March 11, 2004
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Just When I Thought it was safe to plan on having my procedure tomorrow, I woke up with an abscessed tooth this morning. I had only noticed it was sensitive yesterday when I bit down on it and thought I’d just call the dentist and deal with it next week, but this morning it’s definitely in big trouble. This is a tooth that was suspicious in the past but I had it recrowned a few years ago and it seemed to be doing okay. It’s a big molar in the back too. Needless to say, I’m freaked out because I’m sure the dentist (who is pull-happy) will want to yank it and there is just about nothing that I find more traumatic than having a tooth pulled (only 2 so far in my life). So now it’s about 5 a.m. and I’m waiting till the emergency dentist phone opens up so I can see how fast I can get in today. I’ll have to cancel my procedure tomorrow and reschedule it so I can deal with this first. Guess I’ll have to take today off and work tomorrow instead of the opposite. BTW, my son is actually just having a consultation tomorrow it turns out, and he too is very anxious to get his surgery over with so he’s hoping to get in fast for that too. So that’s my sad story. Hope you’re having a healthy day.
Deep Thought: If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you’re in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don’t know what to tell you.
Today I am grateful for: Having dental insuranceUPDATE: Turned out the tooth didn’t have to be pulled. It was just that something had caught underneath it where there is a little bone loss that creates a pocket. The dentist cleaned it out in a jiffy and now I’m at work fasting. Whew! Thanks for the support everybody. It really helps.
UPDATE #2: Boy, one more hour till I can leave work and I’ll be so glad. Awhile back I suddenly got lightheaded for a bit and had to go get another smoothie from the deli. Of course, stupid me decided to exercise by stairclimbing like I usually do several times a day. It made me scared to get in my car and drive home, but now I feel okay. I did decide to ask my friend who is going to drive me to pick me up from my house instead of meeting her halfway tomorrow.
UPDATE #3:Made it home – hooray! Now 5:15 PM. Start the dreaded purge at 7:00 PM.
Comments (7)
I’ve never had a tooth pulled. *knock on wood* But I have had hernia repair. I know you have, too – so just remind your son to take his pills carefully. I remember one night, lying on my parents’ couch at midnight, everyone else fast asleep…I went to take my pill…and I choked on it! Internal and external stitches in the abdomen + muscle-tensing choke = HIGH PAIN! lol.
Oh no, mom. I hope you don’t have to lose a tooth. Hugs, Jane
gosh, i feel for you with all of this medical stuff to deal with!
Hugs and prayers!
Hope it wasn’t terribly traumatic this morning for you!! When it rains it pours, doesn’t it?! Augh!
sympathies (I don’t know why that all got cut up)
Are you going to be able to get your colon-thingy tomorrow after all?