Not so lucky. Went in to have a cavity filled, got injected with the local anesthetic. It was still painful when the dentist tried to begin working on it, so she suggested performing a nerve block which would include numbing the tongue. I didn't like that idea very much...Therefore, went to the bathroom, came back and the anesthesia magically worked a lot better on try 2. Pretty stoked she didn't have to numb my whole face. Now the dilemma: still feeling numb 2.5 hours after my appt. and really hungry, should eat something or wait for the numbness to wear off?