Monday, August 25, 2008
Potty Training Complete
Wahoo! Marigold is as proud of herself as can be. She decided that panties was a good idea about 2 weeks ago. She asked for diapers a couple of times since then, but didn't complain when I said no. And even though she wears diapers at night, she wakes up dry!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Update on Tooth
Went to the dentist today to see what to do about this tooth. He suggested fitting in a post and then reattaching the crown. I really don't want to do this, and told him so. He strongly suggested not losing this tooth. But I strongly want to have it taken out. Comments please.
Did I mention that this tooth has had 3 root canals, and this is the 3rd crown?
Did I mention that this tooth has had 3 root canals, and this is the 3rd crown?
Friday, August 8, 2008
Interpret This
You've heard of the dreams where all your teeth fall out and/or disintegrate; that usually means you're feeling out of control in some aspect of your life. Well I haven't had that dream-----I'm living it.
My last molar on the top left side has been giving me trouble my entire adult life. So much so that I've been known to wish I could pull all my teeth out and get dental implants. After 3 root canals and a crown I thought I was done. Wrong! That crown fell out a couple of years ago.
No wait, the story is so much better, I can't leave out the details. I found a dentist right around the corner from our house. He is well known in the community, and a friend of mine even worked for him at the time. Well, that friend quit soon after and I should have followed her. I needed the 3rd root canal on that tooth and saw an excellent endodontist! Unfortunately I had to go back to the regular dentist to have the crown glued on. He convinced me that I had to pay extra for the white crown (even though this is the LAST molar and you can't see it.). When the tooth was delivered it wouldn't fit, so the dentist had to shave off all the white porcelain until it was small enough, leaving a combo of silver and white shavings. Not worth the extra money--and now I had the ugliest tooth ever.
Not 2 months later that tooth fell out. I was so angry. I vowed never to see that dentist again. It took me a long time to recover (from this anger) and finally go to a dentist to replace the crown. Lo and behold, insurance will not pay for a crown on the same tooth within 5 years. It was going to cost me $1100 for this stupid tooth. So Josh called my original dentist and used his lawyerly skills to get them to charge me half (out of pocket), and use a different dentist in the practice. Fine. 2 months ago the new dentist fitted another crown into the space.
Today the crown fell out.
My last molar on the top left side has been giving me trouble my entire adult life. So much so that I've been known to wish I could pull all my teeth out and get dental implants. After 3 root canals and a crown I thought I was done. Wrong! That crown fell out a couple of years ago.
No wait, the story is so much better, I can't leave out the details. I found a dentist right around the corner from our house. He is well known in the community, and a friend of mine even worked for him at the time. Well, that friend quit soon after and I should have followed her. I needed the 3rd root canal on that tooth and saw an excellent endodontist! Unfortunately I had to go back to the regular dentist to have the crown glued on. He convinced me that I had to pay extra for the white crown (even though this is the LAST molar and you can't see it.). When the tooth was delivered it wouldn't fit, so the dentist had to shave off all the white porcelain until it was small enough, leaving a combo of silver and white shavings. Not worth the extra money--and now I had the ugliest tooth ever.
Not 2 months later that tooth fell out. I was so angry. I vowed never to see that dentist again. It took me a long time to recover (from this anger) and finally go to a dentist to replace the crown. Lo and behold, insurance will not pay for a crown on the same tooth within 5 years. It was going to cost me $1100 for this stupid tooth. So Josh called my original dentist and used his lawyerly skills to get them to charge me half (out of pocket), and use a different dentist in the practice. Fine. 2 months ago the new dentist fitted another crown into the space.
Today the crown fell out.
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