Not really, no. Had to get a minor dental procedure at some point when I was maybe 10. (Novocaine)
Normally they’d give you one injection in the gums, let that kick in, give you a minute or two, inject a second round, wait for just a second, pinch you to make sure you didn’t feel anything more than pressure, then start doing their thing.
After injection two (btw I was not a fan of needles), I could still feel the latex of doc’s glove. Injection 5 I still felt pain from pinching. Injection 8 I could still feel the needle pain from injection 9. It took eleven fking rounds, 3 times the normal total ‘dose’ for an adult male before I was numb enough. Btw I was also on nitrogen through the procedure.
Lidocaine from some other procedures a couple years later on my hands were about the same. Used much more than normal and my hands were just cold and shaky. Could still feel them burn most of my wounds closed, and what cutting happened was not dissimilar to a 3mm glassie needle starting to go in. (burning flesh is the most interesting gross smell I’ve smelled).
My other issue is my installer said they might not be comfortable doing anything bigger than the 3mm glassie installs (ie xMagic) on me (family). We are close to the point that they feel bad about the pain. They said they probably wouldn’t do a flex needle-install, so I highly doubt they’d do a titan-like finger install…
I’m butthurt because they admitted they’d probably do a flex on someone else lol.
Besides, I use my hands a lot at work and home, so the healing process would be arguably be even more brutal.
I work in electrical assembly and am constantly putting my gloves on and taking them off with my Apex Flex in position 0 on my left hand. I went to work the next day and just took it easy for a bit with the left hand. It took about a week before I could put the glove on and take it off like normal without any discomfort. I could still use my hand like normal, the pressure of the glove was the only thing that caused minor issues.
I totally had the same experience. Novocaine injections into a toe that got ripped to shreds when I was like 11 and they had to stitch… ultimately they gave me a stick to bite on and did 16 stitches raw.
Later on I would have similar experiences at dentists where they would just keep pumping it in but it would barely take hold.
I think once I hit my mid thirties things changed. Novocaine itself was not really used anymore, it was more of a xylocaine / lidocaine mix which worked much better, and the inclusion of epinephrine helped keep things numb longer. Basically they were saying that I had some sort of natural resistance to novocaine and also it would leave the area very quickly. The switch to lidocaine and epinephrine and I guess old age and now it works as expected.
In the least weird way possible (and also I still hate needles) I kind of want to get a “sample kit” of a few different options to see what works for me…
The Lidocaine (or was it a mix of lidocaine and something else? Who knows I was like 11-14) in my hands was like… Fine. I would rather have it than not, but ultimately not “great” at its job.
But glad I’m not the only one… (My mother does have the same issue too)
I find painkillers make it worse for me. It just gives me a cold burning sensation, and then my mind imagines everything is worse than it is. Worst dentist visit, they just kept pumping me full of painkiller, and my agony just kept increasing, so they kept pumping in more and making it even worse.
I need to feel exactly how much it hurts so that I know I’m perfectly fine.
Pain is information. Pain is friend, alerting us of the situation, and asking us if it’s ok. Is it okay that a cold sharp metal pick is prying the gums away from my teeth? Yes pain, it’s okay, the dentist knows what she’s doing. Is it okay that a 4 gauge needle has popped through the outer skin and is now swimming its way underneath? Yes pain, it’s wonderful, I am becoming machine. Is it okay that the injector assembly needle is rubbing and burning as I struggle to force it through a resistant layer of skin. Ah, no, I did something wrong. Thank you pain for letting me know. Let’s re-evaluate.
I don’t believe in pain tolerance. It’s about what kind of relationship we form with our pain.
This is creepy as hell, I saw the old version of the movie for the first time 3 days ago .
We probably need a deeper investigation into this phemomenon…
the nice thing is you don’t get much blood
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