tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post4038175927899432263..comments2024-03-29T04:47:37.037-05:00Comments on Althouse: Morning without coffee.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86820639272718457772007-05-10T20:54:00.000-05:002007-05-10T20:54:00.000-05:00Pahahahaaa...no way! Funny stuff!Pahahahaaa...no way! Funny stuff!Galvanizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127826397226516204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25330819335958975482007-05-10T17:23:00.000-05:002007-05-10T17:23:00.000-05:00That Sucks! Cant you take a caffeine tablet. Loved...That Sucks! Cant you take a caffeine tablet. <BR/>Loved your episode of Bloggingheads with Ann Gotlieb. Hope you do more.Agnostic Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718035081147979548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33528560346914468712007-05-10T17:05:00.000-05:002007-05-10T17:05:00.000-05:00Galvanized, thanks.That story's true, by the way. ...Galvanized, thanks.<BR/><BR/>That story's true, by the way. On my way down, I crashed through one of those plastic trash cans with the flip-up lids.<BR/><BR/>Ha!Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82825989098897241692007-05-10T14:44:00.000-05:002007-05-10T14:44:00.000-05:00Your final may have been worse than the tooth extr...Your final may have been worse than the tooth extraction.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391637514674148974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9434775024848796222007-05-10T13:46:00.000-05:002007-05-10T13:46:00.000-05:00I took the anaesthesia this time. I felt the needl...I took the anaesthesia this time. I felt the needle, felt a little sleepy, and the next thing I was slowly waking up in another room. The part where the doctor yanked the tooth from the jaw was something I missed.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76261835445262008902007-05-10T13:24:00.000-05:002007-05-10T13:24:00.000-05:00All went without incident, one hopes. IIRC, you po...All went without incident, one hopes. IIRC, you podcasted about the misnomer of dental "surgery" after the last dental work.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54563059660979316672007-05-10T13:06:00.000-05:002007-05-10T13:06:00.000-05:00Didja photograph the tooth?Honestly, we all wouldn...Didja photograph the tooth?<BR/><BR/>Honestly, we all wouldn't mind if you took a nice Vicodin nap this afternoon, it'd probably make you feel a lot better.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46247189405917387212007-05-10T12:39:00.000-05:002007-05-10T12:39:00.000-05:00I'm back.I'm back.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12389935200242949932007-05-10T12:30:00.000-05:002007-05-10T12:30:00.000-05:00In case our comments have made you paranoid re tod...In case our comments have made you paranoid re today's surgery, you should know that an asteroid is due to strike Madison around 2PM.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3275641876804078002007-05-10T12:10:00.000-05:002007-05-10T12:10:00.000-05:00The soap makers are claiming the caffein is absorb...The soap makers are claiming the caffein is absorbed by the skin and what? Enters your bloodstream to give you a caffein rush? Sorry, I don't buy it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322559676901801058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80796727000629074262007-05-10T11:04:00.000-05:002007-05-10T11:04:00.000-05:00Caffeine is bad, period.Caffeine speeds the blood,...Caffeine is bad, period.<BR/><BR/>Caffeine speeds the blood, which is not what you want during surgery. You want to get a good clot, so the bleeding will stop.<BR/><BR/>Ann is over-caffeinated anyway.<BR/><BR/>Why has the Althouse family had so many teeth pulled? And, have there been any unexpected (longterm) side effects or other health discrepancies that have cropped up .....shortly after those extractions?Maxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50344263989208573892007-05-10T10:37:00.000-05:002007-05-10T10:37:00.000-05:00There is Hell and there is root canal surgery. Ext...There is Hell and there is root canal surgery. <BR/><BR/>Extracting a broken wisdom tooth should lie somewhere in between; unless it also involves RCS, in which case it is beyond hell and hope.<BR/><BR/>Take coffee <I>jar</I>, beat yourself over the head and hope to wake up only when it's all over.<BR/><BR/>Be prepared to dribble a lot in public and have your explanation - preferably counter-signed by your dentist for verification purposes - and handkerchiefs to hand.<BR/><BR/>If they advise you to gargle with salt water for a week to avoid wound infection, then they are very old fashioned and very sensible.<BR/><BR/>Learn to control the gag reflex when gargling with salt water. That takes courage and a strong will, but to be preferred to throwing up in public. (They have enough to cope with the dribbling.)<BR/><BR/>And this just in - I blush but needs must mention it - avoid all oral sex lest you get throat cancer. That's nothing to do with the tooth, but the conclusion from some new research.PeterPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813526431296196022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82714224531809907422007-05-10T10:05:00.000-05:002007-05-10T10:05:00.000-05:00If it's an impacted wisdom tooth extraction can be...If it's an impacted wisdom tooth extraction can be rough, get ready for feeling really down for a few days; if not, not.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68089463248917414632007-05-10T09:51:00.000-05:002007-05-10T09:51:00.000-05:00Yes, good luck - you'll be fine - just stay away f...Yes, good luck - you'll be fine - just stay away from the temptation to go all Bret Favre with the Vicodin - that way trouble lies!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248882642756619950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86703980313561032352007-05-10T09:14:00.000-05:002007-05-10T09:14:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm expecting some wonderful, diagonal photos...Yes, I'm expecting some wonderful, diagonal photos of the oral surgeon's staff and instruments! Seriously, those would be fun ;) <BR/><BR/>And I'm still chuckling at bissage's comment *snort*<BR/><BR/>Really, though, hope all goes well. :-/Galvanizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127826397226516204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72871749407704877882007-05-10T08:52:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:52:00.000-05:00Let's observe Professor Althouse's postings this a...Let's observe Professor Althouse's postings this afternoon and see if their is a postop difference while uder the influence of the local and vicodin.<BR/><BR/>This too shall pass!vet66https://www.blogger.com/profile/07138153738393721582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38215318536511402182007-05-10T08:21:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:21:00.000-05:00Oh boy! Vicodin! *laughs*You won't miss a wisdom t...Oh boy! Vicodin! *laughs*<BR/><BR/>You won't miss a wisdom tooth. Be sure to follow the dentist's advice about not using straws for drinking afterwards, you do <B>not</B> want a dry socket.<BR/><BR/>Buy a fresh box of salt on the way home, for making warm-water gargles. It will help.<BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better, Ann. The Vicodin should help.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27097773523440633702007-05-10T08:11:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:11:00.000-05:00Did you see Fonda on Colbert last night? Even bet...Did you see Fonda on Colbert last night? Even better than when he baked a pie with Fonda and Steinem.Too many jimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646293982003548641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42959798502820728932007-05-10T08:09:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:09:00.000-05:00You can get caffeine with your anesthesia, too.You can get caffeine with your anesthesia, too.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-92039635522183032302007-05-10T08:03:00.000-05:002007-05-10T08:03:00.000-05:00Ann,You'll find it harder to blog today without yo...Ann,<BR/><BR/>You'll find it harder to blog today without your tooth than you did without your coffee.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your op.Cyrus Pinkertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849126166866751019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56320149066077615612007-05-10T07:59:00.000-05:002007-05-10T07:59:00.000-05:00If their post-extraction advice is to bite down on...If their post-extraction advice is to bite down on a moist teabag, don't do it. Yuk!!!<BR/><BR/>If their advice is not to take double the dosage of painkillers and wash it down with a beer, well, that's pretty good advice I really should have taken.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing quite so humbling as laying on your back on the kitchen floor, staring at the ceiling, saying softly to yourself, "Please God, not now, ..., not here, ..., not like <I>this.</I>"Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.com