I went to the dentist for a check up today. It turns out that, lo, I am indeed a medical marvel. Not only did he say “They were really really really hard to get out,” several times, he confessed that he had to take out a huge amount of bone and nearly fractured my jaw. He felt around and it seems the site is healing fantastically but the surgery itself triggered this joint and muscle disorder that I apparently have, some temporomandibular joint problem, which has been dormant for 22 years. He gave me a leaflet about it (also available in Spanish for some reason). He couldn’t tell me when the pain was gonna stop (although he assured me that someday it would). Great.
He felt guilty enough to give me a large bottle of free painkillers. I followed up on this advantage by getting him to write me a note which can hopefully be used to delay the Nightmarest Exam of All Time, Administrative Law. Because while I feel well enough to blog that simply does not extend to the reading of case law.
Apologies to those who have complained about unfunny posts – I haven’t the energy.
Medical freakdom confirmed
Posted on November 29, 2005
Posted in: aches and pains
forsoothsayer
Unnecessary and not very diverting musings 
LouLou
November 29, 2005
Did you ever wonder why we were born with wisdom teeth aslan if we just have to take them out & suffer?Other than to give dentists a job I mean.What did our Neanthedral ancestors do with their wisdom teeth?Am glad that you’re feeling well enough to blog. And you’re not unfunny at all.
forsoothsayer
November 29, 2005
well they probably had bigger mouths that could fit all the teeth. or else the teeth got infected and they died. what a pleasant thought.
LouLou
November 29, 2005
“or else the teeth got infected and they died. what a pleasant thought.”Until who died?The teeth or the Neanthedral ancestor?Poor baby. Is it still so very bad?