Discombobulated .... spell check says this is not a word ... but my son uses it after hearing from a dvd - might have been Madagascar .... but not sure. As in "Mum I'm feeling rather discombobulated" ... he is seven.
Well this evening I feel rather discombobulated after a visit to the dentist. What is it with teeth ... they are not really fit for function are they ... as per nature's design. There are flaws.
So some time back in November you might recall I had a trip to the dental surgeon for an extraction of a molar. It could not be saved - vertical crack and all ... sustained in May and lived with in denial until August.
So now today's visit was 'routine' - check the crater left by the extraction and fill two holes. The crater is apparently 'looking beautiful'. Hard for me to fathom this as the extraction was a soul destroying (for six hours anyway then I moved on ... sorta kinda ..), the reality of ageing process really hit for me.
Then fill two holes. Hole one no drama - done and dusted in 15 minutes flat. Then the the hell of hole two - 75 minutes later, four needles and some time out for me to gather my lost wits.
Seems when I cracked the molar above I also split the tooth below. This tooth had a horizontal crack, the nasties got in thru the crack and under an existing filling. So that filling had to come out, the crack had to be cleaned up and the whole lot filled.
Now I need to go back in two weeks for a 'crack detection' session to make sure it didn't go down to the nerve ... heaven help me if this is the case as I have used up all my dental reserve for 2012 already.
So I am discombobulated due to six needles, $495 out of my wallet and one numb face. I even had a medicinal Baileys - and this is me who really does not drink (much) mid week. Off to bed and like new tomorrow I am sure.
Be brave my dentist going possums ...
6 comments:
Sounds awful! Take care and hope you wake up feeling much better!
My cousin and I love the word discombobulated... we first heard it in Jim Jarmusch's indie movie Mystery Train. Nicoletta Braschi's character says it in a phone conversation. Sorry to hear you feel that way and the reason the very thought of the dentist sends chills down our spine is because of stories like this one.
Oh....you have my complete sympathy. So nerve wracking - the whole dental drama thing. I hope it is clear sailing from here, Le. Happy New Year!!!! See you soon!!!!
You deserve a good rest, Le, to get away from all the discombobulating things that have happened. In the end, all the tooth damage would be over. Wouldn't that be nice?
Suzanne Steven
Thanks Girls - I have to say my Dentist is lovely and very caring - her staffer made a call to me the next daye to see if all was well - isn't that service :) le xox
Oh gosh Le, between my crook knee & your dodgy tooth we are a keeping certain health professionals Super Accounts topped up very nicely! Hope you don't have to open your wallet as widely for a long, long time. Lovely to hear from you!
Millie xx
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