I had a filling a couple of years ago where I had the injection and still had to put my hand up and get them to stop half way through. They had do the rest of the procedure without spraying any water, as that was the thing that was triggering me. That filling failed after a year maybe because they weren't able to do it properly due to my pain. So I was very anxious about the replacement and told them so - I got a double dose of anaesthetic and didn't feel a thing. Took hours to wear off though. I had ether too as a child when I had my overcrowded teeth removed. I still remember the vivid psychedelic dreams.
Actually I still remember having dreams, is that something specific to ether, I've had other types of anaesthetic but dont remember having dreams, I thought it was because I was young.
I didn't have dreams, but nearly 70 years on I can still clearly remember coming round laying on a mattress on the floor, surrounded by other kids who had presumably been through the same experience.
All I ever dreamt about when under the gas, was rabbits. I reckon Freud would have a field day with those of us who experienced dreams whilst at the dentist
They had phased out ether and were using nitrous oxide when I had my several visits for extractions as a child. I was sent to the loo beforehand ( to reduce the risk of any ‘accidents’ while I was under) and remember the gas cylinders were all stacked in the bath! I still remember the smell of the rubber mask, still can’t stand the smell of rubber to this day. I do remember coming round on one occasion to find the dentist and nurse shaking me and pinching my cheeks to wake me up, as apparently I had taken quite a time to come round. I wonder how many brain cells I lost that day! Maybe I could have been a brain surgeon or an astronaut! Luckily I seem to have had plenty left undamaged. As a student we had to do a number of sessions delivering the general anaesthetic or taking the teeth out, heavily supervised of course. We had it drummed into our heads that this really should be regarded as a last resort, that general anaesthesia should be reserved for when there were no alternatives, not for preventable conditions like tooth decay. Interesting comment on the use of a ‘spray’ to numb teeth! I’m afraid I used a technique (probably best described as lying!) when I would convince my child patients that I was spraying something cold into their gums to put their tooth to sleep. Done properly, an injection can be completely painless, and the sensation not unlike something cold. Worked very well, and overcame the tactless comments from mums at the back of the room, asking ‘is he going to have the needle then?’!
Just got back, a couple of incisors filled, just wonder how long they will last. A root filled at the back that has a hole in the gum, tooth was removed about 10yrs ago.
Called in at a fuel station on Saturday morning on the way to Leeds & York for a few days. While I was fuelling the car I noticed a car driven by a female come into the station, she exited the drivers side whilst having a baby strapped to her in the forward position which had caught my attention in the first place. I shook my head in disbelief, with the woman noticing my action, she told me to mind my own business.
I seen a 4-6 year old driving a car while sat on mum lap and then a few days later same child sat on dads lap, at leezed the child was driving slowly but on a couple of times they were nearly in the ditch!!!!!! and driving around a blind bend which always have close calls
I watch probably too much of the traffic police programmes. The worst I have seen is a car, not even a people carrier, with 9 passengers in it, plus the driver. 4 adults and 5 children. Each adult had a child on their lap, with the 5th sat in the front footwell. To say the police were not impressed would be something of an understatement. The fact that the driver couldn't understand what the fuss was about didn't improve their mood.
Come down here you wouldn't have to watch it on tv i see it in real life which is better then the rubbish on tv
@Jiffy I hope you took the car registration no. of the "child driver" and reported it. I chose to give up driving recently due to deteriorating eye sight so it's rather peeving to hear about some of the incidents mentioned above.
I know of the people and the registration is easy but it is NOT worth the effort to report it to the local police as they don't care 2 hoot's, the last time i report something i said "this is the last time i'm reporting stuff to you as you don't even come out to sort out the problems, it's will have to be an accident where someone die's or badly hurt before you come out to sort it" This is the state of policing here poor very poor even very very poor, but it is good if you are breaking the law/rules Evan got it on camera and yes i've watched it many times A few years back i sore 3 young children all sat on the door when the window was down with they feet hanging outside of the car no seat belts and travling abot 30- 40mph around the same blind bend
When I was 10 my dad got a car and I used to sit on his lap to 'drive' it into the garage (at side of house) Of course it was Dad who actually did the driving but I had my hands with his on the steering wheel, so to me it felt like I was driving. It was only into the garage, but as I grew up I became able to drive before the age you were meant to do it (can't remember what that was !) and I'd drive the car into the garage for Dad on my own - he used to throw me the keys and say "Take the car in for me boy"
That sounds fair enough when restricted to a private driveway @Michael Hewett - in fact, probably made you a better driver once you were licensed to drive yourself.
