Tooth, that is. A few days ago my bottom left wisdom tooth started getting real sensitive and then fully emerged from my gums. (What's with all the health stuff here lately?) I called the dentist this morning and asked to get in ASAP just in case it could develop into a problem and they were able to get me in at 3pm. Doc said it could stay, if I wanted it to, but it would probably continue to be problematic. Or he could pop it out. He was pleased to see I had short roots on it so I said go ahead and remove it. Yikes. Lots of novocaine in the face (it made my tongue feel electric during the shot, like a 9-volt battery) and he pushed and pried real hard on my tooth and out it came. Whew. But no matter how much painkiller is in your head (even my ear is numb), your ears can still hear that extraction sound and it isn't all that nice. Now where's my soup?