The Community Gathers In Support of a Friend
Published on 20 Oct 2005 at 8:28 pm.
3 Words of Wisdom
Filed under Adventures.
A couple Saturdays ago I awoke with the worst pain in my jaw I’d ever felt…. Oh the agony!!!
Now the point of this story isn’t the pain I felt. It is about the warm loving care and feeling I received that day. A feeling that overshadowed the feeling of jack-hammers pounding the nails into the red, swollen & throbbing flesh of my lower jaw.
I had already been diagnosed by the dentist the day before and made an appointment for a consultation to have the offending wisdom tooth removed. The pain was bothersome that day, but nowhere near what I felt the following morning.
I woke up Saturday with a debilitating pain… It was all I could do to grab my phone and call back the last dialed call, which happened to be the Honorary Lesbian of Long Beach, a dear friend and local bookstore owner. When he later reminded me of the conversation, which I barely recall, he described me as “in tears.” The phone call was short. In his Jiminy Cricket-like way, Honorary Lesbian convinced me to make my next phone call to the dentist and request pain medication.
Many people don’t know that, at this point, Cuban Jon had almost unilaterally avoided pills (including Tylenol, Advil & the like) and other tablet-style medications and… uh… recreations. So I was reluctant to call, but the pain overwhelmed and I did.
Meanwhile at the bookstore… Honorary Lesbian was visited by one of his favorite customers, and Cuban Jon’s friend, the Witch. She was informed of my situation and had a solution! Within the next few minutes she flew over to the den of the Wellness Lady to gather the ingredients for the potion that would not only alleviate the pain naturally, but also reduce the swelling and aid in healing!
After my phone call to the dentist, I used what little I had left in me to call Honorary Lesbian and let him know that I did indeed call for pharmaceutical aid and not to worry… I would survive! He then let me know that the Witch had the natural solution to my problem: A Myrrh Tincture, Clove Bud Oil, and Ionic Fizz… A wonderful combination of ingredients with a sweet note containing instructions and a warm sentiment. But how would they get this package to me in time?
Lucky for everyone involved…. At that moment Brandon Lee, Rascal Video Exclusive & Gay Porn Composer Extraordinaire, walked into Honorary Lesbian’s bookstore. He was already on his way to rescue me from my bed and take me to pick up my first prescription of Vicodin ES. The Witch and Honorary Lesbian handed him the ingredients and instructions…. Off he went.
When Brandon Lee found me curled up in my bed clutching my face, was quick to give me the package from the Witch, throw me into his car, and take me to the pharmacy. Fast forward one hour… I’m wandering down one of the most commercially infested streets in town with my Vicodin, a bottle of Smart Water, Brandon Lee, and his new Prada sunglasses. I began to feel less pain and VERY Hollywood!!!
As the world around me began to fade into a narcotic-induced haze, it hit me like a ton of bricks… Today some unlikely heros came together to aid me through a pivotal day in my life. Imagine… A bookstore owner, a witch, a wellness lady & a porn star. What a lucky guy I am!
Lucky… until the pink-eye that followed on Monday… But that’s another chapter!
GoTeam on 20 Oct 2005 at 9:04 pm: 1
Dude. I already told you about this on IM, but I am WEAK. When I had my wisdom teeth removed, they gave me Percocet and my mom the pharmacist looked up the maximum dose she could give me, which was two pills. A minute later I didn’t hurt anymore, a minute after that I was knocked out and didn’t wake for like 28 hours. Never again, I said. Dee-yamn. Anyways, good luck getting your tooth fixed! Make sure they give you the good drugs and take care!
Cuban Jon on 20 Oct 2005 at 11:03 pm: 2
Ya know… After the whole getting over the idea of taking narcotic-style pain meds. I’m down for the tooth extraction!! TAKE ‘EM ALL!!!
Brandon Lee on 21 Oct 2005 at 10:38 am: 3
Hi…it’s Brandon Lee. I know you’re reading this so, you ROCK!