October 5th, 2005, 06:42 AM
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Root canal
In 4 hours I go in for my first root canal. Im scared to death. Ive always heard how painfull it is.  |
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October 5th, 2005, 06:47 AM
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worst thing ever.
man, yer screwed.
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October 5th, 2005, 06:52 AM
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You think KFCs still open
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when I broke my front 2 teeth from doing a faceplant on a concrete curb, I had to have a root canal for a crown to replace one of the shattered teeth.
The root canal goes down as the most painful & gruesome experience I've ever had & this comes from a guy with many painful experiences
- broken arm w/spiral fracture & surgery w/steel plate & screws
- 8" pipe filled with sewage water exploding in my face & fracturing my skull & breaking my nose
- a steel sliver got caught in my eye, got infected & my eyeball swelled up & I couldn't close my eyelid without bad pain & any light greater than a dim candle would hurt
- dropping a full keg on big toe, breaking it & have many ingrownnails every time the nail grows back
- dropping a 40lb weight plate at the gym on same big toe 2 years later, breaking it again & almost severing it
- car accident & face smashed into a windshield
- stabbed a pencil into my hand & had to have surgery to remove the point
- folding ladder closing suddenly & slamming my manhood in the hinges
- another face plant into a concrete curb & fracturing my cheek bone
- broken tailbone from rollerblading & then taking a 4 hour plane ride on a puddle jumper that dipped & bobbed the whole way
- dated an obnoxious girl from UofA for nearly a year
the root canal was the worst by far
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October 5th, 2005, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jkf296
worst thing ever.
man, yer screwed.
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Way to pick him up!!! Thats one hell of a pep talk - we need you to give the halftime speech in the locker room at SDS to the opposing team! 
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October 5th, 2005, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by maddogkf
when I broke my front 2 teeth from doing a faceplant on a concrete curb, I had to have a root canal for a crown to replace one of the shattered teeth.
The root canal goes down as the most painful & gruesome experience I've ever had & this comes from a guy with many painful experiences
- broken arm w/spiral fracture & surgery w/steel plate & screws
- 8" pipe filled with sewage water exploding in my face & fracturing my skull & breaking my nose
- a steel sliver got caught in my eye, got infected & my eyeball swelled up & I couldn't close my eyelid without bad pain & any light greater than a dim candle would hurt
- dropping a full keg on big toe, breaking it & have many ingrownnails every time the nail grows back
- dropping a 40lb weight plate at the gym on same big toe 2 years later, breaking it again & almost severing it
- car accident & face smashed into a windshield
- stabbed a pencil into my hand & had to have surgery to remove the point
- folding ladder closing suddenly & slamming my manhood in the hinges
- another face plant into a concrete curb & fracturing my cheek bone
- broken tailbone from rollerblading & then taking a 4 hour plane ride on a puddle jumper that dipped & bobbed the whole way
- dated an obnoxious girl from UofA for nearly a year
the root canal was the worst by far
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October 5th, 2005, 07:09 AM
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October 5th, 2005, 07:11 AM
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At least it'll take your mind off your pregnant wife.  |
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October 5th, 2005, 07:34 AM
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You think KFCs still open
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you asked for the truth 
the worst part is when he takes the drill to hollow out the tooth & tooth parts start flying around like shrapnel. then a white powdery smoke comes out of your mouth & you just want to run from this medieval torture. that part sucks
then if he doesn't novacaine you properly & goes to deaden the nerve, that is the much worse than what I thought the worst part was.
make sure you get some good numbness going on. bring headphones if you can & listen to something other than the drill & the tooth getting drilled.
if you have a good dentists, it shouldn't be too bad. if you have a hack, then .... *shudder* mine was a hack
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October 5th, 2005, 07:37 AM
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I was told not to
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I accidentaly dropped a 30 lb weight on my left testicle in my 20's and I'd rather do that 10 more times consecutively than have another root canal.
(I'm kidding, but he doesn't know that)
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October 5th, 2005, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by maddogkf
you asked for the truth
the worst part is when he takes the drill to hollow out the tooth & tooth parts start flying around like shrapnel. then a white powdery smoke comes out of your mouth & you just want to run from this medieval torture. that part sucks
then if he doesn't novacaine you properly & goes to deaden the nerve, that is the much worse than what I thought the worst part was.
make sure you get some good numbness going on. bring headphones if you can & listen to something other than the drill & the tooth getting drilled.
if you have a good dentists, it shouldn't be too bad. if you have a hack, then .... *shudder* mine was a hack |
The noise the drill makes vibrate through your head is horrible. Makes your nutz shrivel. |
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October 5th, 2005, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by maddogkf
you asked for the truth
the worst part is when he takes the drill to hollow out the tooth & tooth parts start flying around like shrapnel. then a white powdery smoke comes out of your mouth & you just want to run from this medieval torture. that part sucks
then if he doesn't novacaine you properly & goes to deaden the nerve, that is the much worse than what I thought the worst part was.
make sure you get some good numbness going on. bring headphones if you can & listen to something other than the drill & the tooth getting drilled.
if you have a good dentists, it shouldn't be too bad. if you have a hack, then .... *shudder* mine was a hack |
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October 5th, 2005, 07:48 AM
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on double secret probation
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SWD, just go under sedation.
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October 5th, 2005, 07:52 AM
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definitely, take the nitrous - double hit and you won't care about anything.
you'll do fine.
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October 5th, 2005, 08:17 AM
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Formerly Chandler Mike
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Dude, it's nothing...I had a root canal, and after the intial numbing and some drilling, the rest is cake...wasn't even as close to as bad as people make it out to be.
Mike
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October 5th, 2005, 08:18 AM
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