Blog Update - Tooth Fairies

Hi all, finally got round to blogging again after a traumatic few months of tooth problems. Firstly, i had to wait for a dentist appointment allowing me the luxury of sedation (I have a love-hate relationship with the profession, mostly all "hate" stemming back to age 11), following the filling falling out one afternoon.

Anyway, having got to the dentist and become sedated, the tooth did not come out - some of it was left and caused extreme pain! I had to visit the local NHS hospital and be told i was on a 9-month waiting list, which (if it was urgent) could be 3-months! OF COURSE ITS URGENT!

Monday morning i was phoning the dentist and hospital in a bid to get an earlier appointment WITH very STRONG sedation! A few days later, they offered an appointment but without sedation, needless to say I did not take it. However, a few more days later and a real appointment materialised... I was in business.

This wednesday just gone, I attended the hospital. The ordeal was not one i anticipated or revelled in but it was necessary, having consumed 2 packs of pain killers since the tooth quest began.

The Doctor couldn't find a vein to put the needle into and after slapping my hand to death, proceeded to the left hand for a repeat performance. Once inserted the drugs were soon whizzing round the bloodstream, but not before a whole load of sterile water he was attempting to inject into the "tap" spurted all over the doctor (much to his shock) and that's (fortunately) all i remember.

The next day i remarked to my wife, did i get run over by a train or something because my body really ached.

I am now recouperating with the stitches in my gum but at least some of the pain has gone. I am only reminded of the incident when i smile or laugh, which affects the gum and stitches! This gives me a good excuse to remain a miserable git a little longer and i intend to take up this challenge!