Brandelyn: Lyrical Contradiction: Another No Tanto Mucho Moment-

So I had my dentist appointment yesterday and let me just say that the entire experience was a No Tanto Mucho moment. First I get in there about 20 minutes early, and fill out my little paper work and am told to wait. No problem. Akeelah and the Bee just started so I settle in to watch it. I realize about an hour into the movie, that an hour has passed, and there has not been a soul to come and check on me yet. Whatever. So Just as Akeelah makes it to the national spelling bee, I get called in. So I sit in my little chair and am asked to wait again. As the minutes ticked by, in my mind I’m thinking that I could have finished watching the movie if I’m going to be chillen’ like this, but whatever. So then the Dentist assistant comes and begins injecting my mouth with the anesthetic, so the dentist can get to drilling. Before she can even set the dag nab needle down, here comes the dentist ready to get to work. HOLD ON PLAYA! How about we take a moment to let this stuff settle in before we just get to drilling! I can still feel my mouth, so I’m thinking that its not time yet. So she gives me a few minutes and comes back and jumps right in with two feet and a pogo stick. So as she’s drilling I suddenly feel this blinding pain shoot up my face…I jerk and she stops and asks me if that hurts…I would think that the bugging out of my eyes and swinging of my arms would be enough to answer her questions, but hey some people need a direct answer. So I squeak out a yes and she proceeds to inject my face with more anesthetic. So she starts drilling again and that same blinding pain shoots up my face again. I think I actually hit her this time, I don’t know but she asked if it hurt again and says “ well we’ve done all we can, so we’re going to have to give you the super duper (love those medical terms) anesthetic.” So, she proceeds to get the largest needle in America and pokes my mouth with it 7 times…yes I counted…and suddenly my whole left side goes numb…whatever, lets just get through this. So, she finishes drilling my teeth, puts in the fillings and tells me I’m good to go, oh and tells me that I can't eat for 24 hours...great. I high bolt it to the front desk where I am told I have to pay 105 dollars for my torture session and need to schedule my next appointment so we can tackle the right side. As I am standing there the nurse hands me a tissue for the drool that is coming from my face. The entire left side of my face is numb and when I look in the mirror, I see that my eye is sleepy, my lips won’t curve up into a smile and I can’t breathe out of my left nostril. Maybe its just me, but I don’t think filling should be all the traumatic. But then again, maybe they are and that’s why I hadn’t been to the dentist in 12 years…well, whatever the case, that was the definition of a no tanto mucho moment!!!

Peace