Ah...I had one 15 or 16 years ago. That was nothing compared to the removal of my first wisdom tooth. The idiot twisted it when he pulled it so it took me a week of pain killers to recover. The second wisdom tooth went so smoth I went to a singing class the next day, no problem.
And then there was the time we thought I had a tumor in my leg. it wasn't. Only an Aneurysm that created a cyst. At least they saved my leg.
Now THAT SUCKED
All this happened a while ago. The root canal is a bit of a wakeup call, I've been so depressed for the past 7 months over my business, my elderly parents health that my muse kind of stopped for a while.
So cheer up, it could be worse.
As for the Wild Turkey moment, sometimes it works (try a good vodka, less of a hangover ). Sh*t. At least the ball is in their court.