Visiting the Murder House

[threemonkeys]

I had a dentist appointment to fix yet another crumbling tooth. Before the appointment, they sent me a reminder text message and an email. Then they also left a message on my landline voice mail.

Do you think that they (and dentists in general) have a bit of an issue with people not keeping their appointments?

Don't answer that - it was rhetorical. I asked the assistant about people the phrase "I don't handle pain well". She conceded that yes, she hears that or its equivalent from the vast majority of people at some point or another.

Comments

[morpheme]

I hope it went ok!

(I'm one of those strange people who quite likes the sensation of the needle, but I hate the disturbing noises)

[threemonkeys]

Thanks - it went pretty much to script. I don't mind the needle, but the only after effect I have seems to be an aching jaw just where it went in. I miss my old (retired) dentist - he was a real artist with the needle.

Noise OK, but this time I did catch a whiff of burning from the high speed drill. Didn't like that much.

[dsgood]

What I say is "Doing dental work on me is like pulling teeth."

[threemonkeys]

Smiled at that and shuddered at the same time at the thought of pulling teeth.