by MandysMom » Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:57 am
I could label Wednesday, this week as weird Wednesday! We learned yesterday that the filling that came out of sons tooth, was hiding decay behind it. It went clear to gum line, and because it was a very back tooth next to space where wisdom tooth had been removed, and because it was not properly lined up with the opposing tooth in the lower jaw below it, the Dr said, you can have a expensive, painful root canal and crown, but this tooth just isn't going to do well, so he recommended I call oral surgeon to extract it. Called, but no appointments until Dec24! Called another, they could do it next Monday . Today, at 06, I was awoken by a spam call, which after checking caller ID, I ignored and went back to sleep. Then woke around 08. Got up and ready for my day. Habitat for humanity came to dismantle and remove Mel's wheel chair ramp, all 100 ft including 3 platforms. I had my handyman here both supervising his crew in yard cleanup and working on last stages of my north deck. Around 10, when everyone began arriving, phone rings. Oral surgeon had a cancellation, could I get Chris there by 11:30? Yes, of course, so I let everyone know we were leaving. Lots of prep work and paperwork, and pano X-ray , which showed the filling falling out was a blessing! The tooth had infection eating up into a hole in his sinus, on verge of a nasty abscess! So at 2 he got his Nitrous and local and Dr extracted the tooth, cleaned abscess, packed it with dissolvable antibacterial stuff, sutured it, and we headed home. Stopped at store and got his antibiotics, anti inflammatory pills and pain pills plus a special rinse and some soft foods. Got home as handyman was leaving. Ramp is gone and I gotta say after about 18 mo of having the ramp there, and 14 mo of Mel gone, it was a weirdly emotional thing to stand in that space. Sean, my handyman, is already planning to restore fence and gate which were down for ramp. I even went to Curves! Been fetching drinks, ice packs, and pudding and other stuff all evening, and after 11:30 RX, patient tucked himself into bed and I can relax and sleep I hope.
We got a scant few drops of rain last night, nothing today, not enough to register on my gauge. Wind was only little more than a breeze.
Tomorrow if my patient is up to it, we will go fuel car at Costco, then pick up stuff on my list for thanksgiving. Got a nice shank ham today for 97 cents a lb, which I will bake for our thanksgiving then cut for next few meals plus freezer. Also put bone away for Chris's favorite split pea soup for christmas eve.
That's about it for us for today!
Velda
It doesn't take much to make him happy.
Um. . . no. Not so much. Outside the sky is clear, no clouds, and the wind is blowing about 35mph.
