• Agent641@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      “You really shouldn’t be awake for this” - the orthodontist crushing my sideways wisdom teeth with pliers so he can rip the shards out individually.

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        12 hours ago

        We don’t do general anesthesia for most things dental related here in NL. But after hearing the sound bounce around in my head I wish we did.

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          6 hours ago

          Fuck me, my ex-wife told me she wasn’t put to sleep but thank god I was.

          Then again I had 8 teeth broken off my jaw because so maybe I was a special case …

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        1 day ago

        Oh this was a fast one, was back in the waiting room within 15m, 10 of which was waiting for the localised pain killer to kick in before starting.

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      that’s me atm. luckily they’ve stopped moving and I don’t feel any pain but it’s a breeding ground of the unfunny kind