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She tells me I have 5 ‘micro cavities’ that need to be filled. She says it won’t hurt much, so she won’t freeze me, she would just use a powder that was supposed to numb the area.
So she’s shooting powder down my throat and starts to drill my tooth. I start choking and say I can’t breathe so she rolls her eyes, stops and puts a plastic cover over my teeth to stop it from shooting down my throat. She then starts really going at my tooth, drilling into it.
At this point it was hurting like a m**o so I tell her to stop. She insists it’s fine and keeps going.
Well, wasn’t she surprised when I yanked her hands out of my mouth, tore off the bib and threw all the tubes and instruments that were in my mouth on the floor, grabbed my purse and stormed out of there.
I lodged a complaint with the owner and she was fired not too long after, she had many people complain.
Always advocate for yourself, never let a medical professionals ego get in the way.
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almost passed out. i did throw up. i’ve had novocaine injected directly into my live molar nerve… iud was worse
notice how many women’s procedures are listed here? we’re strong, and i have a high threshold for pain, but sheesh! do better for the gender that gave you life, people!
eta: my first awards!? 🤩 tysm!☺️ and the most likes i’ve gotten too!
it’s also pretty telling that painful iud rings true! and to think, some states want to put even more restrictions on women’s healthcare! DO👏🏼 BETTER👏🏼.
According to health experts, gallbladder removal and bone marrow donation can involve significant discomfort. While laparoscopic gallbladder removal generally has a quicker recovery, open surgery can remain uncomfortable for four to six weeks. Bone marrow donation also causes back or hip discomfort for many donors, with a recovery time of around 20 days.
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Edit: I did not expect this comment to blow up. Thank you for the awards! I'll try to respond to everyone.
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Speaking of hip discomfort, total hip replacement and open abdominal hysterectomy are listed among procedures that come with a huge amount of pain. Hip replacement recovery can involve a lot of discomfort and several weeks of rehabilitation, while abdominal hysterectomy can remain sore for weeks since everyday movements engage the abdominal muscles.
Other procedures can feel particularly uncomfortable even when they are relatively brief. Medical professionals highlighted arterial blood gas testing as quite painful, which uses the radial artery and can feel more intense than a standard blood draw, along with transoesophageal echocardiography, where a probe passes through the throat to examine the heart.
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Edit to add: a nerve ablation, or radio frequency ablation, is when they use electricity to burn out the nerve and k**l the nerve root. The nerve will grow back in about a year. The powers that be decided that it can be done under twilight anesthesia, but I have a condition that causes me to go through that type of anesthesia very quickly. I always tell my surgeon and my anesthesiologist about this. They always think I'm stupid. I've woken up during multiple procedures and I've been awake enough to hear them freak out about it. In this particular case, they were unable to give me additional sedation due to bad IV placement and I was told to hold onto the table and try to be very still while the nurse did a countdown for me.
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Still one of the best decisions I've made and I'd do it again even knowing it was going to be that experience. We really need real, effective male birth control.
To add more to the blend, this article also identified open surgery on the heel bone and myomectomy among procedures that bring significant discomfort, to say the least. Heel surgery can affect nearby nerves and involve plates or screws, while open myomectomy requires an abdominal incision to remove fibroids and brings with it a very long recovery, depending on the patient.
Speaking of myomectomy and issues involving the uterus, a procedure that was frequently mentioned by netizens was IUD insertion, a pain we men can’t even begin to fathom. The experience varies considerably, but insertion can involve discomfort from the speculum, the instrument placed on the cervix, and the device reaching the uterine cavity, where it can trigger contractions.
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#3 Active nerve d***h of a tooth when I was a teen and did not have the ability to get it removed until I could figure out insurance (we were poor).
#2 IUD insertion. Female doctor said several times "just three quick pinches." I screamed "F**K" at the top of my lungs involuntarily and was sick for days. For the love of all thay ia good in thia world, CERVIXES HAVE NERVE ENDINGS. Didn't feel right for the next two months and made them take it out.
#1 A blood clot in my leg. Every breath or movement was agony. I wished I was d**d. I cried and panted and wished for mercy from the cosmos. And it only beats out the IUD because it lasted in intensity for much longer.
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Experts also emphasized that IUD insertion should not automatically be dismissed as something everyone will tolerate easily. Pain can range from mild discomfort to severe cramping. There are also factors that can influence the experience, such as previous childbirth, painful periods, or pelvic conditions.
In general, recovery from a procedure can sometimes be just as challenging as the procedure itself. Medical professionals noted that certain surgeries may involve weeks or months of discomfort. Doctors can recommend medication, activity changes, physical therapy, or other approaches depending on the procedure and patient.
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First needle we both froze, we felt calcification, but it wasnt on the screen with the wand he was holding to look at where the needle needed to be.
And I had to get the biopsy done TWICE two weeks apart to be sure cells extracted went to both a cellular testing place and a molecular testing place.
Yep, cancer. But because thyroid cancer is fought differently, biopsy was by far the most uncomfortable part of my entire cancer journey, including the surgery to take the whole thyroid out.
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Because I got a dry socket. I called the office Friday night I was going to run out of pain meds. The secretary disregarded me. I obviously didn’t realize I dislodged the clot, I had started to bend down but corrected myself. Tasted a bit of blood. Once I ran out of meds (Friday), the weekend was HORRIBLE. And when I finally made it to the office Tuesday (I called Monday and they saw me a Tuesday), the dr packed it, that was even worse. Like I had not felt such bad pain, my Apple Watch gave me a notification of my HR shooting up.
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Ultimately, these experiences show why knowing what to expect matters. Pain varies from person to person, and even a simple diagnosis can turn into an uncomfortable procedure. Still, as this note explains, being clear about recovery and available pain management can help patients prepare rather than discover afterward that “a little discomfort” meant something else entirely.
What do you think? Which medical procedure or test surprised you with how painful or uncomfortable it was? Share your experience in the comments!
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In the recovery room I woke up early from anesthesia in agony. Urine retention.
I’m pretty stoic guy but I was moaning and begging for help while about 10 people tried to get the urinary catheter to work again. After about 15 minutes of begging them to k**l me, or knock me out with anything they had, they pulled the doctor out of surgery and he started trying. After about another 10 minutes of working it like a jackhammer he got the cath to work. He told me “it’s working now, you will feel better soon”.
After about another 10 minutes I fell back to anesthesia sleep.
Later reading the op report, I had 3.25 liters of fluid in my bladder. Miracle it held.
Not recommended.
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A SphenoCath is an intranasal procedure where they deliver a local anesthetic to a bundle of nerves called the sphenopalatine ganglion, essentially acting as a nerve block. Some people find them really helpful for migraines; others don’t. I figured I had nothing to lose by trying it.
So I get to the clinic, fill out some forms and eventually get brought into a room where there are easily seven or eight doctors milling around. I lie down and prepare myself while they walk me through what they’re going to do and what I should expect.
They start the procedure and immediately it feels like I’m drowning while someone is simultaneously breaking my nose. I’m panicking, there are all these men peering down at me, and one very kind nurse is holding my hand and reassuring me that I’m okay.
They did manage to get it done, but it was *deeply* unpleasant. Needless to say, I never volunteered as a practice patient again.
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