What I did on my Holidays.

i wouldve loved to have seen a video from you whilst you were high on Novocain.... woulda been funny.....

Good luck!

Old British veteran here. Well done Joe. Respect and appreciation for what you're doing.
Keep calm and carry on.

Hey joe crow, bed here when back. Fish.

You'r a legend . . be proud

You da man✌️

Oh four one naught he six seven and one for the pot...... eight!

David Lynch reference? Bloody man of culture, or Biggie!

Jesus fucking Christ 😂😂😂

Good on ya mate. Glad ya had productive time away from the front

Scum

Thanks, Joe. I'm glad you had a break, Man, you deserve it. Heroyam Slava.

rewatching the flag video. i was lit when i watched it so dont worry about it.

Thank you Joe! 🙏❤

Can't find the interview on UATV please share link

Top man.

Ge'in be'er et at. 😊 I'm sure you are. Keep up the good work man. 😊

A very different kind of tripreport. I like it.
Made me think of Fear and loating in Las Vegas.
Looking forward to watching the talk with Max.

A real life David Lynch fever dream. You dont do anything by halves.

Keep it up joe, i'll try and chuck you aanother 20 when i get paid. Everyone else who sees this open up your wallet and paypal joe some money

Glad you enjoyed your time off, brother. You're a f*cking legend 🙌 thank you for ALL you do 💙💛

Good to hear you got the dental work done, but man that sounds scarry!
Blast woke my cat up, thinking it was thunder. Now he is confused.

Glad you had a productive time. Stay safe.

Great to see you in good form. Thanks for doing what you do. RIP Robert Deegan, condolences to his family , friends and brothers in arms. Stay safe Mac.

Joe good tho se you healfy mate gratiings from duchy

IDK, isnt getting bold the main reason sappers die?

Glad you’re back Mac! We missed you. Please take care. 💙🙏🏻🇺🇦🇺🇸🌻🌹

The David Lynch reference really brings your experience in Kyiv to life. Glad you still have a sense of humor after all that. I would be feeling very sorry for myself, lol. Well done. ❤️💙💛

Good luck Joe !

Ok that sucks, I have to call the dentist today to make an appointment and you tell me this horror. Well hope it will be all better. It is real bad for your heart to let such things just go. So if you have any even slightest issues you definitely need antibiotics. I had a friend who had heart surgery cuz of endocarditis.

Ben Remfrey, a former soldier & bomb disposal expert from Guernsey has been clearing mines and other ordinances in Ukraine. Ben has been awarded an official Cross of Support to Ukraine. He co-founded Friends of Ukraine-EOD, a charity aimed at training Ukrainians in clearing unexploded mines....trained over 400 Ukrainians to international clearance standards.
Oops, may not be called "Swampy"

Dentistry is always a bit of a challenge, glad to see you still doing well over there

Hey mate. Aussie here. Inactive ADF but also a Dentist. Love the way you sign off you videos.

On the dental, it sounds like you may have devitalised the nerves of some of your upper teeth when you landed after jumping during the mortar fire. Knocking them like that can create internal inflammation. Swelling is part of the inflammatory process, but given the dental pulp (nerve) is housed inside a root that can't itself swell, the 'nerve tissue' dies from excessive swelling as it is crushed against the solid internal root canal shape.

Sometimes when this occurs people never notice it. I've come across it many times, simply by being thorough when examining patients. It can be verified by testing the vitality of each tooth. We look for a response (Y/N) and the nature of the response. A reliable method is a stick/pellet of decanted CO2...CO2 test. There are other tests that are easier and quicker (less reliable) but also others that are much more technical/costly (very reliable).

Anyway, when that dead tissue leaks out of the root into the bony area surrounding it, it often creates an immune response. Typically this is what people feel or describe as an 'abscess' but it's usually just inflammed, healthy bone If it's been there for ages, the body will secure the area by forming a barrier around the dead tissue to stop it spreading (cordon it off). This is an actual abscess. If that increases in size, it hurts like fk as the root behaves like a shock absorber with the pointy part jamming into the abscess. Sometimes, to relieve the pressure, the body will form a tube that connects the internal abscess with the skin over the bone on the jaw the root is in. It might then burst and drain all that crud into the mouth. Relieving the pressure, relieves the pain (doesn't solve the problem) and often people chug along with these things unawares.

Sometimes though, those abscesses turn into cysts and even then, sometimes those cysts grow and grow without people knowing. I would like a dollar for everyone that's pissed and moaned about whether it was worth taking X-Rays. I've found a few cases like yours where poor patients were oblivious to some hardcore issues bubbling away. One dude need bone from his hip to replace the jaw bone he'd lost from cysts.

It sounds like you got looked after properly. I think they probably gave you something more than novacaine. That's just local anaesthetic to make you numb. They might have given you some Midazolam...in which case (enjoy!) It's pretty common in oral surgery. It should say on your medical records. If it was only the local anaesthetic then that's a pretty adverse reaction that should be documented. Lets say, that isn't what's meant to happen.

Definitely get some follow-up on those teeth to check for vitality. It's possible those palatal cysts had nothing to do with front tooth trauma but it is a super common occurrence and outcome (hence why the long post). I hope it all goes well for you. Give those invaders a pasting.

Love the 12G? beside the chair...legit old school.

just seven + words to boost the algorithm

Good to hear all is well. Keep going. We're watching. Stay safe. 👍🏻🇬🇧

No hate, but why are you fighting a war that has nothing to do with you? I feel bad for the Ukranians and all but that's a proxy war. The United States knows Ukraine has 0 chance of victory.

I’ve been on Fentanyl once after a surgery and I had a blast! 😅 🇨🇦💙💛🇺🇦

Holy moly!! I hope you're doing well now. Take care. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 💙 💛 🔱

Thank you for your updates, stay safe.

:)

"Coming off Novocain in a lightning storm during a missile attack - give it a try these days!" Wonderful!

Keep safe ya fuckin nutta 👍

Mac, is that a double barrel shotgun behind you? Lol
Your sum crazy mother fucker mate.
Keep urself safe son.
We all love what ur doing, wish I could do it.
And maybe I will soon, just have to get sum outa the way 1st

Good on you Joe. You're definitely a premier Briton, a truly courageous British guy.

Yo Big mac I'm in the legion just joined, god bless ur work, this world is real!! For people that think it's not! Any tips I what unit to join currently on my 4 week boot camp. I was a dog handler for British army

Hope you are OK and still fucking up the Russians big time after what they did to the drone unit.