Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Losing a Piece of Me! Pt.2
Well, the tooth is gone. That was very nerve racking to say the least. When I first got in there they put a blood pressure cuff on me to take my blood pressure. I've never had that happen in a dentist office before. My blood pressure was very good. Better than it's ever been before. It used to be 120/80 which is good but now it's registering at 113/67! I think that has alot to do with me working out & losing 22 lbs. So many good benefits of working out & losing weight! So the dentist comes in & introduces himself. He then precedes to numb me up. OUCH! That is SO painful! I cried! Especially on the last shot that was given to me in the roof of my mouth. So he lets it get good & numb then he comes back into the room to start the pulling. He pulls & tugs & wiggles the molar. Then all of a sudden there is this extremely loud POP! I yelled. It didn't hurt but it scared me. This went on for about an hour. When he was FINALLY done he told me that he had to take the tooth out in 3 pieces & now he was going to put in a few stitches. ::shudder:: I'm thinking to myself, "does he HAVE to tell me what he is going to do next? Can't he just get on with it & get it over? I really don't want to know!". So he puts a few stitches in & I can't feel the stitches being put in but I can feel the "thread" being pulled because it's tickling over my lip. The hygentist sits me up & takes my blood pressure again. It's still normal but a little higher than it was before. I will say this, if I EVER have to get teeth pulled again (which I more than likely will) I will request to be totally knocked out! The tugging & pulling & sounds are too much to handle. Before I leave they give me this little 'goodie' bag of chap stick, gauze, directions for eating, drinking, brushing, etc. & a prescription for some vicodin. DH came during work & waited in the waiting room during the procedure to make sure I could get home. I told him that I was fine & could drive myself home. On the way home I was completely numb & feeling fine so I figured I would sing all the way home as I always do while driving....out of 1 side of my mouth. BIG MISTAKE!!! About halfway home the pain started! Later as I read the directions it said to avoid any unnecessary talking, drinking, & eating for the first 2 hours. OOPS! Lesson learned! I wasn't going to fill the prescription b/c I don't like to take pills unless I absolutely HAVE to. By the time I got back in my own town & to CVS I was dying! The pharmacist asked when I wanted this filled & I said (in the best way I could out of 1 side of my mouth in pain) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! She could tell I was in pain & she said, "Okay how's 15 mins?" I went home, which is right across the street, & went back as soon as 15 mins was over. Came home, popped a pill & told the girls that I was going to bed. AHHH vicodin is WONDERFUL!!! It took away the pain & that was it. It didn't make me sleepy or anything. The dentist gave me the prescription with 1 refill. I only took 1 pill but I am saving the rest b/c I have more work that needs done. The next day was Sat. & I felt fine. We went shopping then we went to the lake. So all in all it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Fast forward to today (5 days later).
I still feel fine. They said the stitches would come out on their own between 2 & 5 days. Well, they are still in there. I am not chewing on that side at all. I'm kind of scared to. It is still a little sore. On July 15 I have an appointment with my regular dentist to get a full set of X-rays & to talk about what else needs to be done. I'm thinking about just pulling all the back molars & the wisdom teeth & getting partials. What good is it gonna do to sink thousands of dollars into fixing the teeth when they are gonna eventually get worse anyways? Doesn't make sense! I'm gonna get me some shiny white store-bought teeth! lol
So there you have it, my story of getting a tooth pulled.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Losing a Piece of Me!
Last Friday I sat down to eat a snack of Crunch & Munch. On the first bite I broke a molar on upper left of my mouth! It went straight up through the middle! OUCH! About a week before I broke another molar on the bottom right. It had been cracked for some time & was hurting so I just chewed everything on the left side. When the bottom right molar finally broke in two it quit hurting. So I have been eating a diet of mushy food since last Friday. Cheerios, yogurt, pudding, crackers, popcorn puffs, & cheese puffs.
Yesterday I went to the dentist & he scheduled me an appointment with an oral surgeon for Friday. I have to get the upper left molar extracted. There's no way he can fix it b/c it already had a root canal done on it years ago. He also tells me that I have to have my wisdom teeth (only 2) extracted & possibly other molars as well. UGH!
So this Friday I will be getting my first tooth pulled!
Here are a few pics the dentist gave me of my teeth:
This is the one that is being pulled.
And here is the molar on the bottom right:
Nice, huh?
So it looks like I will be getting some partials in my immediate future. MAN! I'm only 34 & have to get partials already!?!?!? Guess dentures aren't too far off! Wonderful!
Please pray for me on Friday morning. I've never had a tooth pulled before so this is all new to me.
Thanks!
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Monday, October 20, 2008
A Day in the Life of Me
Friday, Oct. 17:
Tonight was date night! After DH got home from work we made plans to go out to eat. One day earlier this week he came home & said that he was going to take "his girl" out to Cracker Barrel but I already had supper done by then so we didn't go. Before we went to Cracker Barrel for our date we went to my brother's work & decorated his car for his birthday. Hee Hee!! Earlier today I went to the party shop with my youngest DD and we bought 2 big helium balloons, a Happy Birthday banner, some Happy Birthday window clings & a birthday card. Then we went over to Walmart to pick up some t.v. dinners for the girls for supper since I wasn't cooking. We got those & we also picked up 2 packages of streamers. One green & one yellow to decorate the car with.
So, as I said, we went to decorate his car. DH tied the balloons to the driver's side rear-view mirror while I gently placed the window clings to the car. We were afraid that he might have an alarm on it so we tried to be as gentle as possible. Then we put the Happy Birthday banner across the windshield and tacked it down under the wipers. Then we took the streamers and wrapped his car. I was laughing the whole time. Then we heard this buzzer go off in the factory & thought that might mean BREAK TIME so we took off! Before we got to my brother's work I realized that I had forgotten the camera so we didn't get any pictures.
We had a nice supper together. We went up to pay & as we were waiting in line (it was packed!) I noticed that they had some Pop Rocks so DH told me to grab a few for the girls. We paid for our meal & candy. I went to put the candy in my purse & discovered that one of my girls had put my camera in there! So I asked DH if we could please go back out to my brother's work & get a quick picture. By the time we got over there it was almost dark outside & my brother had already discovered what we did. He already had the balloons off of the car & in the back seat so I did get a few pictures but not very good ones.
He called me later around 8 while he was on his supper break at work. He said that this isn't the first time someone has done this to his car. LOL!! He enjoyed it!
Yesterday Katie started a different curriculum for school. It was just getting too hard to find stuff at our local library to teach the Weaver. How much does one person know about atoms & molecules? I don't know very much! I ordered the 6th grade curriculum from Christian Light Education. I also added art & music for her to do. I asked DH if he would work with her on art once a week. He said sure which made me very happy. It's nice to get him involved with the schoolwork. I feel more at ease with this curriculum in knowing that she is getting everything that she needs for her schooling.
Saturday, Oct. 18:
Today was pretty much a lazy day. DH left really early to go hunting. I fixed a big breakfast while he was gone because when he returns he is ready to eat. I fixed fried potatoes, ham & cheese omlets, & maple smokey links. I made him up a western omlet by adding onions, green peppers, & tomatoes when he returned home. He called me when he got close to home & said that he was bringing home some McDonald's. So we had that for lunch & I baked a turkey for supper along with some mashed potatoes & green beans.
Sunday, Oct. 19:
Today was a long day. We had church, then a fellowship after, and then our second service right after fellowship. By that time, we are so ready to go home and take a nap! We got home & DH decided he was going out hunting again so I snuggled down in my recliner to watch Little House on the Prairie and fall asleep. I wasn't asleep long before the phone rang. UGH! It was my SIL. I don't know what she called for other than to interrupt my nap! ~Smile~
Until next time....
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
A Day in the Life of Me
Wednesday, Oct. 15:
Katie is feeling a lot better today. She did school and attended guitar & choir classes today. No one else seems to have any symptoms so maybe it will just pass us by. (fingers crossed here!)
I canned up some more vegetable soup today. I have one more batch to make up & can so tomorrow I should be done.
We are all sitting on the edges of our seats waiting for my brother & his wife to announce that she is going to the hospital to have their baby. She is due today. They are expecting a girl after having 3 boys so they are thrilled to be buying pink for a change.
Thursday, Oct. 16:
Mom sent out an email saying that my brother & his wife were on their way to the hospital! Maybe this will be the day! She has been having contractions for a week or so now and last week she was dilated to 2 or 3.
I'm done with vegetable soup! I ended up with 30 quarts. That should be enough for awhile.
Mom sent out another email saying that the hospital sent my brother & his wife home so no baby yet.
Tomorrow is my other brother's birthday. He lives in another city but he works here in my town so I'm thinking about buying a few balloons & going out to his work to tie them to his car while he is working. He doesn't get off of work until 10 or 10:30 pm so that should be a suprise for him. He will be 27. ~Sigh~ I remember turning 27. ~Sigh~
Until next time.....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A Day in the Life of Me
Tuesday, Oct. 14:
Well, looks like Katie has come down with the stomach flu. After supper, she was laying on our bed watching t.v. when Dad came in to tell her it was time for bed. Just then, she made a mad dash for the bathroom & got sick. She got up this morning & said that she felt better than she did yesterday but her stomach still felt sick so I tried to get her to only eat light & easily digestable foods today. She ate some Ritz crackers, some rice with buttter for lunch, a banana for a snack and by supper time she was hungry & wanted an Arby's sandwich so that's what we ate for supper. She ate the whole sandwich plus the curly fries so I think that she is feeling better. Her & her sister were bickering before they went to bed so I think she is back to normal. LOL! Seems the bickering between sisters lessens when one is sick but as soon as they start up again you know everyone is feeling better. My stomach has been a bit grumbly today. UGH! When DH came home he said the same thing but he also felt light headed most of the day.
I canned up some beef vegetable soup today. I only got 9 1/2 quarts with this batch so I will make some more on Wednesday, (today! I'm a little late w/ this post!) I'm putting our ground up deer meat in it this year.
Until next time.....
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