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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

07/26/2005 01:11:37 PM · #1

I'm off to get a root canal. Wish me luck. If you don't see me post again, it's because I didn't pull through. I bequeath all my silly stuff to Strikeslip and all my challenge entries to the members from Iceland (to collectively lower their average score).

I will try to get the assistant to shoot some pics.

I'm such a dental wimp!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

07/26/2005 01:12:40 PM · #2

Just ask for the laughing gas first then you won't feel a thing.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

07/26/2005 01:29:00 PM · #3

Won't help - Ken is full of that already.....

mystical_princess

Canon EOS-5D

07/26/2005 01:29:23 PM · #4

You poor thing, It's not as bad as some people say! Good Luck, you'll be fine!!

hdogg4u

Canon EOS-20D

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

07/26/2005 01:54:37 PM · #5

I just put superglue in there works like a charm. Every 4 months have to refill it.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/26/2005 02:18:25 PM · #6

I'm the ultimate dentophobe... Seriously... I feel for Ken, I really do...

Robt.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/26/2005 10:53:38 PM · #7

Wooohooooo! I survived! And they gave me some pain killers and made the mistake of warning me that I shouldn't take them with alcohol because it magnifies the effects. Wooooohoooo. Nothin like Vicodin and a beer chaser.

AND - - look how much better my teeth look!

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

07/26/2005 10:54:58 PM · #8

Nice Colgate Smile!

Bwahahahahahahahahahhahaha!

Damn that's FUNNY!

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

07/26/2005 10:56:41 PM · #9

Originally posted by kpriest:

AND - - look how much better my teeth look!

You should be proud. : )

I had 2, no fun at all. Good luck.

Message edited by author 2005-07-26 22:57:27.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

07/26/2005 10:56:45 PM · #10

...somehow I knew I would be seeing something like this.

You're too predictable Ken.

Makka

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/26/2005 10:58:29 PM · #11

That's some pretty nasty teeth there (or lack of!!)

I've had a root canal before and it ain't bad! If you have a good dentist (like I do) then you'll be more than fine!

Best of luck!

jab119

07/26/2005 11:05:26 PM · #12

ask your dentist for someting stronger than novacane (sp) they have sometihng that works real fast at numbing the pain, but it only last a short time.

I had a tooth I wanted pulled cause of too many problems with it. Medicated fillings and such. The dentist wanted to do a root canal, i said NO, just yank the tooth out. I explained to him the last 10 years have been horrible and I wanted it over. he suggested an additional numbing shot.
This dentist put me on the gas and hit me with a "little hammer" (the numbing stuff) and my tooth has been great ever since.

edit : oppsss, looks like im a day late, sorry

James

Message edited by author 2005-07-26 23:06:23.

jab119

07/26/2005 11:08:37 PM · #13

maybe you shoul dhave gone here instead of getting a root canal

//www.mrbling.com/

James

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

07/26/2005 11:12:18 PM · #14

Ok, those aren't my real teeth. Just trying not to let Brad down. ;-)

Yes, I had a good Dentist. I think they are now trained to talk to you alot and make you comfortable and let you know what they are doing like every step of the way. And I must say, the woman dental assistant was as impressive as the Dentist. They worked together like a choreographed dance of drilling, suction, poking and prodding. Since I laid there for over 2 hours, I had nothing to do but sit there being impressed by how well they did their job.

I felt no pain at all during and after. I actually left there pretty happy about how not in pain I was. They gave me this brochure on after-care and the first Q & A was: "Will I be in pain when the anisthetic wears off?" - - "Yes." Not "It depends", not "Maybe" - but "Yes." So I stop by the drug store to get my prescription and the pain starts to creep in. By the time I got home I was wiped out. Popped a pill and crashed for about 4 hours. Got up and feel pretty good though.

So there's my little dental adventure story. I didn't get any pics, but I kept thinking of what great ones I could've got while I was laying there.

My fear of Dentists came mostly from 10 years in the Navy where I saw some pretty gruesome things - and many mistakes on people. I avoided them like the plague.

Thanks for humoring me.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

07/26/2005 11:16:12 PM · #15

Originally posted by kpriest:

My fear of Dentists came mostly from 10 years in the Navy where I saw some pretty gruesome things - and many mistakes on people. I avoided them like the plague.

My 10 years as a dental "Guinea Pig" in the Navy took it's toll here too.
Mistakes is not the word for it.
Been paying for it ever since.

art-inept

Olympus C-5060WZ

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0

07/26/2005 11:21:21 PM · #16

root canal? i dunno if i've ever had one of those. the dentist never scares me, it's just uncomfortable. like i always have the problem where i can't swallow because my mouth is open. i try to tell them that saliva is going into my throat, but i can't talk because my mouth can't move. i feel like im dying. what are you supposed to do when that happens? it's happened to me many times