Canal of a Root

Dear readers,

I had a root canal a few days ago. It seemed like it would be a straight forward procedure--grind the tooth, clean the tooth, and get the hell out. Turns out it was not that easy for me. See, my friends, I am allergic to Novocaine, which means they had to use Carbacaine. I did some research on Carbacaine for you and this is what I discovered about my less-numbing friend:

"Substituted aminoalkyl esters of carbazol-N-carboxylic acid have high local anesthetic activity, and in general, low toxicity. The presence of a urethane linkage appears to reduce the stimulant effect on the central nervous system that most local anesthetics possess, and to contribute a primary depressant effect. "

To put into plain english: Carbacaine does not numb at all in comparison to its cousin, Novacaine.

I'm going to tell you right now that it was quite possibly the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. To make matters worse, the Doctor insisted on showing me everything he fished out of the rotten tooth. Long story short, do not get a root canal unless you can get gassed, or you have a tolerance for Novacaine.

Good day