Today I had a dentist appointment first thing in the am. An older filling needed to be replaced because I grind my teeth at night. Blech. So not only did I have to grit my teeth (literally) through novacaine and a filling, I also decided to get a night guard to protect my teeth from further self-inflicted damage. That was a painless process unless you count the $350 cost. Yuck!
I was very brave today, even though the anesthesia hurt a little. It wasn’t quite as bad as I remember having in the past, so that was good. I wimped out a little before she started drilling because I was afraid she hadn’t given me enough novacaine but she did.
Afterwards I went to work. I got there by 8:40 am. Less than 40 minutes at the dentist’s and then 4 hours of feeling numb! I was hungry so ate some jello but it hurt to open my mouth far enough to get the spoon in! Fortunately I survived my ordeal. That deserves an Olympic medal, no?
