Valium, Nitrous Oxide and Other Fond Dental Memories...

I did it. I finally went to the dentist. The girl who used to work in my position recommended a dentist just about 2 blocks from the church and it was wonderful, well as wonderful as a dentist office can be. The office was bustling with people which is a 'good sign' to me since that usually means people like the dentist. When I called to price their services the lady was incredibly kind and I just knew that was where I was to go. So, I called back and got an appointment for Thursday (yesterday) at 9 a.m. I was able to go p/u my x-ray from the other dentist so I didn't have to have another one taken and spend more of my hard-earned dollar. So, I went in and the doctor's name is Jeff...go figure. I told him "all I need is another Jeff in my life". He was really nice and he was telling me about something that was going on at his church Wednesday night which is cool. Anywhow, before I knew it Doc. Jeff was confirming my worst fear...I did need a root canal and a crown. YUCK!!!! Of course, at that point my mind was racing with the worst fears not of the the root canal, but of the choking factor. He then told me if I didn't take care of it before the weekend, I would be wishing I had. Since I had already experienced PAIN, I decided to take the first available appointment which happened to be at 1 pm...then he asked if was anxious at all and I told him my fear of choking during the procedure so he had the nurse write me up a prescription for valium so I could conk out during the whole thing! Wow! Awesome! I can handle this! So, I had to be back at noon so I could sit for an hour while the downer kicked in.

So, I left ran (nearly literally) to work and did one quick errand, jumped in my SUV, dashed to CVS for the drugs, sped over to Weinerswitzel my favorite hotdog on a pretzel bun, dashed back to pick up the drugs, dashed back to work and it was nearly noon already. My co-worker and dentist-suggester, Kathy dropped me off at the dentist and away I went. After swallowing the pills, I sat down in a chair in the lobby and promptly waited for them to take over...after looking at what seemed like a million magazines I was beginning to wonder if they were really going to work, but once they called me back...that was all she wrote. I was out. However, my worst fear did happen...I woke up somewhere in the middle of the procedure in a hot sweat...I felt like someone had thrown me in a hot bath and I was trembling...and then I was out again. However, when I got up to leave the chair once Jeff arrived to take me home, I felt as if I had wet my pants. I think it was just sweat, I hope it was! =)

So, Jeff took me home and it's all been good since then. Still not chewing on that side, but I get the real crown on November 21st. So, I'll check back in soon! Christmas is making it's debut early around the church as usual...trying to get everything nailed down!

P.S. Sorry, I forgot to publish the post until now...

Okay, yeah...so, I'm in....

PAIN!!!!!

Now that i got that out...I have let my poor little tooth go far too long and now I am having extreme discomfort. Last night, well let me back up, yesterday afternoon I took two ibuprofens about 3 p.m. then upon arriving home I took two tylenols after dinner followed by two more tylenols at bedtime and then sometime in the middle of the night I took another tylenol and upon awaking in more pain Jeff gave me two tylenol arthritis and since then I have taken two more tylenols...so, as you can imagine, I have been home all day and at this moment in time the pain is slowly coming back. I spent the entire day knocked out. I seriously considered trying to have Jeff take me to work when he arrived home at 1:30 p.m. but he took one look at me and I could see laughter in his eyes...so, I just closed my eyes and went out again.

I must have called about 10 dentist offices and found out that a root canal and crown can cost you anywhere from 1300 to 2500 and that's w/out insurance. So, now I just gotta make up my mind about where I'm gonna go. I am beginning to think that this is the dental capital of the states. There must be a bajillion dentists in a 30 miles radius...it's quite overwhelming.

Well, I gotta run..."It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is on.

It Happened...

...I got lazy. Well, not really...but excuses are excuses. I didn't go to Curves today so I have only three 'lazy dayz' left now. I didn't go because I ended up working 30 minutes late and I didn't pack my workout gear last night and didn't have time this morning to pack it, so I didn't go. I am packing my gear after I finish my time on the web, so I'll be back in the swing of things tomorrow.

Thank goodness my tooth is not hurting me today. I've got to start calling around the other dentists to see if I can get a better deal on the root canal because after the new year I will have dental insurance again and will be able to get the rest of the work done for a reasonable price.

I am going to Creative Memories Croptoberfest this Saturday and have been gathering pictures and page ideas all week. I am trying to get into journaling in my scrapbooks so I can have something to pass on to my kids and grandkids someday and so I can look back on old memories and laugh, cry, etc. I think I have finally found my niche. I'm not really the crafty type...except I like to make baskets but I haven't been able to find a weaving guild since I've been out here...and it takes up a lot of space that we just don't have right now. I find the scrapbooking is an 'out' for me. It takes me away to another time and another place (kinda like Sandi Patti).

Anywho, I gotta go pack my gear...so tootles until next time. I refuse to put 'tomorrow' because I don't want to make any promises....so, be sure to stay tuned for more scenes from Texasland. Bye!

Toothache

Yep, my tooth still hurts. When I run my tongue over my broken tooth it feels like there is a huge, gaping hole there when really it's not that much of the tooth. It's the outside corner which I guess really is a lot of my tooth, but in comparison to my entire mouth it's small. Funny how that works.

I worked out at Curves today. I am trying to get into the habit of going everyday and keep telling myself I need to make my self a 'motivational tool' (aka a bright, fun poster) to keep me motivated. I go home to visit my family the day after Christmas and I have 44 more days available for workouts between now and then and my goal is to go to at least 40 or more of those; so, that leaves me 4 "free" days in case I get lazy or something.

Well, time for a some splish, splash! Nite!

Decisions

I chose a one word title because for some reason or another I always find myself rambling on the Title. Anyway, where do I begin? I really should do this more often because then I wouldn't feel like I had to cover acres of ground at one time...but I'm not gonna promise that because I don't want another "to do" item to add to my current list.

Well, we've found a house we are going to have built. Here is a link to it: http://dfw.drhorton.com/plan.aspx?PlanId=80, it's Elevation C. It is very, very, very exciting and very, very, very tiring/stressful at the same time. We will have a front and back porch and this house is bigger than any place I've ever lived...I hope I don't get lost.

Also, it's been kind of tumultous (no Teresa, I didn't use the Thesaraus) at work here lately. I finally had to tell them I was bored which they tried to tell me maybe it was 'time to move on', but I know God has not 'moved' in my life yet...so, I have proposed to myself and to them that I will 'find' more things to keep me occupied which will hopefully give me more motivation...cuz bored don't work for me. Sorry, my Texas lingo was kicking in.

Plus, my tooth is aching...thus I have a toothache. Wow! That was profound.

Jeff has just informed me that he doesn't like my 'blog' because he considers it a 'security breech'...oh well, if people wanna know about me they can probably get my SSN before they can find me via my blog.

Well, that's about it. Getting ready to head to bed. I will write more often. I will write more often. I will. I will.

Nite!