I can't feel my face.

[whorlichan]

I just went to the dentist. Had two fillings removed, cavities underneath them removed, and new fillings put in.

Because I am the ULTIMATE wuss, he gave me 3 separate shots of Novocain in each side of my face, at about 15 minute intervals. I left there at 3:15 pm EST...he said I probably won't be able to feel anything until about 6 pm.

So now I feel like a Neanderthal...my bottom lip feels like it's pooching out awfully (it's not though, I checked in the mirror) and my tongue feels like it's the size of a bowling ball. A squishy bowling ball that I keep biting by accident and it's going to HURT LIKE HELL when the numbness wears off.

However, for once in my life going to the dentist did not hurt terribly DURING the procedure. I like this guy a lot more than my family dentist back in California, who was all about herbal medicines and would pinch my ear whenever I said something hurt in my mouth, to make that hurt worse. It never worked, BTW.

[nickadeemus]

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That sucks, I'm not too fond of the dentist. I've had 11 teeth (7 baby) pulled at once because they didn't come out fast enough on their own and because there wasn't enough room for them all to come in. That was not fun.
Made a killing with the tooth fairy, though.

[Tasselfoot]

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Dr. Drucker? Or Edelman...

And... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I so wish I was there to poke your face.

[180digi]

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That happened to me once. I had to get cavities drilled so the dentist put novacane in, but he kinda missed but not really. He put it in right but it still hurt when they turned the drill on. So he gave me another shot, into the roof of my mouth on the side of the tooth that needed drilling.

It was so weird, the bottom part of my right eyelid went numb and it wouldnt move when i blinked. Must've looked mighty retarded.

[MrGiggles]

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I hate Novocane.

It makes me feel like I'm almost dead.

[QreepyBORIS]

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Last time I had it, it didn't get my tongue, only my lips and some face. I could talk and everything.

[whorlichan]

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Oh, I could talk the whole time--just sounded like a drunk retard. And up until a few minutes ago, I couldn't feel anything from just below my eyes all the way down to my neck.

It's wearing off...my lips and chin and tongue are all tingling and kind of burn if I touch them, so I know they're waking up

All that remains is to see how much pain I'm in once it all wears off.

[GuidoHunter]

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Hahahahahaha, that's hilarious.

But you actually paid a dentist to use herbal medicines? Only in the whacked-out state of California...

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[The_Q]

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Joined: Apr 29, 2004
Posts: 345
Location: Philadelphia (finally!)

Ummm....

Q

[Arthur122368]

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I just had that done on monday. I had to get 2 fillings. He used 3 novocain shots to numb me.
But, the only reason he did this is because he had to grind half of my left back teeth. They where
gay and longer, but since my wisdom teeth have not come in yet I didn't notice. I didn't feel a thing
during the filling and drilling. But when he grinded my teeth down... OMMFG. It hurt like H*el.

Then, when I got to leave, and hour and a half later, I couldn't feel my face, Then, I started to drool alot. I couldn't help myself. Then, the novocain wore off. Then I was in even more pain. I couldn't open my mouth because it hurt. And, I wasn't suppose to eat anything for 24 hours. Well as it seems, I didn't eat breakfast that day because I got up to late for school. Then I wait 8 hours for lunch. And I get Sh*t on a stick. I don't eat. I go home starving and my mom says, " You have to go to the dentile office, and you probaly won't be able to eat for a day." And, what do you no, I couldn't. I HATE THE DENTIST, THE DENTILE OFFICE, AND ANYTHING TO DEAL WITH THE DENTIST!!!



AHHHHH

[vashthestampede0987]

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She used to live out in CA.

[whorlichan]

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Which Q KNOWS FOR A FACT and makes fun of all the time. Dude, what happened?

To reiterate: Whacked-out herbalist Filipino guy who thought it was funny to pinch me and recommended yoga as a way to get better mouth health: California. Dr. Yerro, in Van Nuys, if you want to avoid him

American dude who gave me lots of lovely pain medication and didn't make me hold my mouth open the whole time because he had these awesome retractor thingies: Pennsylvania. Dr. Stevenson. I don't even know what township that counts as...Abington? Ambler? Dresher? Whatever.

[plasmix]

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It's hard to play bassoon when I get novacaine shots. (retarded root canal stuff)

[Bahamut-X]

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Once I had a problem with my mollars and had to get a bunch pulled. My appointment was before school. Obviously they gave me novacaine, but it made me act like a retard at school lmao it was like I was high.

[Tps222]

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I once had to get my gums sawed back. Shot of novacaine and everything was fine. Wore off in like 2 hours.