ahhh the weekend...

[susandennis]

Just as I was able to project possibly 7-10 days til I finish my big project at work, I found out that a whole section of the website that I'm converting is not getting canceled after all... so now we're looking at 14-20 days... Oh well. Employment is good.

I stopped at the library on the way home and dropped off some and picked up some. And then on to the news stand where I bought $40 worth of design magazines for my homework assignment. I need to find picture of things to show Sheri what delights me. I did take the mud/mushroom paint chips off the wall. I have the lime paint chip on one wall and the salmon one on another one. They make me smile.

I stopped on the way home and picked up a teryaki beef dinner. I put the salad part in the fridge and it got very cold. My teeth are increasingly unhappy with very cold. I think we are only a few months away from a major dental crisis. I'm grateful for every day that I can chew.

There's a Mariner game on TV tomorrow. Nice!

And I think there needs to be some walking tomorrow and/or Sunday. It's supposed to rain but I am fairly sure I will not dissolve.

Oh and I have some organization of stuff - mainly stuff in my bedroom closet. I need to pack up a bunch of stuff that's there now to make room for stuff I need access to.

And that's the excitement here.

Comments

[treebreeze.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to harass you and be a nag, but maybe we should make a dentist appt now for you and try to do a preemptive strike on the dental pain?

Iam a fuss budget worrier...and like it or not I worry about you.

In other news I thought of you tonight as the snow piled and piled up...with a foot and half in some spots. I thought how you would absolutely LOVE it!It is a snow world out there...snowgasm time if ever there was one for snow lovers.

[susandennis]

Well, problem is you are about 5 years (or really more like 15 years too late). I got no problem making a dentist appointment. The problem is keeping it. I'm a drop out from the Dental Fear Clinic. I am hopeless. On the up side, I''m thinking about day glow for my dentures... wouldn't it be cool in black light???

And I did think snowgasm this morning when I read your entry!! But, I couldn't think of a way to comment that wasn't really mean to you. I am so sorry for you but I did like hearing about it and I even saw it on the news tonight.

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

I think as we get older, our enamel becomes thinner and our teeth are more sensitive. I hope you don't have a dental crisis, major or otherwise. Use lots of listerine and hope it takes care of itself.

[susandennis]

Listerine? Never considered it but will now. Thanks.

[susandennis]

Never heard of that! But I will track it down tomorrow. Thanks!

[susandennis]

Ok, here's my report - not on shelf at Rite-Aid or at Longs or at Safeway... so I came home and ordered it from http://www.just4teeth.com/ - hopefully it will be here by the middle to end of next week. Thanks!!

[annakaleia.livejournal.com]

Does your toothpaste have anything in it for tartar control? If so, it may be increasing your sensitivity to cold.

I share your dental clinic fear. Sadly, I am related to a dentist--I have one for an aunt, and my sister is her practice manager, so I have to go, no matter what, or they bring the old equipment to me. But they take good care of me when I go in, put topical numbing stuff on my gums to do a cleaning so it doesn't tickle so badly, and if I'm really havning an anxious day, they'll bust out the laughing gas so I don't freak. When I had to have a major thing done (tooth removal) that was going to make me have to stay a while, and I get worse the longer I'm there, they just made me get a ride and gave me a scrip for a tranquilizer to take an hour before I went in so I was all kinds of mellow when I got there and the procedure was no problem. If you talk to your dentist about the anxiety, they'll work with you and find a way to make you the most comfortable you can be. If they are a good dentist, they will, anyhow.

I only go, to be honest, because I found out that the gums and the heart are made out of the same kind of tissue, so if you get gum disease, it can affect your heart in a big way, and I don't want to check out early cuz I don't like the dentist.

Anyhow, if your toothpaste is tartar control, switch to a kind that isn't and see if it helps, and talk to your dentist--it may help. ANd if it doesn't, talk to a different dentist.

[susandennis]

Wow... what a nice comment - thanks. The last time (and best time) I ever had getting my teeth cleaned was when the dentist put me nearly completely under. That was about 8 years ago at a clinic that isn't there any more when I had good dental insurance. I do have a dentist who has fixed a broken tooth and pulled one and been very kind about the horrible state of my mouth. He's encouraged me gently and kindly (and his staff has, too) to get my teeth cleaned, fix what needs to be fixed and generally do maintenance.

I thought about it long and hard and over several years and each time I come out with the decision that says I'm willing to take the consequences of my non-action. It's in line with many of my other life decisions and one that I am mostly very comfortable with.

But, I know it's asking for trouble and there's no telling when the trouble will strike.

I do, however, NOT use any tartar control toothpaste or anything that is abraisive in any way. I stick to Colgate Sensitive toothpaste or Sensydine (sp?) and have for years. But, I am old and my teeth are probably just wearing down... in my perverted mind, I just think they need more plaque for insulation (do NOT tell your Aunt or sister that!).