Onward

       Me at the dentist with a mask delivering laughing gas!

 This is what I sent to my friends on Power Surge.  I am doing much better and am excitedly getting ready to go to the airport and head to Maine to see Austin

 

 

Life! On April 10th the work on making a bridge for my back teeth (tooth) commenced. Three plus hours in the dentist's chair. Many injections and laughing gas later, I went home with a sore, numb face and a temporary bridge to hold the space while the permanent bridge is ready to put in. A week or so later, the temp bridge broke. More time in the chair. More Novocaine shots. Making a new cast/ mold for building another temp bridge. My cheek has been in pain this whole time. My mouth is too small and it's hard to work in it. That's where I was last Monday and I couldn't zoom,

Two days ago the second temporary broke. I guess I am a tooth grinder. I decided to just leave it and wait for the permanent bridge. Trouble is, the teeth involved are now exposed and very sensitive to everything- even breathing.

So, back to the dentist again. I am hoping we have it fixed for now. I am wearing an altered retainer (from when I had Invisilgn) which seems to be working. The permanent bridge will be ready May 9th (after I return from Maine).

Meanwhile, my right leg is almost always in some degree of pain thanks to my CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome). I have been concerned that I might have a blood clot, and since I am flying to Maine next week I thought I had better get it checked out. After several hours in the ER and an ultrasound of my legs, I know that there is NO blood clot. hallelujah!

I am taking oxycodone with me to Maine, but won't take it right away even if I need it because the drive from the airport to Austin's house is 2 hours and I will be driving a rental car Aleve seems to help some and I wear compression socks most of the time.

I plan to zoom this coming Monday unless I have another crisis of one sort or another.