That little lamb is my dentist buddy. Not the beer, that was placed in the picture for size scale purposes, although I suppose beer is also my dentist buddy in some respects. Whenever I have anything done besides a cleaning, I take my dentist buddy to hold, because I was gripping the chair arms so intensely, I would have sore hands and arms. That little lamb is special to me anyway because I bought it just after Easter in 1999 on one of my trips to North Carolina to take care of stuff after my Dad's death (October 1998).~
I was supposed to go today to have a filling replaced and unsurprisingly, I forgot. I remembered as I was stripping the bed. I always wash my bedsheets on Monday and as I was taking them off the bed, I thought, "So is it this Sunday I am supposed to wash the sheets because I have a dentist appointment on Monday?" And then ZING! I was all "Oh Frick!" It was 3:15 and my appointment was for 4:00 and there was NO WAY I could take a shower and make it over there. I called and said, "What's the charge for a late cancellation?" She said, "Is this geewits?" Because, yeah, it was not my first time. My bad. Anyway for $30 I got a 24 hour reprieve from horror.
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I made this appointment when I was in the office a couple of weeks ago and I got all whiny about the shots, so they said I could have nitrous oxide for the shots. Then they told me, "But you can't have any beer." I said, "But I've had nitrous here many times and I always had beer before I came!" So they said, "Oh, okay." Yes, beer is my other dentist buddy.
12 comments:
Blame the party! Even though it looked like a treat for all who were there, leis and all, it was the cause of your distraction.
Pain and pleasure, a common combination eh? Two cleverly crafted posts geewits.
Have a good time this morning at the dentists. laugh when you get gassed and close your eyes when the needle approaches.
Peace
mark
Mark,
~~Well, I knew I missed the appointment because of the party, but I wasn't going to say that. And it's obvious you are new here, because you said, "Have a good time this morning at the dentists." The only thing I do on mornings is sleep. And I will laugh when I get gassed. A little bit.
I am one of "those" patients for my dentist!! I am sure that when the people at my dentist's office see my name on their calendar they will pay me $30 if I cancel!!! Suffice it to say I am not a model patient...!
Dentists must be trained to hide the needle. I can honestly say I have never seen it. He will say the same thing nurses always say -- "Okay, you will feel a little pinch...." and then BAMB! I feel it!
There are few things I would rather NOT do than go to the dentist and I am sure the dentist is as happy as I am when my "time in the chair" is over!
PS One time I KNOW I had a cavity and I KNOW the dentist lied when he said he could not find it!! I think he was just not up to dealing with me that day... But he managed to take care of it later....!! Oh well...
I somehow have the feeling that what came out was not "Oh frick" LOL. I usually don't have a problem with going to the dentist but last time I had to get out some wisdom teeth. I'm sure that the marks from my fingers are still imprinted in the chair arms. As for beer as a soother, a tall dark Guinness for me please. ;o)
Just bite the bullet and DO it. The anticipation is always worse than the deed in my case.
Beer before the dentist...I've never heard of that. It's funny how the office knew it was you calling. :) I wish you luck w/ your appointment.
I am such a big baby when it comes to the dentist, my dentist actually gives me an ativan to put under my tongue while I'm in his waiting room before I even go in to see him. He knows I'm a big baby. But I sort of "zone out" and watch TV while he does whatever it is he does, and then I stagger home. :-)
I can remember fainting in the chair once. And another time, before they even started on me, I had huge tears running down my face. BUT, now I have a lovely young lady dentist and she's is so good, I hardly have any anxiety when I go see her. You need to find someone like that.
By the way, just read about the party and so glad it all turned out well. Just don't hold onto that beer so tight! lol
I have a lamb that looks a lot like your lamb! His name is lamikins. I'll have to show you. He's my cuddliest stuffed animal ever! So does your dentist put a swab with some stuff to numb you before he gives you a shot? Mine does and I can hardly ever feel it. Also, I've always thought nitrous oxide was pretty fun when I've had it in the past, but it makes me cranky when it wears off, and gives me bad dreams. Ugh! I still get nervous in the chair though and usually tense up so bad that my back is sore afterwards.
Russell,
~~I told my dentist what you said about your dentist would pay you not to show up and he and his assistant cracked up!
Big Brother,
~~Fortunately, I've never had to have my wisdom teeth removed. I don't think I could stand it!
Jazz,
~~Ha! Not in my case. It was totally horrible. The first shot didn't quite take and I felt the drill and had to get a second shot. Now my whole jaw is sore and swollen and it has been 7 1/2 hours since I left. The anticipation was NOTHING compared to the deed and aftermath.
Scarlet,
~~You go to the dentist without drinking beer first?
Josie,
~~Another thing we have in common.
Leslie,
~~This guy is a very mellow pleasant Christian dentist that plays Christian music and hums along. My second husband stopped going to him because "it didn't hurt enough, so he can't be doing a good job." I don't think it can get more mellow than that. It's always going to be traumatic for me, and I will always hate it. Thanks about the party.
Carole,
~~He puts the topical and I don't feel the actual initial needle penetration, but I think because I am so tense, the needle just tears through the muscles in my mouth. My jaw feels like I've been in a fight. They either lied about the nitrous or gave me too low a dose. I never felt relaxed and my brow was furrowed the whole time.
LOL! Tell 'em the beer is for the lamb!
Tai,
~~Heh heh. I don't know why, but your comment reminded me of a saying I saw once: "Never, complain, never explain."
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