Remember the phrase "to give one's eyetooth for something"? Well, this morning I did, although not willingly, as the best dentist on the South Coast, Dr Grant Brodie of Ulladulla, spent a good part of the morning to pull one of mine.
It had taken almost seventy years to grow to its full size in my upper jaw, and for a while it seemed as if it would take another seventy to come out again. More drilling, more cutting, more injections - and lots of whimpering from yours truly as I lay there with my mouth wide open.
It's shut now because I'm back at home. It's only at the dentist's where I'm allowed to open it.
