Having to go to the dentist always brings on waves of anxiety so as long as I go for my checkups, I tend to ignore strange things that happen in my mouth in between visits. A filling falls out and I think ...."as long as it doesn't hurt, it will be ok." I know this is not true but I rationalize anyway. So here is what happened......I was supposed to get a tooth filled in January but I cancelled the appointment. The office has been calling relentlessly trying to reschedule but I casually ignored the calls. Finally when I realized that I couldn't put it off forever, I agreed to come in. Somehow I got my wires crossed and thought I had a 9:20am but when I arrived, I was told that the appointment was 10:20. I was madder than mad. I blurted out, without thinking, that I would not be waiting an hour. They will have to reschedule! After all, I am a very busy woman.
So, I left with some absurd date in the distant future to have the tooth filled. Then, wouldn't you know but Murphy's Law kicked in and I lost another filling, this time in the front and that back tooth started to catch everything and anything that went into my mouth! It became a virtual Venus Fly Trap. |
I had to eat crow and call the dentist to beg for an appointment, anything. I will even take off from work if it means getting this fixed. And so I took today off to resolve these issues. I was squeezed in so he only had time for one tooth. He took one look at that back decaying wisdom tooth and proclaimed that he will need to remove it. He fixed the front tooth that shows but I will have to return for the extraction. More time to contemplate and imagine the unimaginable. But hey, I get another day off from work!
Now here I sit writing this blog. My mouth still numb but the novacane is wearing off. I glance at the clock and it is "tooth-hurty" Yup, 2:30.
Now here I sit writing this blog. My mouth still numb but the novacane is wearing off. I glance at the clock and it is "tooth-hurty" Yup, 2:30.