bekisman
17-Dec-08, 19:04
Had one of those things that unfortunately happens when on holiday away from home; bit into a boiled sweet offered by a grandson and a large filling and bits of tooth fell out.. having a pathological fear of dentists (since five weeks of intensive dental treatments back in the 70's with the Army Dentists!) What to do? I'm down in Lancs and not with any of the "Private Practices" in Thurso/Wick and am on the NHS Waiting list - think I'm 7,000 in line?
Anyway pain kicks in, bear it overnight, sod this, got to do something, rang Helpline in Lancashire, told to go to NHS emergency clinic in Chorley in two hours time.. At 11am sat in waiting room, prepared for a long wait. But no, two minutes later; "Peter"? and in a minute I'm sat in a gadget encrusted chair with a lady Dentist smiling down at me. A few seconds of incomprehensible code between the Dentist and the nurse about my teeth and it's a quick injection into the gums (I flinched as images of long ago flooded in).
By half eleven I'm back in the reception; tooth extracted and a request for "£16.20" please..
That was yesterday. Today all's back to normal, no pain, eating normally and a feeling of 'that's not too bad, was it'?
Anyway pain kicks in, bear it overnight, sod this, got to do something, rang Helpline in Lancashire, told to go to NHS emergency clinic in Chorley in two hours time.. At 11am sat in waiting room, prepared for a long wait. But no, two minutes later; "Peter"? and in a minute I'm sat in a gadget encrusted chair with a lady Dentist smiling down at me. A few seconds of incomprehensible code between the Dentist and the nurse about my teeth and it's a quick injection into the gums (I flinched as images of long ago flooded in).
By half eleven I'm back in the reception; tooth extracted and a request for "£16.20" please..
That was yesterday. Today all's back to normal, no pain, eating normally and a feeling of 'that's not too bad, was it'?