Men and Pain
Posted September 3, 2008 Category: Life |
It is a known fact that men has low pain tolerance, and I for one can attest to it. My husband was in “deep pain” because of a toothache. It was that “painful” that he has to skip work. So he went to the dentist for a checkup and the suspected aching tooth was refilled again and a general prophylaxis was performed. So I thought the nightmare was over. After two days, he complained of the pain again. He popped 500mgs of mefenamic acid hoping it will go away immediately. But lo and behold! The pain is still there. I told him to wait for sometime maybe the drug is not yet dissolved but he insists on taking one capsule again that I have to put some sense to him thinking is there such pain that cannot be tolerated?
He again visited the dentist and this time, requested the doctor to remove his third molar or wisdom tooth which has been a bother for sometime, hoping that this is the source of his pain. After the removal we thought that the nightmare is over, but still the worse is yet to come. When the effect of anesthesia wore off, he started to complain of this searing pain on the area where the tooth was removed so he took antibiotics and mefenamic acid. Men does not have the gift of waiting and as usual, it was like the end of the world for him because the pain was that too intense for him. I gave him ice for him to chew on, and it seems to give him temporary relief. But as soon as the ice is gone, he will start being grumpy again, telling me to hurry up with the ice because he thought I was not that concern about his situation! This really pissed me off. So I told him this is just a toothache, is there any other pain more extreme, severe and stronger than labor pains? This toothache thing does not hold a candle to what a woman experiences when delivering a baby! So stop whining and be man for once because there is no such pain that can cause death. It’s just all in the mind. Overcome the pain, the drugs are just there to assist you, but only you can cure yourself.
So after taking 4 days of sick leave due to toothache, I forced him to get back to work because its too much already. I just could not imagine anyone giving too much fuss about a simple toothache.
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