When I was a raging alcoholic and got into some trouble I had to find a way to cope with not drinking every night of the week.
And so I would steal my mom's pain pills, in order to get that fix.
That slowed into taking allergy pills. And then eventually I didn't take anything.

Now the only drugs I take are ibuprophen or acetaminophen.

But I plan to steal one of my roommates pain pills next month for when I go to the orthodontist.
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:07, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Can't you just ask for some pain relief from them?
Also I wouldn't take it before your treatment, only after.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Yeah, that's why they give you the novocaine after the treatment, not before.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:10, Reply)

What?

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I was being facetious
for the purposes of trolling chompy.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:24, Reply)

oh okay, because I was all "woah, they really do shit backwards over there"

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:26, Reply)

My implication was
taking effective painkillers before the procedure would be beneficial, as it will give you a head start on the painkilling. Sort of why they suggest taking a painkiller before you wax your legs, for example.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:28, Reply)

Thank you. This is exactly what I thought.
Because, I typically can handle the pain, but this next time they're taking all the brackets off and scraping all the glue off using THIS and putting all new brackets back on and new wires
I'm going to die.
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:33, Reply)

My point was, don't take drugs yourself before treatment
because doctors need to know what's in your body before in case anything goes wrong, and you become unconsious.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:59, Reply)

Especially drugs you steal from your mate.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 15:01, Reply)

fair enough, but you didn't say that
and anyway, paracetamol, literally, doesn't touch it
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 15:07, Reply)

The don't prescribe them as far as I can tell.
They're all like "oh, you might need to take a motrin later! ha! ha!" and I'm all, motrin? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING IT FEELS LIKE MY JAW IS IN A VICE, LIKE YOU'RE RIPPING OUT EVERY ONE OF MY TEETH! WOULD YOU RECCOMEND MOTRIN TO SOMEONE THAT'S HAD THEIR ARM CUT OFF? I DON'T THINKS SO!
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I don't actually say this, I just think it.

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:17, Reply)

Just take some paracetamol
it works a lot better for bone pain than you'd think.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:23, Reply)

no it fucking doesn't
when it feels like someone is hammering a nail through your tooth, it doesn't fucking touch it
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:26, Reply)

Oil of cloves is amazing for tooth pain.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:31, Reply)

It helped me when I broke my shoulder.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:35, Reply)

well aren't you just a super strong burly manly man that doesn't need pain killers

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 7 Jul 2011, 14:38, Reply)