I give up. I give in. All right, already.
I’m going to the dentist.
We used to go to the dentist twice a year, just like they tell you in hygiene class. Then we lost our dental insurance. Then we went once a year. Then we didn’t. I just forget, okay? So it’s been a little while.

But a few weeks ago, I bit into a Gardenburger which must have still had some of the garden in it, because I got a jolt, and my teeth have been ouchie ever since. Been getting worse instead of better, so I have a dentist’s appointment. Today.
#1 Daughter says the pain I describe sounds like hers when she had to have a root canal, so I’m expecting to get that diagnosis tomorrow. I’m not as scared as I once would have been, because I go to Dr. Rob Mattingly in Corydon, and he’s the kindest dentist I ever had.
He probably won’t do anything tomorrow except diagnose and schedule, although I’m WAY ready to bite the bullet or whatever needs to be done.
Wish me luck!
Oh, I almost forgot: I’m posting at Fatal Foodies today on the topic of Amish Italian.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Give a character a toothache.
MA
Jane
August 27, 2014 at 10:40amGood luck, buddy.
A good dental procedure that you really need is a serious relief to have over and done with.
As thos sporting types say: Just do it! 😉
Marian Allen
August 27, 2014 at 12:05pmYup. Getting two fillings on the right tomorrow, and hoping to light a fire under the Oral Surgeon on the extraction. Only need one extraction and one filling on the left, so that’s good.
Dan Antion
August 26, 2014 at 7:46amSorry for the trip to the dentist. Those are never fun. I also recently bit into something (a spoon full of Special K) that sent me to the dentist. I never broke a tooth on anything unhealthy.
Marian Allen
August 26, 2014 at 1:37pmOh, I hear you on that, Dan! Yeah, I have a cracked molar. Choices: have it out; have it wrapped, then crowned, then eventually root canaled or out; or skip the wrap and go straight to the crown, root canal or out. I’m having it out. When, I don’t yet know.