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Peter ([personal profile] ptc24) wrote2010-08-11 11:50 am

A surprising comparison

I've been having some tooth woes lately, which I hope to solve finally with a tooth extraction on Tuesday. When talking about my woes, I've heard some surprising comparisons be made. So, a poll which very few of you can answer:

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2


For those that have experienced both, which is worse?

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Giving birth
1 (50.0%)

Really bad toothache
1 (50.0%)

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[personal profile] pseudomonas 2010-08-11 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
:( *sympathy and painkillers*

[identity profile] woodpijn.livejournal.com 2010-08-11 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm - it's clear-cut whether a person has given birth, but not whether they've had "really bad" toothache. Giving birth was definitely more painful than any toothache (or anything else) I've experienced, but I probably haven't had sufficiently bad toothache.

Hope Tuesday comes around quickly for you.
simont: A picture of me in 2016 (Default)

Any sufficiently bad toothache is indistinguishable from...

[personal profile] simont 2010-08-11 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that crossed my mind. "Giving birth, or really bad toothache?" "How bad?" "Oh, say as bad as giving birth." "Well..." :-)
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[personal profile] pseudomonas 2010-08-11 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
GPs are good for giving out Proper Painkillers.
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[personal profile] fluffymormegil 2010-08-11 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
For the record, over-the-counter co-dydramol and co-codafen are each individually good enough for a dental abscess requiring subsequent root canal work...