so i finally found out about my interview for the promotion and... i didn't get picked to move on to the second round of interviews. i can't even say how disappointed i am but i don't think i should spread the details all around the interweb. somethings are better left at the work place i think.
the tooth drama is pretty much done. this next part is not for those who have had surgery or been put "under" for any reason. you'll just say "well, duh" and think i'm a pussy. now, for anyone who has not been put under anesthesia & is totally freaked out about the idea... i'm with you. i hate going to the dentist in the first place & the thought of being knocked out worried me even more. and all the "it's over in a second" and "wouldn't you rather sleep thru it" and "it's no big deal" comments i heard didn't help at all.
when we went to the dentist, i was all occupied being stressed about being put under & then i was told that insurance wouldn't cover it for just one tooth. THEN they called my insurance and found out that they'd cover 80% of it so it would end up being $5 cheaper than using nitrous (which i'd never had either). so after that 15 minute roller coaster of emotions, i decided to go ahead & be put under.
everyone around me was moving quickly, getting everything ready & the dentist quickly put the needle in my arm & hooked me up while i sat/laid there waiting for everything to "get started". i watched him push the plunger on a big white syringe & then things started feeling a little wavy. i remember saying something about it feeling like i was on a boat. then i opened my eyes & the nurse was the only one in the room. i started talking to her & asking her things like "hey, there's gauze in my mouth, when did that happen?". i talked to her for probably 5 minutes before i looked over at the little metal tray they use to hold the instruments & it was totally empty. suddenly it hit me & i said "wait a second... are we done?" and she replied yes. then J came in.
it was the weirdest experience. it was like no time had past & i hadn't been out at all. like when you sleep at night, you know there's some time missing when you wake up but at the dentist it was like there wasn't any time missing at all. it was surreal.
so we went to the grocery store on the way home & got me mushy things to eat. then i took some pain killers & chilled right out. so, the moral of the story is that i am no longer scared of being put under. and you shouldn't be scared either because it was awesome! i wish i could be put under for any and all dentist appointments, cleanings included.
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