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Victoria
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0 posted 2001-06-30 03:16 PM


He hates the dentist
hasn't been in years
until the pain won out
and he was in tears
now a root canal
has called his name
wondering around
no one to blame
except himself.
says I am gloating
cause a few weeks ago
I asked if I could make
him an appointment
and he changed the subject
and just glared at me
like I was some kind of a nut.

he has gum disease
but has all his teeth
the dentist said he is lucky
Mr Macho turned the pain pills down
and decided the next day
it was a wrong move
might know the dentist was not in
maybe because it was the end of the day
when he called for me to track him down.

He hasn't got the root canal yet
not until the infection goes away.
now they say the doctor will be out of town
only if he would of listened to me
and didn't think that I was nagging
I wanted to try and prevent this kind of thing
but I guess he just doesn't understand.

Penicillin and pain pills
cholesterol and high blood pressure pills
thank God for the golf course
I think he is having a good time.

Hes too sick to talk to me
sits quietly in his recliner
but not to sick to be
hitting that little ball
all over creation
in 95 degree weather.

Every child is an artist. The challenge is to remain an artist once he grows up.

                                            Pablo Picasso


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serenity blaze
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1 posted 2001-06-30 03:51 PM


Oh my....I would laugh? But that is me!!!!

btw...I have an appointment too, now...and yanno what did it for me? I saw someone who had emergency dental surgery for an abcess--They literally sliced his jaw from the outside to create three "drain" slits...ew...

But to sympathize with the personage of this, er, tribute? I, too, have a dentist phobia. It's not even the pain, I think, but the SOUND of the procedures. Just no way to block that out unless they knock me out. (I imagine that sound is the last thing an oyster hears, yanno?) Grins and hugs!

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2 posted 2001-06-30 03:55 PM


Ah shoo! I thought this "nutty as a fruitcake" comment was going to be directed at me and I was going to ask "what's it to ya!"....

and had a good laugh, instead!  Thanks for this!

autumn
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3 posted 2001-06-30 04:33 PM


My sympathy to him. I know the fear of a dentist. One of the happiest days of my life was when I had the rest of my teeth out. When I came out from anesthesia my first words were "I will never have another toothache as long as I live." I have never regretted that day. Tell him he is not alone.
Victoria
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4 posted 2001-06-30 04:39 PM


Thanks folks..i dont think he fears it ..he just does not want to take time out of his day to go..my brother in law must fear it cause he needs gas to get his teeth cleaned.ha..my girlfriend fears the dentist..but the dentist took time and sat and had a nice talk with her and fixed her a cup of coffee and made her feel comfortable..and i think she is over it now.
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5 posted 2001-06-30 05:02 PM


Victoria~
*giggling*

My dentist is soooooooooo good-looking,
I wish he was my gynecologist ! !

NO PAIN !
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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