dentist I had a cavity. Well, I could hide from the dentist no more as there are eight dentists and one endodentist in our new ward. So we went. And while my kids had ZERO cavities, I had to have a root canal. The terror! So I was sent to the endodentist from my ward. I asked them to just put me out but they wouldn't. And the special gas cost $100! So it was just me in my proper frame of mind and my ipod to deal with this awful situation. Well, my mouth was numb and dentist came in ready to roll so I hurried and turned on my music. It wasn't loud enough so I quickly tried to turn it up, however when I touched it, it changed my playlist. And it was changed to James Taylor who I do not even like. The drilling had started so I couldn't look at my ipod to change it back. Trying to be positive I thought maybe this would be good since I don't know his songs and I can really focus on listening to the words to take my mind off the horrible drilling that was presently happening. So I focused on those songs with everything I had. And my breathing as I was terrified. About 1/2 hour into this drilling, I realized that I wasn't listening to James Taylor's songs, I was listening to one song. Over and over. And it had taken me a half hour to figure that out. Fire and Rain. Over and over. For an hour. Fire and Rain. What did happen to Suzanne? Now that's what I really want to know...
And a special after note - the endodentist did such a great job that I did not need the pain medication he prescribed AND I was even able to eat dinner a few hours after my procedure. So much for my "root canal diet." But I lived to tell the tale. I lived!
6 comments:
Oh I feel so bad for you. I have to admit, I enjoyed your husband's account on facebook. So, I am guessing the song is now deleted from your ipod? Glad it's over. Hopefully no more trauma for a while.
Boo hoo! Sorry about the root canal. We do the iPod thing at the dentist too. It's better if I can just find my happy place (FAR, FAR away from the dentist's chair). I can't believe you listened to the same song for 1/2 hour. There must be some kind of psych study on how that could have happened without you noticing! Some sort of cognitive dissonance thing :)
I laughed when David posted about this on Facebook. I still think it's funny but I feel bad that you had to have a root canal. Oh and by the way, I haven't had a cavity since I was in elementary school. Just thought I'd throw that in. LOL
Suzanne's dead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_rain
I'm glad you lived to tell the tale! I think that is so funny about the song. I totally know how you feel. I had my first (of 3) at the beginning of the year and I might have paid $100. They wanted to charge me $500 for the gas! Luckily, though, I had a great experience like you! :) Glad you got in done in time for the feast on Thursday!
What a story! Glad everything went well otherwise!
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