Maine

any anesthesia. Is there any wonder I avoid dentists even when I know I need one?

For what it's worth, I think my example is that of medical practitioners under-medicating children. Maybe they think kids don't feel pain as much, but they are totally wrong. To this day I consider myself someone with a very low pain threshold, even though aside from my teeth I apparently have a high pain threshold. Example: it is apparently unusual for a woman to be able to walk fully upright 24 hours after a C-section. Or to not need serious pain relief at that point. And trust me, I'll happily take all the pain relief offered, but in the example given, I honestly didn't need anything else. But touch my teeth, and oh, boy. Serious, serious drugs are needed.