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The Decision
Oct. 13th, 2004 10:39 amWow, making a post about teeth gets more replies than posts about the state of the union or world in general.
Okay, people have basically argued equally for both sides. My feeling is that I will be less likely to be groggy and out of it if I go for the local. Cons of local, as Daz pointed out, can include not getting enough to numb you. This has happened to me before. I once had both rows of bottom canines fully exposed before my mom conceeded, "Huh, maybe they're not just going to fall out if you keep wiggling the babies." When they extracted, full roots were attached to both teeth, and I both heard and felt the one tooth's root breaking in my jaw. It was painful at a moment, but mostly it was just pressure, so I think I have very minimal chances of not being mostly sedated by the local in the right spots. Rest assured, however, I plan on demanding more if there's pain, especially if I'm paying for this.
Speaking of payment, that seems like it will be the biggest con of the general. Also, as much as I might use the ol imagination to spook myself silly about what's going to be done to me, there's a good part of me that would rather I be conscious for it and not just wake up with holes in my head. I think I'd rather know what happens, to be honest, even if a general is one big happy "night night!" ride. Also, I'm generally impossible to get out of bed when I'm tired, so God forbid I get high on the general and sleep Thursday through.
So, I think I'll go for the local, as I've had no bad experience (or, at least, no bad experience bad enough to make me opposed to it). A lot of people say I'll be out of commission because of the painkillers. I'm hoping this isn't true. One, I feel bad enough taking a full day off when I was honestly trying to get them done on a Friday afternoon so that I would miss minimal work during grant season. Another day off would really hurt my boss, and I need to save up the paid days off anyway. Two, if I felt that it would have been that important, I would have rescheduled and gone next Friday.
But, speaking of painkillers, I have a new question: does anyone think the drugs will keep me from giving blood? I went ahead and made an appointment for next Thursday. I know if you're on a prescription they apply different rules, but the one for regular pain-killers (as I've memorized by this point) is for a three-day abstinence prior to donation. That means starting Monday 7:30 pm, I can't have any. I also need to wait three days after a tooth-extraction according to the Blood Center's criteria, but there doesn't seem to be anything more specific about pain killers. Another question: how long do I *need* the painkillers? Do I need the heavy stuff for longer than a couple of days? How long were the rest of the folks who responded's need for the speed?
Okay, people have basically argued equally for both sides. My feeling is that I will be less likely to be groggy and out of it if I go for the local. Cons of local, as Daz pointed out, can include not getting enough to numb you. This has happened to me before. I once had both rows of bottom canines fully exposed before my mom conceeded, "Huh, maybe they're not just going to fall out if you keep wiggling the babies." When they extracted, full roots were attached to both teeth, and I both heard and felt the one tooth's root breaking in my jaw. It was painful at a moment, but mostly it was just pressure, so I think I have very minimal chances of not being mostly sedated by the local in the right spots. Rest assured, however, I plan on demanding more if there's pain, especially if I'm paying for this.
Speaking of payment, that seems like it will be the biggest con of the general. Also, as much as I might use the ol imagination to spook myself silly about what's going to be done to me, there's a good part of me that would rather I be conscious for it and not just wake up with holes in my head. I think I'd rather know what happens, to be honest, even if a general is one big happy "night night!" ride. Also, I'm generally impossible to get out of bed when I'm tired, so God forbid I get high on the general and sleep Thursday through.
So, I think I'll go for the local, as I've had no bad experience (or, at least, no bad experience bad enough to make me opposed to it). A lot of people say I'll be out of commission because of the painkillers. I'm hoping this isn't true. One, I feel bad enough taking a full day off when I was honestly trying to get them done on a Friday afternoon so that I would miss minimal work during grant season. Another day off would really hurt my boss, and I need to save up the paid days off anyway. Two, if I felt that it would have been that important, I would have rescheduled and gone next Friday.
But, speaking of painkillers, I have a new question: does anyone think the drugs will keep me from giving blood? I went ahead and made an appointment for next Thursday. I know if you're on a prescription they apply different rules, but the one for regular pain-killers (as I've memorized by this point) is for a three-day abstinence prior to donation. That means starting Monday 7:30 pm, I can't have any. I also need to wait three days after a tooth-extraction according to the Blood Center's criteria, but there doesn't seem to be anything more specific about pain killers. Another question: how long do I *need* the painkillers? Do I need the heavy stuff for longer than a couple of days? How long were the rest of the folks who responded's need for the speed?
