Dentist Day

Today was a dentist day so didn't get to the gym.

My new dentist at my old dental practice resurrected the notes of my my former dentist, and repeated what my former dentist for years tried to get me to do - wear a mouthguard at night.

Apparently, I grind my teeth.  The chip on my tooth opened up this discussion. I did not enjoy it - the discussion.  I'm not though going to be wearing a mouthguard to bed.  Still the evidence my teeth have issues from the grinding is pretty compelling.  There are cracklines down the front of my teeth.  Not visible to other people really, but really visible on the x rays.  And no one wants really to have no front teeth eh?

The new dentist did a pretty good job repairing the tooth for now.  There were though a few tense moments when basically I f***d up the x-ray though not holding still, and also felt like I was choking when she was trying to do the replacement.  Weird, I've never really never lost it like that before at the dentist, even though I have dental issues.  So the dentist thought my angst could be solved by an Il Divo video.  It sort of was.

I filled in a ACC claim form - because if the tooth doesn't hold the repair, i could use it for a future claim re having fallen over.  I've only ever had one ACC claim before in my life, and that was when I fell off the ladder.

Tense moment at reception.  The receptionist advised me I was in credit.  Then explained that I had been overcharged last time.  So, I said "yeah, well I thought that was a truckload of money I paid for a clean and polish. and actually I was pretty angry about it and have been thinking about changing practice".  Hmm not really the best point of negotiation.

I actually do have a mouthguard that I had made when I was boxing fairly seriously with TC.  Its nota wear to bed mouthguard though.

Witnessed a sad scene on the train tonight.  Two guys had taken their children (about aged say 8-12) on to town for the school holidays and were going home.  All good, and the kids seemed happy and content.  But the guys were completely trolleyed, and making further plans to get trollyed - and stoned once they got to Masterton.  I wanted to say "don't you think you've had enough all ready?"  I didn't.  I just thought it was sad. The kids just seem to take it as BAU.

Holby City  - UK TV.  Favourite programme of the week.  TV amenesty over!!!  Yeah, the fact that hospital programme is my fav programme, I think reminds me that "Health" is still in my heart.  I just have to find a way back - in reality.