I've won the dental lottery

[dangerdaisy]

I've had a dentist phobia for years.  In the past, I didn't really have much to justify my fear.  Well, okay, except for that time in S. Korea when I had a root canal without any anesthetic.  But that was over ten years ago.

I can now completely justify my fear.  I have had a Freak Dental Accident.  My dentist, very responsibly, used anesthetic to

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[cithra]

The good news: I had an area of neuropathy on my chin from a nerve nicked during a wisdom tooth removal that involved the extraction of a particularly curled root, and the feeling in that area has completely returned.

The bad news: it took about 3 years to heal completely, all told.

It started out as an area the size of a $0.50 piece remaining numb and tingly. The diameter shrank slowly (which I thought was odd, but soft tissue isn't my specialty) until the entire patch was normal again.

So there's some ammunition for your optimist, perhaps. I'm sorry to hear about your trouble.

[dangerdaisy]

Thanks for the good new and commiseration.

Ugh. That's a long time to wait for a numb spot to heal on your face. I also have a big numb spot on this skin of my leg from one of surgeries I had for me knee -- but that has never regenerated. So, when my tongue went numb, I was perhaps a bit more paranoid than I needed to be.

However, my tongue has definitely improved since I last posted. I can sort of taste on that side, and I can feel the ridge of my teeth. It still feels kind of burnt and pins-and-needlesy, but it isn't nearly as uncomfortable as it originally was.

Sending mojo your way

[mcjulie]

Serious mojo.

Re: Sending mojo your way

[dangerdaisy]

The mojo must be working. My tongue has really started to feel better over the last week. Maybe in a few more weeks it will be completely healed.

[mareklamo]

Hey, I didn't want to quiz you the other night, but I'm glad you felt up to singing! I hope the pain goes away real soon! (Too many exclamation points!)

[dangerdaisy]

;-p