IT'S ONLY A TOOTH

           

Well, I’d certainly like to begin by using a whole bunch of curse words, but that certainly wouldn’t solve a thing. Last night (Monday) I made a new dish that was supposed to be an upgraded macaroni and cheese. It was disappointing, but the worst thing was what happened as I ate it.

          I felt something hard in my mouth. I know sometimes you’ll get a small pebble in pasta and I figured that’s what it was. I spit it out only to discover it was the top to my very back tooth which was a crown on the right lower side. Seeing the dentist today (Tuesday) was not on my list of “todo” things. But I called this morning and was able to see the dentist at 10:00 am.

          I wasn’t too worried because I have dental insurance. I also knew this was my wisdom tooth and that it had had a root canal. I know positively it’s my wisdom tooth because they all came in without a problem after I had four teeth, one on each side, removed when I as twelve…I should tell you about that experience one of these days. Anyway, I was told it wasn’t my wisdom tooth and that it had not had a root canal…I hate root canals so how could I not remember and it is too my wisdom tooth.

          What a disappointment my thirty-minute visit was…although the dentist was a new one and he was very handsome with a great accent. It seems that dentist I loved so very much, only to have her lie to me which resulted in my leaving her practice, had done this crown in 2020. That meant I either had to pay the entire amount for a new crown or wait until after March 11^th so my insurance would kick in and pay half.

          I didn’t quite understand what the receptionist told me. I thought they’d go ahead and give me a new crown today and bill after March 11^th. Nope, I now have an appointment to have my teeth cleaned March 12^th, followed by a new crown immediately after. My original teeth cleaning was scheduled for March 10^th.

          So, I need to be careful until I can go back, i.e., don’t be eating any caramels, chewing anything hard on that side and keep it extremely clean. I’m simply overjoyed.

          I guess this will be my year of dental/doctor appointments. When I see the optician in a couple of weeks, I’m sure she’ll pass me on for cataract removal. I hope that’s all it is because my right eye has been twitching on and off for a couple of days. I sincerely do not want to have to have shots in my eye.

          In April, I also have an appointment with the doctor I saw in the spine clinic a couple of years ago. At that time, we discussed injections in my lower back to alleviate the pain I was experiencing. I chose to wait and see if more exercise, etc., would improve the problem. It did for a while, but now it seems to be getting worse. X-rays have been ordered and I think I’ll wait until march to get those so they are extremely current when I see the doctor.

          I am doing my best to not be horribly depressed or annoyed by my health problems. It’s not like I’m about to have to go live in a nursing home. I am able to do all the work around the house and outside that needs to be done. I’m able to take care of and exercise Kuma. I’m capable of attending my exercise classes and having good times with my friends. So, what’s there to be depressed about…can you offer any suggestions so I can whine further???