tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post108963112046135350..comments2023-12-23T20:09:27.185+00:00Comments on The Curmudgeon: Two Unpleasant ItemsPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-44549869050489164822010-01-17T18:03:07.011+00:002010-01-17T18:03:07.011+00:00I've had a very good dental experience in Spai...I've had a very good dental experience in Spain, as it happens. Hope you're OK.<br /><br />Does this post explain why the comments system at Lenin's Tomb is fucked up?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-62376594934297237892010-01-15T06:04:04.443+00:002010-01-15T06:04:04.443+00:00Hong Kong, PC; come to Hong Kong. Not necessarily ...Hong Kong, PC; come to Hong Kong. Not necessarily cheap, but quick and good.fumierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484726780790613274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-12509931261906173022010-01-15T03:24:28.791+00:002010-01-15T03:24:28.791+00:00Much better, thanks. The pain is gone, and I think...Much better, thanks. The pain is gone, and I <i>think</i> the lump is going too. It's taking its own sweet time about it, however.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-8144297776632619112010-01-15T03:04:13.010+00:002010-01-15T03:04:13.010+00:00Dear lord. I hope you feel better.Dear lord. I hope you feel better.Joyce Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078504968737757085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-63850009694246879282010-01-13T19:54:29.463+00:002010-01-13T19:54:29.463+00:00This is what is known in Britain as "health c...<i>This is what is known in Britain as "health care which is free at the point of use".</i><br /><br />Heh. Well, at least you have a point of use which exists in time, I guess. At the moment with our oldest son in NZ we're experiencing the phenomenon known to scientists as the Infinitely Receding Orthopaedic Consultation Waiting List. When originally scheduled, it was 45 days away.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-88754289260014504532010-01-13T19:43:08.382+00:002010-01-13T19:43:08.382+00:00Thanks for the messages of sympathy, and for the m...Thanks for the messages of sympathy, and for the messages of If You Think You're Badly Off... as well. The dentist couldn't extract the tooth as I can't open my jaws far enough, so I have been prescribed a more macho antibiotic and told to report again in a week's time. If things have not improved by then, I am told I shall have to be extractifidonticated under sedation, which Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-6553833377235850372010-01-12T22:19:13.679+00:002010-01-12T22:19:13.679+00:00I recently discovered my resistance to painkillers...I recently discovered my resistance to painkillers and low tolerance for pain to be an artifact of my redheaded forebears, though my dentist thinks I'm just a freak of nature. I went last week and am having work completed Thursday, so you have my sympathies and more.<br /><br />XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-82278471938758060722010-01-12T11:12:25.716+00:002010-01-12T11:12:25.716+00:00The flu/abscess combo is a rough one, Haloscan wor...The flu/abscess combo is a rough one, Haloscan worse still. I hope 2010 improves rapidly for you.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-53478272482716880902010-01-12T11:02:04.671+00:002010-01-12T11:02:04.671+00:00Just thank your lucky stars you don’t live in Spai...Just thank your lucky stars you don’t live in Spain. It’s a proven fact that all Spanish dentists are directly descended from inquisitors so don’t be shocked if they start yelling ‘CONFESAD, CONFESAD!’ while giving you a particularly agonizing root filling.Lung the Youngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877775965465176238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-78901563763295144362010-01-12T10:41:03.556+00:002010-01-12T10:41:03.556+00:00Sorry to hear about your tooth ting.
I had an abce...Sorry to hear about your tooth ting.<br />I had an abcess myself a few years ago so I know what it's like-it doesn't hurt-it<b> <i>hoits</i>!</b><br />On the positve side,I found that punching a brick wall provides an almost pleasureable distraction.darjeeling junkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-16028169181552354652010-01-12T09:04:13.513+00:002010-01-12T09:04:13.513+00:00Thank heavens I've never posted anything remot...Thank heavens I've never posted anything remotely worthwhile here.<br /><br />One of the most nastiest weeks of my whole life was stranded abroad with a dental problem. It eventually eventually turned out to be embarassingly minor affair, but that didn't stop my jaw feeling like the apocalypse. Here's hoping yours gets sorted out soon.Larry Teabaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283701267147459665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-41581291071687900412010-01-12T08:43:15.929+00:002010-01-12T08:43:15.929+00:00Just lie back and think of the House of Lords, and...Just lie back and think of the House of Lords, and any dental pain will recede by comparison. In the event of wisdom tooth troubles, then move to the Commons.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-10578774595855593922010-01-12T08:30:49.011+00:002010-01-12T08:30:49.011+00:00It seems like everyone has the flu right now. I ha...It seems like everyone has the flu right now. I have bronchitis! <br />Do you have an infected wisdom tooth?<br />I had that several years ago, and required painkillers and antibiotics.<br />Since I had to pay for the removal myself (dental is not covered by my company insurance) I opted for the cheaper novacaine shot, instead of a full anesthetic. <br />You know what? If you have the same thing,Joyce Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078504968737757085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-80413447135151436882010-01-12T03:28:47.993+00:002010-01-12T03:28:47.993+00:00It is hard to make a tooth abscess seem the least ...It is hard to make a tooth abscess seem the least painful of any two things, but the change of comments platform as you describe it might have achieved that.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.com