The best part is: I get to go back in two weeks for another round.

[madbaker]

Yesterday's "minor dental surgery", also known as "root scaling and planing", was fortunately not as bad as the explanatory CD led me to believe. Oh, it wasn't fun - but it was more a standard dental appointment squared, using local anasthesia and a crab pick, not a belt sander as I expected.

Granted, I was pretty swollen yesterday: I have the inverse of Wolverine's power* but I was prepared for that and iced my cheek most of the day. Today, I feel okay. I'm not chewing anything today and I've taken some Tylenol, but I'm all right.

Now I just have to not stress my body by overdoing it with the Beltane packing.

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*I have a non-mutant non-healing factor. I heal more slowly than normal humans.

Comments

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

I'm scheduled to have the same procedure on the 12th.

I'm a wusss... I need to know: on a pain scale of 0-10.... how bad is "It wasn't fun".

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

With the numbing local, it was as much fun as a regular cleaning. The discomfort yesterday was relatively mild - but as stated, I applied ice 20 minutes on - 20 minutes off all day afterwards. And I'm gargling warm salt water today.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Yuck. Is this the one where they literally cut the gums and pull them back so they can do this, or is this a little more tame?

The spouse had the nasty one with the gums being cut, and all that, so they could get to the roots and really clean 'em good. I think this had to take a couple of visits, and she had to drink (nearly everything -- dunno if she even drank coffee for some time after) through a straw for awhile.

I had "sonic" cleaning done on my roots once, which wasn't as bad, but a bit odd ... and it too took two visits.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, it's more tame. If this doesn't work, the gum surgery thing is the next step. I'm all for less-invasive measures first!

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping ... I agree, less-invasive is better.

[vitrarius.livejournal.com]

Dude, I told you not to roll up your character using the gamma world stuff. Well at least you got the heighten baking and speak foodie skills to make up for it.
Hope you feel better soon.