Y'know, if I'd known I'd feel this much better, I'd have had these teeth yanked years ago! Dr. Matt (my dentist) removed the remaining upper teeth and fit the upper dental plate on Friday morning and I felt incredible by Saturday afternoon. I felt so good that I got up and helped out with housework and did some yardwork today. When they removed the "remaindered" tooth, the one where I had the cap, there was this huge bubble of infection attached to the root of the tooth and I'm figuring that was the reason I've been running a low grade fever for so long. It was bad enough Dr. Matt made an issue of the whole thing!
But, I've got uppers, and the worst part so far has been the residual pain from the puncture wounds where they injected the Xylocain. The extractions were relatively painless...completely unlike my last two rounds where I thought I would have to die to get better.
So...I've got uppers. I'm still, you should pardon the pun, fuzzy on when I get the partial lower bridge, but it's coming. I've got to get used to eating with this chunk of plastic crammed in my mouth for the time being...that's taking some adjustment, let me tell you! No steak for Tony for quite a while...or pizza...or nachos...oh, well...
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Getting caught up but not getting things caught in my teeth...
Lessee...
Ok, first, Bree finally graduate high school. We're so incredibly proud of her it's almost painful. *sniff...my baby is finally a growed up person thing...* She's had a few weeks of craziness and now it's time to get down to basics. She starts college in August and she's already being feared and admired by my department...they've had to put up with her wit, charm, and intellect for several years and a couple of the senior Ph'D's have requested she take their classes. I think so they can be sure she gets the training in academic torture methodololgies she needs, but I could be worong...I'm just the dad.
Now, the teefs. I had round two of removals two weeks ago when they pulled two bottom teeth. It was surgical and, of course, more expensive, but incrediblye easier...except for the being sick for a week afterwards. I go on June 24 to get the remaining uppers remove, the upper temporary plate installed, and the lower bridge installed....then it's just weeks of pain and suffering as we refit the whole rig as the swelling goes down and I adjust to the new orthodonture.
I'm teaching Japanese kids English again this summer. I may well be teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) at the college this year as well as my usual Comp I and II load...the department chair is threatening me with it and it doesn't pay any more but hell, it's a job! I did, however, get a raise this year...three years and I got an extra 2o cents per hour...ah, well...it's all good.
OH, and I got my first Fathers Day gift! From Chris and Chaz...it's the Diskworld Role Playing Game rulebook...a GURPS system book...and just laugh out loud, fall on the floor fun! I've already got a couple of ideas for adventures.....hehehehehehe.....
Ok, first, Bree finally graduate high school. We're so incredibly proud of her it's almost painful. *sniff...my baby is finally a growed up person thing...* She's had a few weeks of craziness and now it's time to get down to basics. She starts college in August and she's already being feared and admired by my department...they've had to put up with her wit, charm, and intellect for several years and a couple of the senior Ph'D's have requested she take their classes. I think so they can be sure she gets the training in academic torture methodololgies she needs, but I could be worong...I'm just the dad.
Now, the teefs. I had round two of removals two weeks ago when they pulled two bottom teeth. It was surgical and, of course, more expensive, but incrediblye easier...except for the being sick for a week afterwards. I go on June 24 to get the remaining uppers remove, the upper temporary plate installed, and the lower bridge installed....then it's just weeks of pain and suffering as we refit the whole rig as the swelling goes down and I adjust to the new orthodonture.
I'm teaching Japanese kids English again this summer. I may well be teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) at the college this year as well as my usual Comp I and II load...the department chair is threatening me with it and it doesn't pay any more but hell, it's a job! I did, however, get a raise this year...three years and I got an extra 2o cents per hour...ah, well...it's all good.
OH, and I got my first Fathers Day gift! From Chris and Chaz...it's the Diskworld Role Playing Game rulebook...a GURPS system book...and just laugh out loud, fall on the floor fun! I've already got a couple of ideas for adventures.....hehehehehehe.....
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