I've been to the dentist a thousand times so I know the drill,
I smooth my hair
Sit back in the chair
But somehow I still get the chills
"Have a seat," he says pleasantly,
As he shakes my hand and practically laughs at me,
"Open up nice and wide" he says peering in,
And with a smirk he says, "Don't have a fit,
This will just pinch a bit"
As he tries not to grin
I know what you are thinking now, "Why does this particular part of the song make him laugh?" And my answer is this. A few years ago, when I was just a little boy, I went in for some dental work. Well, as the hour went on, I started to get more than the chills... I was down-right terrified. Like usual, the dentist tried to calm me by explaining everything they were going to do. I didn't like the sound of a needle the size of a pencil being shoved into my gums. But the dentist reassured me, I was going to be so numb, I would feel nothing. I beg to differ.
As the dentist applied the numbing agent, I began to worry. Then the needle came out. Fear struck me and I began to fuse myself with the chair. I kept pushing away from the dentist and that dinosaur of a needle. As the dentist was talking me through the procedure, I began to realize one thing. I COULD FEEL THE NEEDLE!!!!! No matter how much I pleaded with the dentist, the needle kept impaling me. After seeing the tears streaming down my face, and for fear that I was going to break the chair, the dentist pulled the needle out. Realizing that I was truly in utter agony, the dentist apologized.
But, like always, they weren't done. they still had to give me that shot completely. So, what happened next? More numbing junk was shoved into my mouth! The needle was once again heading towards me. I had no other choice but to accept the oncoming doom. Well hey! What do you know? I don't feel it now!
Even though the dentist was clearly inexperienced with the use of the numbing stuff, I managed to come out alive. I just hope I don't end up on the wrong side of the chair again. :)
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