Dentist!

[nekostef]

I just got back from having a cavity drilled at my dentist. Because I hate needles, I customarily request that they drill without Novocaine. Does choosing 10 minutes of drilling over 15 seconds of jabbing make any sense? Probably not. But whatever. It's interesting to see your own reaction to pain - what it feels like, how much you can take,

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[dainasplashes]

I was actually encouraged by my childhood dentist to try it without novocain the first time I had a pretty minor cavity. He said "well, your parents don't usually get it, and you can always change your mind." I didn't even feel like I needed it until the very end, and raised my hand, and he said, "I'll give it to you if you want, but I'm really about 10 seconds from being done." And so I bore it 10 seconds and escaped an afternoon of tingly. I thought it was a good deal