DENTIST!

I forgot I took this photo as well as my original PAD for today ( http://www.pbase.com/image/27738490 ). I think I prefer this one.

Had a filling today. I ]so wish I'd taken my camera, I bottled it this time - would have made a great PAD! Next time.

Why can't a filling go smoothly for me?! I sat in the chair and had an injection my gums which I hardly felt, great so far......or so I thought. Then the dentist came at me with the drill, in it went and then - I pretty much left the seat and frightened the dentist to death! It would seem that the anesthetic hadn't quite hit the spot. So, he gave me a few more shots. While I was waiting for that anesthetic to take hold I suddenly felt faint. I told the dentist and he quickly let the seat back down to enable bloodflow to the head. I soon felt ok again although if he hadn't lowered the seat back I would have passed out. Had a possible bad reaction to the anesthetic said he. Back came the drill again! This time it was painless...........until the last bit of drilling and then BAM! pain-central! My dentist was rather taken aback and said 'you must be resistant to anesthetic - I gave you enough to put a small elephant to sleep!' I seem to remember that I had to have extra anesthetic last time I had some dentristry done.

I'm typing this 2 hours after the filling and my face is still completely numb. I've been dribbling and spilling drinks since I got home!

So I thought I'd take a photograph to reflect my time at the dentist. Not the most flattering of self-portraits but there you go.