22nd March 2023
So the dental visit happened, not my favourite event but there are many things in life that are not enjoyable.
I had to have a molar and the root of a premolar removed on the same side, and I wasn’t looking forward to it.
As I sat in the waiting area, the television was on showing some home improvement show.
I was listening to what a guy next to me was saying to another. He talked about the cost of his treatment so far at over four thousand dollars, wow! He could have had a whole new head for that, but looking at him, he must have just been conned.
As I lay on the bench waiting for the Novocain to take effect, the doctor sped in to check, then sped out again. Ten minutes later he was back tugging and yanking, threw some fragments on to a tray, said “ have a nice day” and was gone. This was the only time it felt like he was on roller-skates.
The rest of the day was quiet, I didn’t feel like doing much, we had a lady come to collect a dresser, but apart from that I just wanted to nurse my wounded jaw.
Kelli was great, she made me some oatmeal for my lunch, and a fabulous potato and leek soup which I slurped through the good side of my mouth, unashamed that I was making the noise of an infant.
Another Lifetime to go 