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mizarchivistYay medical proceedings! Cut for her pleasure
So I freaked. Getting the xray taken meant that bit of plastic in my mouth and it bloody well *hurt*- I started to cry. Reading the conscent form freaked me more. Dentist lady offered me Valium- isn't that nice? I said I could deal.
Oh, look, kids! It's an *abscess!* A very little one. This will make things complicated. "Abscess" and all that it entails didn't really sink in, other than it hurt when she touched it. The danger absolutely didn't sink in til I got to work today and Head Librarian went "OMGWTF" and such.
6 shots of novocane later and we are good to go. Oh, and maybe 2 more for good measure once she's in. Ok, 2 more three-quarters of the way through. Weird- this is less stressful than the drilling and crap last week. Not so much with a drill and a lot more with hand-powered cleaning thangs. Really: no pain.
And I luuuurve dental dams. I had to giggle when she was explaining what it was. I giggled on the inside. "Yes, doctor. I could show you another use for that, too. Girly safe-sex, my dear!!... could I take some of those for the road??" But seriously- when the apparatus that held the dental dam was in place all the work was off of me. I just relaxed and listened to my tunes. All the stops I requested was for me to cough or to readjust a bit that was pinching the not numb part of my mouth.
The abscess may have been small, but it was still very much working its nastiness out at the end of the procedure. So, I'm on antibiotics and 800mg of ibuprofen, with vicodin as backup if I'm really unhappy. I have to go back for the root canal to get filled after the meds are done with their thing. That could be *next* Thursday, or the 29th- the day before I leave for Ohio. This doesn't include getting the post and crown fitting. That's *after* by at least 2 weeks.
The executive not-gross version is: So, I have to go back to have the second half of yesterday's procedure done. I'm currently functioning very well with my horse-pill ibuprofen and not remotely uncomfortable while it's buzzing in my system. Just don't offer me ice cream for a while. But maybe warm custard or pudding? and cake.
I also got the metaphorical gold star and a huge pat on the back from the dentist and her tech for going from weepy as hell to entirely fine without a mid-process freak/pain moment. I also walked out of there with a scrip for Valium, just in case for next time. Heh.
So I freaked. Getting the xray taken meant that bit of plastic in my mouth and it bloody well *hurt*- I started to cry. Reading the conscent form freaked me more. Dentist lady offered me Valium- isn't that nice? I said I could deal.
Oh, look, kids! It's an *abscess!* A very little one. This will make things complicated. "Abscess" and all that it entails didn't really sink in, other than it hurt when she touched it. The danger absolutely didn't sink in til I got to work today and Head Librarian went "OMGWTF" and such.
6 shots of novocane later and we are good to go. Oh, and maybe 2 more for good measure once she's in. Ok, 2 more three-quarters of the way through. Weird- this is less stressful than the drilling and crap last week. Not so much with a drill and a lot more with hand-powered cleaning thangs. Really: no pain.
And I luuuurve dental dams. I had to giggle when she was explaining what it was. I giggled on the inside. "Yes, doctor. I could show you another use for that, too. Girly safe-sex, my dear!!... could I take some of those for the road??" But seriously- when the apparatus that held the dental dam was in place all the work was off of me. I just relaxed and listened to my tunes. All the stops I requested was for me to cough or to readjust a bit that was pinching the not numb part of my mouth.
The abscess may have been small, but it was still very much working its nastiness out at the end of the procedure. So, I'm on antibiotics and 800mg of ibuprofen, with vicodin as backup if I'm really unhappy. I have to go back for the root canal to get filled after the meds are done with their thing. That could be *next* Thursday, or the 29th- the day before I leave for Ohio. This doesn't include getting the post and crown fitting. That's *after* by at least 2 weeks.
The executive not-gross version is: So, I have to go back to have the second half of yesterday's procedure done. I'm currently functioning very well with my horse-pill ibuprofen and not remotely uncomfortable while it's buzzing in my system. Just don't offer me ice cream for a while. But maybe warm custard or pudding? and cake.
I also got the metaphorical gold star and a huge pat on the back from the dentist and her tech for going from weepy as hell to entirely fine without a mid-process freak/pain moment. I also walked out of there with a scrip for Valium, just in case for next time. Heh.
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