was one that required all sorts of drilling and such, and the dentist didn't give me enough Novocaine, so I was literally screaming throughout. He said afterwards that he didn't realize I was in pain; he thought I was just "uncomfortable because of the vibration.
This dentist's name? Was Dr. Hertz. Honest to god.
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 8:34 AM
S'nothing. I had one out in law school. Had it out in the morning, doped myself up on painkillers, and forgot that I was on call in Labor Law that afternoon. While I don't have any particularly strong memories of the class, I was told that I'm quite entertaining opining on the Taft-Hartley act while stoned out of my gourd.
No pain at all by the next day.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 8:35 AM
You know, I had half (on side) of my widom teeth removed ~ 10 years ago. I never had the other half out (laziness) and it hasn't bothered me any.
Posted by baa | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 9:56 AM
Mine came out without a hitch. My only regret is that I forgot to ask for them back in advance, since afterwards I was in no state to do anything.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:13 AM
What sucked for me? I was allergic to the painkillers they gave me afterwards. So... I took them once, and stopped. But it didn't really hurt. Just bled a lot.
I've also found that vicodin doesn't do all the much for me. I had a bone bruise last year from skiing, and despite the vicodin, it still hurt like a mofo. So I stopped taking it, because why get all fucked up with painkillers if they don't kill your pain. That, and my sister had an awful reaction to them one time.
Posted by tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:21 AM
You guys are lucky. My wisdom teetch extraction looked like this.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:31 AM
Um, that would be "teeth."
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:32 AM
you should have signed that as jesus or something. especially today.
Posted by tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:32 AM
He said afterwards that he didn't realize I was in pain
At this point in the conversation, were I you, the good Dr. Hertz would be finding out what a swift kick in the Gonzagas felt like. My question to you is, while all this going on, did no non-verbal signal that you were in pain occur to you? Such as, for example, taking the drill from him, turning it sideways, and sticking it straight up his rooty-poo candy ass, in so many words?
Posted by Walter Sobchak | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:46 AM
It's scary to try and push someone off you when they have a spinning drill inside your mouth.
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:47 AM
I remember reading in that mammoth Truman biography that Truman once got a root canal in the Oval Office without any anesthesia.
He was a tough old coot.
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:49 AM
Truman once got a root canal in the Oval Office without any anesthesia
"Here. You can do it. I'll hold 'im down."
Posted by Walter Sobchak | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 10:51 AM
Oh, by the way, I hear what you're saying about pushing someone off who has a drill in your mouth, but I think I'd probably take the risk, or more accurately, it wouldn't occur to me not to take the risk. But then, I do have the pain tolerance of a spoiled schoolgirl.
Posted by Walter Sobchak | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:02 AM
I really do fear dentists, though, and not in a rational way.
"Szeeeeellll!!!"
Posted by Joe Drymala | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:04 AM
Good luck with that. I was born with no wisdom teeth at all... flaw in my gene pool, or am I just a more highly evolved species?!
I also have an extra bone in my foot, if anyone's looking.
Posted by Emily | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:33 AM
I have three femurs.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:43 AM
This guy probably has 3 penises by now.
Posted by tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:46 AM
Emily, I dated a woman who had an extra bone in her feet (as did her whole family) but she had three, count 'em, three sets of wisdom teeth come in.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-25-05 11:52 AM
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