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- From: trwagner@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Ted Wagner)
- Subject: Re: Nitrous Oxide
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 00:37:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.233810.12497@athena.mit.edu> raek@athena.mit.edu (Robyn A E Kozierok) writes:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I am now considering using Nitrous Oxide (with novacaine) instead of having
- >a general anesthetic for the extraction of my wisdom teeth.
- >
- >I have had Nitrous Oxide when I was about 8, and seem to recall that I was
- >pretty unaware of time passing while using it. Does this seem right?
- >(I also had a very convincing sensation of floating.) (By unaware of time
- >passing, I mean that I asked the dentist when he was starting as he finished
- >up.)
-
- You are right about time passing. But, I will never, NEVER
- forget the pain I did feel during my root canals. You do experience
- the pain, but don't give a hoot and a hollar about doing anything
- about it...you are carefree....But, I would never again have Nitrous
- Oxide simply because I don't care for pain all too well.
-
- --
- Swallowing your pride rarely leads to indigestion.
- A hard thing about business is minding your own!
- -trwagner@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu & trwagner@kiwi.ucs.indiana.edu-
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