Post Root Canal

It wasn't that bad AT ALL! I was very pleasantly surprised :).

Even the Xylocaine shot wasn't painful, though I still felt something going up my gum. I had one shot from the front and one shot from the back. The back one sort of made me jump a little because I thought it was over after the front. My dentist told me to relax the whole time because my gums are quite tough. The worst part of any dental procedure is that damn shot. I've had some terrible experiences with that freakishly long needle. I've tasted the crap; it's bitter as hell. I've had it go into my cheek for like 3 inches during my wishdom teeth removal and I even felt the liquid squishing out. Ugh.

The rest of the procedure was fine once the tooth was numbed. Drill, file out the pulp, stuff in rubber, melt rubber, pull in post, and put on filling. I Googled the steps by the way. Gawd reading them made me so nervous--probably why dentists don't explaining everything they do to their patients. I am supposed to get a crown as well, but it's not covered by my dad's plan; the dentist is hopeful that PBC will cover it once I start co-op. I'll have to be careful in the mean time.

Not related:
On the walk home I saw this nut on Mary Hill Road who suddenly opened up his arms and yelled, "Whoa!" I jumped off the sidewalk to avoid him and then he did it again! If my hands and sleeves weren't stuff into my pockets, I think I would've punched him in the face. Trying to pull out my stuffed-in sleeves made me hesitate long enough to regain my sanity.