[Magdalen] Dental prayers please

[Marion Thompson]

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Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/19/2016 2:08 PM, Susan Hagen wrote:
> Well, it's done.  I hope not to have another one any time soon.
> Things went well at first.  I had two Ativan before I went, the
> nitrous oxide took hold, I relaxed and the surgeon went to work.  I
> was fairly oblivious until a jackhammer went off inside my skull and I
> found myself hunched over my knees, heart pounding, hyperventilating,
> shaking and tears streaming.  Surgeon and aide holding and patting me
> and asking what was wrong.  Me thinking what does it look like is
> wrong?  Managed to whisper 'anxiety attack'.  Asked 'did you stop the
> nitrous?'  Apparently after a certain amount of time they need to
> adjust the mix to more oxygen less nitrous, I guess so the patient
> doesn't die or some frivolous reason like that.  She asked if I wanted
> to stop and finish another day.  I told her emphatically that I wanted
> it done NOW.  I got myself under control, I think she upped the dose,
> I subsided and she finished up.  We parted with a handshake.
>
> The nuisance is that if I have to have this done again I may have to
> opt for full sedation just for safety.  If I had lunged like that at a
> really bad time I could have screwed up the procedure.
>
> It did occur to me later that I can apparently still do a sit up from
> a completely prone position while semi-conscious.  I guess I still
> have some core strength left.
>
> Afterwards I had very little pain.  I did take a pill when the
> lidocaine wore off and one at bedtime but nothing the next day.
>
> Thank you for your prayers.
>
> Susan
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear sibs,
>> Tomorrow morning I go for my dental implant, the next stage in the
>> saga both of both dental and financial woes.  It has also been a sucky
>> week at work, so much that at least tomorrow has the compensation that
>> I will face it with anesthesia.  Could you spare me a few prayers
>> around 10:30 DST?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Susan
>>
>> --
>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>> land of Egypt.
>> Leviticus 19:34
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