Travel
Today I went in for what I thought would be a filling and an extraction, but the dentist wanted to try to save the tooth rather than pull it, and I readily agreed. It is a lot more expensive that way, and will require a root canal. Today he did some preliminary work to see if it could be saved, plus filled the adjacent molar. This is going to cost me several thousand dollars and there goes any vacation travel I may have been able to do. It is also going to cut into some of the more expensive backpacking gear I wanted to buy, but since backpacking is on the back burner until I see about the hernia, I don't want to buy anything more. I have everything I need for setting up a base camp in a campground, and then doing day hikes from there. It's a little different but the logic is still the same - "If ya can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with".
I have never been to a dentist as good as this one. Normally I work myself into such a state, find myself clenching my hands, and really just terrified. I don't have that reaction with this guy and have no pain or worry.
Now I have to get myself psyched for the visit with the surgeon tomorrow. I'm going to ask him about the possibility of doing some specific yoga in order to avoid surgery. I can imagine what the response to that will be, but who knows. I don't really want surgery if I can help it.
I have been mesmerized by the unfolding events surrounding the disappearance of the plane from Malaysia. You sure can waste a lot of time watching repeats of the same information on TV. I still hope the plane is found on land somewhere, with at least some of the crew and passengers still alive. No doubt that is a very long shot.
Thanks FlowerGirl for the suggestion for setting out safflower seeds for the birds because squirrels don't like it. I think that's what I used to get for the mourning doves and haven't noticed any around where I live, but maybe other birds will like it as well. Next time I get to Lowe's or Home Depot... My new hummingbird feeder has been up for 24 hours but I haven't seen a visitor yet.
- Dental Work (updated)
I've noticed the past few days that anything between warm and hot gives me a twinge in one of the molars on the side I thought was ok. Last night it started throbbing and eventually I called the dentist's office and left a message for when...
- Hangin' In There!
I was happy to see my sun shade still hanging this morning. Seeing how it was when the sun hit it full on yesterday, I think it is more of a privacy shade than sun protection, but it's fine with me. I wish I could hang a shade that...
- Dentist Down, Surgeon To Go
Thankfully I made it through the dental work today. For some reason it took longer and more medication to numb the area, and I wonder if it's been partially due to my state of mind and emotions the past week. The dentist and his...
- Do-nothing Saturday
I'm going to laze around today, although I did go to the farmers market about an hour ago. It occurred to me while driving to the market, that I have vision problems, can't hear some sounds as well as I used to, am trying to gain weight...
- Surgery Date Set
My hernia surgery will take place on April 8; outpatient but with a general anesthetic. The doctor didn't think that exercise was responsible - he said it was weak tissue. I asked him if that was due to my age and he agreed that tissue weakens...
Travel
More dental work
Today I went in for what I thought would be a filling and an extraction, but the dentist wanted to try to save the tooth rather than pull it, and I readily agreed. It is a lot more expensive that way, and will require a root canal. Today he did some preliminary work to see if it could be saved, plus filled the adjacent molar. This is going to cost me several thousand dollars and there goes any vacation travel I may have been able to do. It is also going to cut into some of the more expensive backpacking gear I wanted to buy, but since backpacking is on the back burner until I see about the hernia, I don't want to buy anything more. I have everything I need for setting up a base camp in a campground, and then doing day hikes from there. It's a little different but the logic is still the same - "If ya can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with".
I have never been to a dentist as good as this one. Normally I work myself into such a state, find myself clenching my hands, and really just terrified. I don't have that reaction with this guy and have no pain or worry.
Now I have to get myself psyched for the visit with the surgeon tomorrow. I'm going to ask him about the possibility of doing some specific yoga in order to avoid surgery. I can imagine what the response to that will be, but who knows. I don't really want surgery if I can help it.
I have been mesmerized by the unfolding events surrounding the disappearance of the plane from Malaysia. You sure can waste a lot of time watching repeats of the same information on TV. I still hope the plane is found on land somewhere, with at least some of the crew and passengers still alive. No doubt that is a very long shot.
Thanks FlowerGirl for the suggestion for setting out safflower seeds for the birds because squirrels don't like it. I think that's what I used to get for the mourning doves and haven't noticed any around where I live, but maybe other birds will like it as well. Next time I get to Lowe's or Home Depot... My new hummingbird feeder has been up for 24 hours but I haven't seen a visitor yet.
- Dental Work (updated)
I've noticed the past few days that anything between warm and hot gives me a twinge in one of the molars on the side I thought was ok. Last night it started throbbing and eventually I called the dentist's office and left a message for when...
- Hangin' In There!
I was happy to see my sun shade still hanging this morning. Seeing how it was when the sun hit it full on yesterday, I think it is more of a privacy shade than sun protection, but it's fine with me. I wish I could hang a shade that...
- Dentist Down, Surgeon To Go
Thankfully I made it through the dental work today. For some reason it took longer and more medication to numb the area, and I wonder if it's been partially due to my state of mind and emotions the past week. The dentist and his...
- Do-nothing Saturday
I'm going to laze around today, although I did go to the farmers market about an hour ago. It occurred to me while driving to the market, that I have vision problems, can't hear some sounds as well as I used to, am trying to gain weight...
- Surgery Date Set
My hernia surgery will take place on April 8; outpatient but with a general anesthetic. The doctor didn't think that exercise was responsible - he said it was weak tissue. I asked him if that was due to my age and he agreed that tissue weakens...