Extraction-o-rama
Buzzterm: "Manly ambition"
They (my doc and an assistant) made an attempt to pull molar 14 today, which has long been giving me trouble. This tooth was the initial reason I headed to NYU College of Destiny. Today they gave me three large shots of Novocaine, then lifted the gum around the tooth to remove it. What I didn't expect (neither did they) was the light-headedness. Novocaine contains ephedrine, which on an empty stomach, mimics the effects of anxiety. My pulse jumped and they were forced to stop the procedure, citing the underlying infection as the real reason they weren't able to extract.
So much for manly ambition in my teeth.
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Letting strangers dance around in your mouth for three hours at a stretch with pointy dental tools.
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