Time Bomb

My mouth is a time bomb!

I'm just enthralled with how nice the weather is this first week of November. The temperature is about 10° higher than it should be which is great for me but not so good for good on planet Earth. Global warming it's here how care what they say. But, being out and about the sure a lot nicer on days like today in this week than rain/snow and whatever cold weather comes with it. I took off later than I wanted today because my home health person was late. I was somewhat excited however, to meet with my new occupational therapist and treatment which was outstanding. I was running late getting to my bus but had enough time to stop and get some snacks and as a reward for getting on with my occupational therapy I purchased myself a bag of trail mix, hot and spicy. Peanuts, small little pieces of cracker type material sunflower seeds you know the stuff you never really want to buy but you do on the impulse which I did.

My time with Nikki by therapist is great! I think are really good do some good stuff. She turned loose after an hour – – one hours all you get. So I heading out looking for looking for somewhere to eat. Thinking of McDonald's or maybe something more substantial at the hospital cafeteria since I had to talk to some hospital folks about an appointment I have coming up. However, as I was munching on my guilty pleasure I suddenly felt the glasslike marble texture rolling around my mouth knowing instantly that a piece of tooth had sheared off from the mother load. Gingerly, I explored my teeth and found a gaping hole where the small cavity had sensed earlier in the week had been. Luckily I had scheduled an appointment for today. Totally freaked out I continued the examination with inhalation and there was no pain, no pressure pain and seemingly able to chew okay. However, this new revelation drove me to softer items for lunch considerations. They're having shepherds pie at the hospital cafeteria which is basically hamburger and mashed potatoes which I took and enjoyed. I made it to the night and now I wait for my appointment with Dr. Anderson in the drill, there will be a drill is always a drill. More important than anything else Dr. Anderson is the bomb diffusion specialist who will diffuse the timebomb ticking away inside my mouth.

You really hope the bomb expert diffuses the bomb. Well, my bomb expert, DDS, did the best they could and it's a process that is ongoing. I did the whole 9 yards I rolled in their during their lunch hour I was about 20 minutes early. They pulled me to the back room that's for the work on me at the is more room in there for the power chair since I don't Exit my chair. Quite a discussion about the severity of the tooth or what's left of a tooth. We decided the best for going to be able to do is a build up essentially do some drilling expose what we can then just build the hell out of it and put in a temporary crown as long as it's going to last. The docs pretty comfortable with the solution is not a long-term solution by any means deftly not permanent but easy to buy me a couple years and then we'll figure out something else if and when that time comes. I'm not really all too sure what that means but the best crapshoot I could throw at the time. It sounds sounds like it's going to be around 200 bucks so I figured what the hell shoot the wad I ordered nitrous is much as I could get as deep as I can breathe for as long as needed. Today was mostly prep work Doc said that he felt pretty comfortable that this temporary would hold for a couple weeks at least but if not, worst-case scenario, I could just come back and they would take care of it after all I live just across the street. So, I'm hoping and praying this temporary is going to hold for as long as it has to. The bomb technician can at least take its hands off the the bomb but the "Bomb" is still ticking and can go supernova anytime-- So I will take  care of the temporary and in two weeks when I return We will if this a  rabbit magician can pull out of his hat…