Holy crap! I think that was the mother of all dentist appointments I just went to today. I got there at 9:00 am and got out after 12 noon. I then had to take something to the guy making my crowns and have him do some color matching. All together it took over 3.5 hours. Today, the dentist prepped my upper teeth for a bunch of crowns. I think there are six temporary crowns in my mouth right now. All to be replaced with permanent crowns in about two weeks. I’m not sure what all this costs. I think I paid $4000 a few weeks ago and about $800 today. This is in addition to >$10k earlier in the year.
Since so much work was being done today, my gums took a beating. The anesthesia was waring off near the end of my appointment and my gums were throbbing in pain. After I got home, I quickly popped two Tylenol + codeine pills and now I feel pretty good. The downside is I only have two more pills left so hopefully no more long dentist appointments. I do have some leftover Percocet from the heart surgery, and my mom has some Tylenol + hydrocodone. I can use those if the pain becomes unbearable.
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My dentist worked in the same company as me before he became a dentist. I left that company 9 years ago but still keep in touch with a few ex-coworkers. Coincidentally, the old sales VP was in the dentist’s office as I was checking out. My dentist asked if I wanted to say hi. I know of the VP and were in a few meetings together but I don’t think he remembers me, especially after 9 years so I declined. Small world.
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It’s 10:30 pm and all I’ve ate today are some pieces of watermelon and a cup of decaf tea. The temporarily capped teeth are feeling better but still throbbing a bit. I was going to eat something but it was either too sticky or hard. I’ll probably go grab a protein shake, drink it and go to sleep. Looking forward to having the nurse remove the couple of sutures in my arm. The incision point has been itchy all day.
Life with chronic diseases 