I had a good weekend in general. The wedding was beautiful, and I danced a lot. My husband doesn’t dance, so I danced with my sisters in law and cousins, and various other people. I did eat a lot, but didn’t worry about it. I could only eat soft mushy warm things, due to my tooth pain. The drive was hard, there was a lot of traffic. On our way there the kids listened to their ipods and slept, but on the way home we all talked and looked up interesting people on Wikipedia, like Clara Barton and Walt Whitman.
Yesterday I went to the dentist. She took an x-ray and told me the tooth and the filling are fine and there is nothing she can do for me. She is sending me to an endodontist, even though I don’t believe I need a root canal. Supposedly this woman can view the nerve of my tooth through a microscope. I’m not sure how she can do that, but my appointment is at 8:30, so we’ll see.
My next step, depending on what her determination is, is to find a dentist who still does amalgam fillings (you know, all those metals they used for years, which are now supposedly dangerous), and have him/her take out my composite filling and replace it with amalgam. If that doesn’t work I suppose I’ll have to have a root canal. Then I’m never going to a dentist again! Yay for no more dentists!
Yesterday the tooth wasn’t bothering me. But last night I got on the treadmill and by the end my tooth was hurting me so badly I was sobbing. I think because I mouth breathe when I exercise and the cool air was affecting the tooth – it’s that sensitive.
Today is also therapy. I didn’t sleep too well last night, I’m worried about what’s going to happen in my session today. Last week’s email exchange with J didn’t go well, and I never heard back from him after he said he’d be happy to respond, so I’m not sure what’s going on with him. I don’t think a therapist would play mind games, that doesn’t seem very therapeutic, he could at least have written something like, “Sounds like there is a lot on your mind, we’ll talk about it Tuesday.” But to just ignore me, well, that’s kind of, um, not good?
And here are some photos of the river I talked about last week. My description probably doesn’t do it justice. There is another part of the river with amazing rocks, and I’ll take photos of those next time I’m there.
Tags: eating, email, family, food, tooth
August 11th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I can really relate to how miserable tooth pain can be. I had my fair share of dental problems this past winter, they’re no fun.
The pictures are lovely.
August 12th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Thanks Laura!
August 13th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Beautiful pictures. I love water. I always go to a place where there is water in order to help calm my mind and body down. Dental works sucks but tooth pain is even worse. Hope your tooth is feeling better soon.