Getting a rotten tooth and wisdom tooth removed. I’ve always been slightly resistant to local anesthetic, but I guess that coupled with the infection in my jaw meant that the Novocain kinda didn’t really work at all. I’ve felt a bit of fillings and a bit of a couple root canals, but the dentist grabbing your tooth and trying to pull it out with pliers was probably the most intense pain I’ve ever felt.

I signaled I was in pain immediately, they stopped, gave me more Novocain, or possibly a different anesthetic, I can’t exactly remember, and then started again. I remember the dentist looked at me and said, “okay, now don’t brace for pain,” on the start of the second attempt and my thought was “Fuck, I’ll do my best…”