Mei wen ti
That's Mandarin for no problem. The root canal was remarkably painless. Once the permanent crown comes in, I'll be out less than 5000 RMB.
The funny part for me was that for me the experience dealing with the dentist's office was just like dealing with any other consumer enterprise. I walked in yesterday only to make an appointment to see what the pain in my mouth was because I had Myles with me. They had no other patients, so they were able to see me right away. After a quick check and x-rays, they wanted to discuss doing a root canal on the spot. Right then. When I told them I wanted to make an appointment only because I didn't want Myles to have to be in the dentist's office for as long as the procedure would take. That is when they tried to tell me that it would only take 30 minutes. (Yeah right. It ended up being 2 and one half hours) They tried to scare me with the potential for pain to strike again. I know they were afraid I wouldn't come back, but I did. It is the dentist those people on the international insurance plan for Randy's company use and most of them have returned willingly to this practice.
The big downside is that the Chinese medical establishment has not caught up with the great American tradition of the post-procedural treat, the 'scrip for painkillers. I mean, my friend A Xia just had her eardrum replaced, and they didn't even give her anything for it when she was discharged. Yeah, ibuprofen is working well enough for me, but percoset would have been better.
The funny part for me was that for me the experience dealing with the dentist's office was just like dealing with any other consumer enterprise. I walked in yesterday only to make an appointment to see what the pain in my mouth was because I had Myles with me. They had no other patients, so they were able to see me right away. After a quick check and x-rays, they wanted to discuss doing a root canal on the spot. Right then. When I told them I wanted to make an appointment only because I didn't want Myles to have to be in the dentist's office for as long as the procedure would take. That is when they tried to tell me that it would only take 30 minutes. (Yeah right. It ended up being 2 and one half hours) They tried to scare me with the potential for pain to strike again. I know they were afraid I wouldn't come back, but I did. It is the dentist those people on the international insurance plan for Randy's company use and most of them have returned willingly to this practice.
The big downside is that the Chinese medical establishment has not caught up with the great American tradition of the post-procedural treat, the 'scrip for painkillers. I mean, my friend A Xia just had her eardrum replaced, and they didn't even give her anything for it when she was discharged. Yeah, ibuprofen is working well enough for me, but percoset would have been better.
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Glad to read the procedure went well. I was thinking, though, where have I heard that expression before: "the ibuprofen is working well, but the percoset would have been better"?