Bad Week

Last Friday I took Parker in to the dentist. His spacer broke and he needed a new one. I also made an appointment for me at the same time. About a year ago 1/2 of one of my crowns broke (just the porcelain part) and a few weeks ago the rest came off and I figured it was time to go in. I had a full set of x-rays taken and was told 'no cavities, but you need two crowns'. The joys of having a tooth full of old filling. More filling than tooth. Sigh. So, on Monday I went in for the work. I got the shots (ouch) and started to fill like I had just taken a Percocet. They started drilling in to the metal part of the old crown. OUCH!!!!!! So the dentist gave me some more medication. All of a sudden I burst out laughing and could not stop for about 5 minutes. Seriously? Who laughs while sitting in the dentist chair? It should be impossible. Kind of like being short and tall all at once. After I got calmed down, he got back to work. Some time later (numb on half of my face from the middle of my neck -starting at the middle of my chin- all the way up to the lower half of my ear) he informed me that there was tooth decay under the crown and the filling and there was a 2% chance that I would end up needing a root canal on both teeth. Lets hope my luck with this is better than my luck of no rain while camping. Hours later, when the Novocaine (is that what they still use?) wore off I was so sore! My jaw felt like it had been punch repeatedly.

I had to go back in the next day for a cleaning. Again, can I say ouch?! I was still tender and let me tell you, that water drill that they use HURTS!!!! She finished doing that and informed me that a cavity had been hiding underneath plaque and that it was so close to the nerve that I would need a root canal and a crown. Nice. Seeing as how the kids and I are leaving to Salt Lake in less than two weeks they had to hurry. So, today I went in again. Over 4 hours on the chair! Again, I felt some pain, so he reapplied some medicine. It is now 5 1/2 hours after they finished all of the work and I am still numb. It has worn off some and I am in some pain. I really don't like going to the dentist. He informed me that I was an excellent patient. As I had a bunch of stuff in my mouth I could only think 'yeah, I am just laying here. What can I possible do that is good?' and he said 'You are probably thinking that all you are doing is laying there. But you don't move at all and you keep your mouth open. I don't have to fight you about anything. It makes my job much easier'. Here is the secret to my not moving. I am tense from the moment they have me open my mouth until they are done. I couldn't possibly move! I am like a board! Let me tell you, this goes to making one extremely tired after 4 hours. Does that count as exercise? Here's to hoping!