I'm not a big fan of getting surgeries done but I've had a few in the past year. So few days ago during my annual dental checkup, my dentist informed me that I would need a root canal treatment for a tooth that wasn't in the best possible shape. I wasn't pleased to say the least. But I was happy because the rest of my teeth are in good health.
I've had 4 surgeries in the past year and a couple of them with long periods of recovery. Infact my leg hasn't yet fully recovered from the last surgery in April. Hence I was sceptical about undergoing this one. But it needed to be done.
However, nothing annoys me like the sound of the dentist drill and the accompanying jolts. It's just very different to the pain from a fracture, which I seem to be rather acceptable over this rather disturbing drilling in my mouth. Guess i've watched too many horror flicks.
The sound of the drill makes me a little edgy, but luckily the second half of the session involved use of a quieter drill which made me very comfortable. There's no pain as such as because half my face was numb from two injections of local anaesthesia.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to be this easy. Just sit there, get two injections and then look up at the ceiling for about an hour, keep my mouth open and let the specialist work on my tooth. At some point I actually got bored of staring at the wall and closed me eyes. 2 rounds of x-rays in between seemed like a great break from lying down.
But, the sound of the drill is still in my head. You can hear it in the YT video below. I can't seem to shake it off. It's not very pleasant but it's there. Maybe I need to turn up the speaker volume in my room and play some nice beats on loop.
Post treatment I couldn't feel the right side of my face. I tried scratching my beard but the itch wouldn't go away. It tried harder! No luck. It feels weird to touch my face when it's numb. I haven't felt that since my childhood when I had a tooth removed I think.
Later, I drove to my favourite restaurant and nearly spilled my juice there drinking from a straw because my lips were numb and I couldn't feel the seal properly against the straw. It was kinda funny!
So, I waited a good hour or two before I ate my meal and by then the effects of the local anaesthesia started wearing off. Quite an experience!
Now, I have to go back in a week for the rest of the procedure. The pain after treatment is quite bearable. But the awful noise from the drill and the vibrations in my face is what put me off from visiting for a checkup months ago.
When I was admitted for multiple fractures in my leg months ago and the doctor aligned my bones prior to the surgery, I experienced pain momentarily like I've never felt before in my life. But I feel I was mentally calmer in that moment than when I had a drill in my mouth. I guess it's the noise from the drill that's just too annoying. I guess I've said that thrice already.
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