"We must proceed to extraction," says the dentist to Thomas Buddenbrook*, and he answers "Very well, proceed, then”. The operation fails. The tooth is broken, before it is brought out, and the Senator dies shortly afterwards from the effects.
It went incomparably better with me today. The friendly and skilful Doctor Reitz got the back tooth out in almost no time and in only one piece, under a strong local anaesthesia. He also cleaned the part of the bone where the dead root had permanently inflamed the body and caused disorder.
I am sitting right now, three hours after surgery, almost pain-free in my house and am already planning what kind of meal I will mash in the mixer.
In the last few days the idea had frequently occurred to me that I could do like the Senator and decease after the operation. Those are the thoughts that torment people who read too much.
* In Thomas Mann’s novel „Buddenbrooks“. Original: „Wir müssen zur Extraktion schreiten“, sagte er nach einer Weile und erblich noch mehr. „Schreiten Sie nur“, sagte der Senator und schloß die Lieder noch fester.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Proceed to Extraction
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Really loved Mann's "The Magic Mountain."
ReplyDeleteSo glad you survived the extraction.:) You're probably back to good, solid meals, by now.
All the best!