rushlight

quick preface. bear with me everyone.
i haven't been to the dentist in 4 years. i know i have cavities, and i know my wisdom teeth have gone to shit. the upper right one has a hole in it large enough to hold the tip of my pinkie finger (and it's a BIT TENDER). but i have kids, and can't afford to fix everything.

my insurance through work kicked in a few days ago.

\o/ <(AWWW BITCH!)

so i went to the dentist today.

i spent 15 minutes removing all the jewelry from my head - earrings, two tongue piercings (those were a pain to get out), septum, and labret. then he took a panoramic xray of my mouth. then i spent another 15 minutes getting the jewelry back in (i reiterate the part about the tongue piercings).

he comes in with the xray in-hand and shuts the door.

then he looks at me and says "how long have you been putting up with this tooth?"

i say "don't recall....maybe a month or so."

doc shakes his head, "you are one tough sonofabitch."

me: "why thank you"

doc: "i'm gonna write you a prescription for an antibiotic *scribble*. also, are you allergic to codeine?"

me: *perk* "no. no i'm not." *fight to keep a straight face*

so i'm clutching this bottle of 300mg clindamycin caps (antibiotic) and another bottle of lortab 7.5 (omgwtf!!!11! or something).

time to get right with the world.

while i'm at it, the label on the lortab says "take with a small snack if upset stomach occurs."

i'm wondering, would 4 shots of sambuca count as a snack?