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Old 10-07-2005, 08:03 PM  
crockett
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Originally Posted by WiredGuy
Just got back from getting my 4 wisdom teeth extracted. My god, that was extremely painful. This one (impacted) tooth would not come out and with even 15 shots of the needle (local anesthetic), my nerves were still there during the operation. Added with all the gagging reflex during the extraction, this was one hell of a brutal operation! Alas, after a lot of codeine, tylenol 3's and other hefty drugs, I am now feeling much much better.

WG
I've never understood why they don't just knock you out for those kinds of procedures. Would make things a lot easier on both the patient and the doctors.
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