It’s a cleaning. Time flies sometimes. Actually, my appointment was for today but I had to cancel because of a conflict with an important appointment for Summer. Then I see a text message: Can I come at 11 am on Tuesday? I voicemail back, “Yes.” I get a call around five – Uh, the 11am is gone but how about 9:40?
Going to the dentist these days isn’t bad – no non-prenumbed shots to the roof of the mouth. And actual pain medicine after if needed. But way back in the corners of my mind are these gut-level memories of drills like they use in road construction and big, long needles that you FELT and the advice to ice up your jaw and take some aspirin. Yeah, that worked.
Well, that may not have been the best pep talk I’ve given myself.
um…. true story about me…. I never take shots when at the dentist. I’ve even had serious deep cavities done… no shots. And why? Because the vibration of the drill puts me to sleep. Seriously. It really freaks out new dentists. I tell them… just wake me up when you are done and they argue…. if they insist I will leave. So they give it a try and tell me that they don’t want me to complain etc etc. Then when they wake me up they are just mouth agape… in fact they usually invite the other people in the office to come take a gander at the odd ball asleep in the chair….
It’s kind of a blessing and kind of…. well just downright weird. But I don’t complain.
So, how did you discover this, Pottermom? I mean, the first time did some dentist say, well you can’t have any Novocain because I don’t have any, but let’s try drilling without it, shall we?nn
Did you fall asleep during Marathon Man with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier? Did you consider taking a dentist into the delivery room with you? Uh, just thinking, how would you like to come to NE Indiana and do a little experimenting – in the name of science, of course – with Albug and me? We could get some good Amish cooking afterwards
lol. I didn’t think about taking a dentist into the delivery room.
This has been my life since I was a kid. Very first cavity as a kid and they discovered it. It’s actually a vibration thing…. the drill has a certain vibration “pitch” to it. Oddly enough the old grinding drills do it a lot faster than the high speed newer drills.
I think I need to come to Indiana. I can visit you, research family history (down in Tell City area) and just get away. Unfortunately three grandbabies coming is going to put a crimp in my travel for a few months. I know I don’t “have” to be here but I have to be here. lol
Hah! I just got the Marathon Man reference. Had to think through the movie.