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i can't feel my lips!
Mar. 28th, 2008 09:19 amI had the first cavity of my entire life filled this morning, and now the left side of my mouth is completely numb. It's unnerving. I can't eat a damn thing, although I've managed to drink coffee with the aid of a straw, and intermittently I keep poking at my lips and chin to see if the feeling has come back yet. It hasn't, unfortunately, and it bothers me that the numb parts also feel incredibly cold. Is this normal?
The injection hurt like hell, even though he'd numbed me up first. Apparently, there's a nerve cluster in that part of my cheek/gum/whatever that's not there for most people, which the dentist commented on in faint surprise when I started freaking the hell out over the sudden searing pain in my mouth. I believe his exact words were, "Huh, congratulations. You're one of the few people with it in that spot. Wasn't expecting that."
ME NEITHER, JERKFACE.
Actually, no, I love my dentist and don't think he's a jerkface. It really fucking hurt, though. The last time I cried over physical pain was when I accidentally slammed my finger in the drawer of an industrial filing cabinet, and that was over two years ago. I can't help but feel a little lame about that.
Oh my god, I want the feeling in my mouth to come back! I'm hungry and I have a delicious looking donut sitting here, and I can't eat it until I can chew without worrying that I'm going to accidentally gnaw off my own tongue. Ahhhhh!
The injection hurt like hell, even though he'd numbed me up first. Apparently, there's a nerve cluster in that part of my cheek/gum/whatever that's not there for most people, which the dentist commented on in faint surprise when I started freaking the hell out over the sudden searing pain in my mouth. I believe his exact words were, "Huh, congratulations. You're one of the few people with it in that spot. Wasn't expecting that."
ME NEITHER, JERKFACE.
Actually, no, I love my dentist and don't think he's a jerkface. It really fucking hurt, though. The last time I cried over physical pain was when I accidentally slammed my finger in the drawer of an industrial filing cabinet, and that was over two years ago. I can't help but feel a little lame about that.
Oh my god, I want the feeling in my mouth to come back! I'm hungry and I have a delicious looking donut sitting here, and I can't eat it until I can chew without worrying that I'm going to accidentally gnaw off my own tongue. Ahhhhh!
