Paul, who is Way Up North, had to visit the dentist yesterday. It went well, he reports.
Apparently it wasn't this guy. Which is good because Paul's not exactly like this guy.
Showing posts with label Dentist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dentist. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Aerie Report, October 11, 2011
I woke up before 6 AM this morning and saw the full moon about to set. A beautiful, bright orange jack-o-lantern moon. The adage about red sky in the morning is meant to apply to the sun rising, but the moon setting may be just as good an indicator. Clouds moved in during the day and we are supposed to get showers late tonight an much of Wednesday. Wednesday's showers may be heavy at times, too. At least the clouds kept the temperature below 70 degrees today. ideal temperature for working outdoors.
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I spent three hours in the dentist's chair this morning getting fitted for a temporary bridge. It took her an hour just to get the old bridge off so she could get to the teeth beneath that were 1) anchoring the 6 tooth bridge and 2) in need of work because of decay. Luckily(?) she didn't see a need for a root canal ("at this time") on the one really bad tooth. Impressions were taken for the final product, the temp was installed and everything else went swimmingly. I practiced lots of meditation while sitting there. So much, in fact, that I nearly fell asleep while she was working!
She kept telling me to relax my lips so she could put those little cotton pillows in to keep the flesh away from where she was using the cutter/drill. I had to laugh because my upper lip was so numb from the shots she administered that I couldn't get it much more relaxed than it was. As for the little cotton pillows, I'm sure I've seen chipmunks with less in their cheek pouches. I think there were six of those things in there at one time.
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When I got done with the dentist, I sauntered over to Yorkholo Brewery for a glass of Pine Creek Lager and a meal of fish and chips. I'm sure it was quite good but I was concerned I might dribble all over the place since my upper lip was still very, very numb.
I did complain that they post their meal specials on Facebook too late for them to be useful for either lunch or dinner planning. Every day they seem to post their specials just one hour before that meal's time. They put the lunch special up around 11 AM and the dinner between 4 and 5 PM. By then Terry's already got meal prep pretty much underway and it's usually too late to alter our plans. The bartender listened, nodded his head and told me that they were just talking about that at a meeting on Monday. They know it's a problem and they are working with the folks in the kitchen for a little more lead time.
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Back home I stacked all the firewood and covered it with tarps. That little job took me two-and-a-half hours to complete by which time by lip was no longer numb but I was wishing my knees were. Both of them were complaining something awful. I'll be taking some pain killers after a light dinner and will skip the photography club meeting over in Wellsboro. Maybe I'll make it all the way through NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles before I turn into a pumpkin.
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I spent three hours in the dentist's chair this morning getting fitted for a temporary bridge. It took her an hour just to get the old bridge off so she could get to the teeth beneath that were 1) anchoring the 6 tooth bridge and 2) in need of work because of decay. Luckily(?) she didn't see a need for a root canal ("at this time") on the one really bad tooth. Impressions were taken for the final product, the temp was installed and everything else went swimmingly. I practiced lots of meditation while sitting there. So much, in fact, that I nearly fell asleep while she was working!
She kept telling me to relax my lips so she could put those little cotton pillows in to keep the flesh away from where she was using the cutter/drill. I had to laugh because my upper lip was so numb from the shots she administered that I couldn't get it much more relaxed than it was. As for the little cotton pillows, I'm sure I've seen chipmunks with less in their cheek pouches. I think there were six of those things in there at one time.
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When I got done with the dentist, I sauntered over to Yorkholo Brewery for a glass of Pine Creek Lager and a meal of fish and chips. I'm sure it was quite good but I was concerned I might dribble all over the place since my upper lip was still very, very numb.
I did complain that they post their meal specials on Facebook too late for them to be useful for either lunch or dinner planning. Every day they seem to post their specials just one hour before that meal's time. They put the lunch special up around 11 AM and the dinner between 4 and 5 PM. By then Terry's already got meal prep pretty much underway and it's usually too late to alter our plans. The bartender listened, nodded his head and told me that they were just talking about that at a meeting on Monday. They know it's a problem and they are working with the folks in the kitchen for a little more lead time.
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Back home I stacked all the firewood and covered it with tarps. That little job took me two-and-a-half hours to complete by which time by lip was no longer numb but I was wishing my knees were. Both of them were complaining something awful. I'll be taking some pain killers after a light dinner and will skip the photography club meeting over in Wellsboro. Maybe I'll make it all the way through NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles before I turn into a pumpkin.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Aerie AM Report, March 9, 2010
It's been spring weather still with last night not even getting below the 32 degree mark. (The maple syrup folks won't like that. They need those freezing nights to keep the sap going up and down the trees and hold the buds from growing.)
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My day is about to be ruined by another visit to the dentist. Need to get one tooth's filling repaired and then another molar--this one on the opposite side from the last--pulled. Since the left side is still tender, chewing is about to get real difficult. Soup and liquids seem in order.
The good news is that I've dropped a couple of pounds since last Wednesday's extraction. Not my preferred diet plan by any means, but if it works....
UPDATE: 10:45 AM Well that went well. I arrived at 8 AM and was in one dentist's chair getting a filling/broken tooth repaired by 8:05. She did a fine job.
Then it was on to having another dentist yank the bad molar on the upper left. He claims to have worked out all week in preparation but this tooth came out real easy. He hardly broke a sweat. I was out of the office by 9:05. No pain from the extraction...yet.
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I've been refreshing the leader board for the Iditarod so many times it's getting ridiculous. I finally figured that they're bringing it up to date about every half hour or so which means my clicking every 10-15 minutes is worthless. Besides, the mushers are only about 1/4 of the way to Nome and most still have those mandatory rests to come. Lots of racing ahead.
Hardest part is trying to figure the time. The site gives it in AKST AND 24-hour/military style. My computer clock is in EST and 12-hour mode. So first I have to subtract 4 hours from my clock and figure the 24-hour equivalent. Not so easy for one who has never really dealt with that 24-hour stuff.
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Well, I'm off to the dentist.
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My day is about to be ruined by another visit to the dentist. Need to get one tooth's filling repaired and then another molar--this one on the opposite side from the last--pulled. Since the left side is still tender, chewing is about to get real difficult. Soup and liquids seem in order.
The good news is that I've dropped a couple of pounds since last Wednesday's extraction. Not my preferred diet plan by any means, but if it works....
UPDATE: 10:45 AM Well that went well. I arrived at 8 AM and was in one dentist's chair getting a filling/broken tooth repaired by 8:05. She did a fine job.
Then it was on to having another dentist yank the bad molar on the upper left. He claims to have worked out all week in preparation but this tooth came out real easy. He hardly broke a sweat. I was out of the office by 9:05. No pain from the extraction...yet.
******
I've been refreshing the leader board for the Iditarod so many times it's getting ridiculous. I finally figured that they're bringing it up to date about every half hour or so which means my clicking every 10-15 minutes is worthless. Besides, the mushers are only about 1/4 of the way to Nome and most still have those mandatory rests to come. Lots of racing ahead.
Hardest part is trying to figure the time. The site gives it in AKST AND 24-hour/military style. My computer clock is in EST and 12-hour mode. So first I have to subtract 4 hours from my clock and figure the 24-hour equivalent. Not so easy for one who has never really dealt with that 24-hour stuff.
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Well, I'm off to the dentist.
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