scared.

I had one when I was 23. It's not as bad as you think.

not so bad

oh yuck!

you good luck.

it all goes smoothly!

does, too.

I've never understood what that means

You don't know what a root canal is?

it's … well, never mind. Lopo doesn't want to read about tit just now.

it goes smoothly, too

sure it will.

JenSpence: no, I've heard about them for years, but don't understand what they do. It sounds like they burrow under your teeth and make canals.

root canal

Logan_Prisiclla: Don't click on that link.

I'm going to refrain from commenting for solopo sake though .......ugh.....just listen to jenspence, it will be fine.

They numb you. You can't feel anything. It really is fine. Mine is a funny story, actually.

I was going in to the dentist for the first time in 4 years. He was cleaning, and said, "Hey, does this tooth hurt?" I told him that it did. He said 'Yeah, it's because you have an enormous cavity." He

thought it was funny, since I didn't have anything else wrong in my mouth at all (Incidentally, that was the grown up tooth that was blocked by a baby tooth that never came out, and I had pulled when I was 16).

Apparently, the cavity started out small, but grew over the years since I couldn't properly clean the tooth because the other was in the way. Anyway, he said "That needs to be filled right now. I told him

that I had to go to work, but he wouldn't take no for an answer, and it turns out that it was even worse than he thought it was once he started drilling it. I was numbed up REALLY well, since he had to switch

and do the root canal. Then I had to go to work. And be Pocahontas. And sing 4 live shows. With half my face completely numb. I looked like I'd had a stroke, couldn't pronounce any of the words, and kept

slapping the side of my face to try and get feeling back into it. John Moore thought it was the freaking funniest thing he'd ever seen.

thankful for this story JenSpence. I am most worried about the possible pain I'll be in afterwards.

hasn't been to the dentis in years either, and a seal I had in the lower back came out with out me noticing it for the longest.

in absolute ZERO pain when it was over and done. The worst part for me was being numb for several hours afterward. I don't like that feeling. Once it wore off, I felt perfect.