Comments on: My Head is Heavy, Like a Melon http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/ Famous Among Dozens Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mighty Girl - » Blog Archive » 10 Days with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Trainer, Day 1 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1171099 Mighty Girl - » Blog Archive » 10 Days with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Trainer, Day 1 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:24:18 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1171099 [...] So, last month, I had some surprising success with that video by Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer, Tracy Anderson, and then I had emergency oral surgery. My mouth has finally stopped throbbing when I move (party at my place!), so I’m trying this again. I’ll start with five days now, five days after SxSW. [...] [...] So, last month, I had some surprising success with that video by Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer, Tracy Anderson, and then I had emergency oral surgery. My mouth has finally stopped throbbing when I move (party at my place!), so I’m trying this again. I’ll start with five days now, five days after SxSW. [...]

]]> By: Josie http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1137778 Josie Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:24:21 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1137778 I, too, found this to be one of the funniest things I have read lately. I have also been floss-obsessed after my hygienist put the fear of God in me, saying, if I don't start flossing, I will loose all my teeth. J. PS_It's usually takes two to three shots of Novocain to perform oral procedures in my mouth. I, too, found this to be one of the funniest things I have read lately.

I have also been floss-obsessed after my hygienist put the fear of God in me, saying, if I don’t start flossing, I will loose all my teeth.

J.

PS_It’s usually takes two to three shots of Novocain to perform oral procedures in my mouth.

]]> By: Olivia http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1132944 Olivia Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:40:51 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1132944 I had laughing gas when I got my wisdom teeth pulled. I don't remember much of anything about the procedure at all, but apparently, I cried through the ENTIRE thing. Then they brought my mom in as I was starting to come out of my drug haze and my crying made her cry. So there we are, two complete lunatics crying away in the oral surgeon's office. As soon as I was semi-conscious, they booted me out the door with my mom on one side and the world's tiniest nurse on the other, trying to keep me on my feet. I promptly passed out again in the car and awoke at home and covered with drool. yeah...yikes. Even weirder was that my mom chose to take me to the offices of Dr. Payne and Dr. Fear. Seriously...oral surgeons named Payne and Fear. No lie. They did a remarkable job, actually, despite having the most inappropriate names for their chosen profession. I had laughing gas when I got my wisdom teeth pulled. I don’t remember much of anything about the procedure at all, but apparently, I cried through the ENTIRE thing. Then they brought my mom in as I was starting to come out of my drug haze and my crying made her cry. So there we are, two complete lunatics crying away in the oral surgeon’s office. As soon as I was semi-conscious, they booted me out the door with my mom on one side and the world’s tiniest nurse on the other, trying to keep me on my feet. I promptly passed out again in the car and awoke at home and covered with drool. yeah…yikes.

Even weirder was that my mom chose to take me to the offices of Dr. Payne and Dr. Fear. Seriously…oral surgeons named Payne and Fear. No lie. They did a remarkable job, actually, despite having the most inappropriate names for their chosen profession.

]]> By: Pyrblue http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1132534 Pyrblue Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:25:40 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1132534 Love your experience. Love everybody’s experiences and stories; I don't feel so alone in my oral surgery nightmares. My nightmares with oral surgeons started when I lived in a third world country, and started having incredible PAIN, back moral, PAIN. I could not eat, or chew. The pain was radiating into my cheekbone and eye…I had no choice but a root canal, there…the third world country--where I was living and teaching. Upton returning to the US, I had no insurance, and still in lots of pain. Fast Forward Several Years...I had Several Thousand Dollars worth of work done to eliminate my tooth pain. A crown. (Another root canal), Several series of x-rays...pulled the tooth, bone graph, and considering when I can afford the implant. The problem is----I STILL HAVE PAIN. LOTS OF PAIN FROM THE ORGINAL SITE. EKK. UGG. YEEK! Ouch! I changed dentists twice, and both dentists were/are excellent--my change had to do with insurance and coverage issues. My insurance totally blows, however, I have insurance and not having to buy lottery tickets, or will my teeth to my loved ones, upon my death! Advice for the CRAZY FLOSSERS--the Reach Floss. I love the gizmo. This thing can REACH my morals, and with a little push the floss slips between my very tight teeth. I too have floss everywhere, bathroom, car, purse, work. I also have my Reach Floss gizmo with replacement heads at home and work, also. (I am hyper-considered that I have food stuck in my teeth, since I love to SMILE). Best wishes Maggie with you Dental Care…as will everybody else! Love your experience. Love everybody’s experiences and stories; I don’t feel so alone in my oral surgery nightmares.

My nightmares with oral surgeons started when I lived in a third world country, and started having incredible PAIN, back moral, PAIN. I could not eat, or chew. The pain was radiating into my cheekbone and eye…I had no choice but a root canal, there…the third world country–where I was living and teaching. Upton returning to the US, I had no insurance, and still in lots of pain. Fast Forward Several Years…I had Several Thousand Dollars worth of work done to eliminate my tooth pain. A crown. (Another root canal), Several series of x-rays…pulled the tooth, bone graph, and considering when I can afford the implant. The problem is—-I STILL HAVE PAIN. LOTS OF PAIN FROM THE ORGINAL SITE. EKK. UGG. YEEK! Ouch!
I changed dentists twice, and both dentists were/are excellent–my change had to do with insurance and coverage issues. My insurance totally blows, however, I have insurance and not having to buy lottery tickets, or will my teeth to my loved ones, upon my death!

Advice for the CRAZY FLOSSERS–the Reach Floss. I love the gizmo. This thing can REACH my morals, and with a little push the floss slips between my very tight teeth. I too have floss everywhere, bathroom, car, purse, work. I also have my Reach Floss gizmo with replacement heads at home and work, also. (I am hyper-considered that I have food stuck in my teeth, since I love to SMILE).
Best wishes Maggie with you Dental Care…as will everybody else!

]]> By: Misha http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1132460 Misha Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:58:28 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1132460 yes, i must have that elephant-shaped neti pot. yes, i must have that elephant-shaped neti pot.

]]> By: Amanda http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1132246 Amanda Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:25:21 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1132246 You are so funny I am crying right now. But I am sorry about your teeth. xo You are so funny I am crying right now. But I am sorry about your teeth.

xo

]]> By: Tonya http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1131446 Tonya Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:19:36 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1131446 I feel your pain. I just had a root canal followed by two surgeries and finally an extraction of a baby tooth that I never lost. I spent $3500.00 trying to save the baby tooth, only to have to have it pulled anyway. I really need a couple of implants and new crowns, so I've started buying lottery tickets. It's probably the only way I'll be able to afford it anytime soon. I'm going to encourage my kids to be peridontists. I feel your pain. I just had a root canal followed by two surgeries and finally an extraction of a baby tooth that I never lost. I spent $3500.00 trying to save the baby tooth, only to have to have it pulled anyway. I really need a couple of implants and new crowns, so I’ve started buying lottery tickets. It’s probably the only way I’ll be able to afford it anytime soon. I’m going to encourage my kids to be peridontists.

]]> By: jennifer http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1131404 jennifer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:40:01 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1131404 omg. i totally feel you and the gas situation. my first wisdom tooth was removed by a crazy Russian oral surgeon. all his nurses had very thick Russian accents which I couldn't understand sober much less after having the gas on me. I kept freaking out and they all kept telling me in their crazy Russian accents 'Yenifer, you must calm down'. How the eff can I calm down?! I kept smacking the mask off me. It was a horrible scene. I won't even get into the gigantic cross on the hill opposite from the room I was in. I was conviced that the Russians were going to kill me. omg. i totally feel you and the gas situation. my first wisdom tooth was removed by a crazy Russian oral surgeon. all his nurses had very thick Russian accents which I couldn’t understand sober much less after having the gas on me. I kept freaking out and they all kept telling me in their crazy Russian accents ‘Yenifer, you must calm down’. How the eff can I calm down?! I kept smacking the mask off me. It was a horrible scene. I won’t even get into the gigantic cross on the hill opposite from the room I was in. I was conviced that the Russians were going to kill me.

]]> By: kym b http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1129782 kym b Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:28:09 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1129782 wow, that sounds like a truly shitty day and i'm so sorry. super big hugs. but, thanks for sharing because i totally laughed. to. tears. wow, that sounds like a truly shitty day and i’m so sorry. super big hugs.

but, thanks for sharing because i totally laughed. to. tears.

]]> By: Em http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/comment-page-2/#comment-1129689 Em Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:11:03 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2009/02/17/my-head-is-heavy-like-a-melon/#comment-1129689 Did you know you can inoculate your kid with your troublesome mouth bacteria? If you don't already do stuff like lick Hank's binky "clean" or otherwise swap saliva with him, don't start. If you do, don't sweat it. My falling-apart-toothed mom blames herself for my falling-apart teeth, but I only love her more for all the floor crud-encrusted pacifiers she spared me in my tender years. You know, I feel like kind of an ass for leaving this comment, but honestly I just thought you might find it interesting! See http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119987512/abstract Did you know you can inoculate your kid with your troublesome mouth bacteria? If you don’t already do stuff like lick Hank’s binky “clean” or otherwise swap saliva with him, don’t start. If you do, don’t sweat it. My falling-apart-toothed mom blames herself for my falling-apart teeth, but I only love her more for all the floor crud-encrusted pacifiers she spared me in my tender years.

You know, I feel like kind of an ass for leaving this comment, but honestly I just thought you might find it interesting!

See http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119987512/abstract

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