Dreaded Dentist
A small cavity had me at the dentist this morning, the decay was located on my lower right wisdom tooth. Going to the dentist for a cleaning is a stressful situation for me so going when I have to have...
View ArticleOral Follow Up
There I am, sitting in the dentists chair waiting for the periodontist. I can hear the dentist next door talking to a patient about getting a bridge after he has two extractions. The dentist then goes...
View ArticleMy Appendix
I had my appendix taken out on Tuesday night at Washington Hospital Center, I feel much better already. Sunday night, January 6, 2013 as I sat on my bed to go to sleep i felt a weird twinge in my belly...
View ArticlePain For Too Long
I feel proud, manly, strong – probably stupidly so, but I do – when after the examination the doctor says “I usually only see patients with this in the ER! And you’ve had this for a MONTH?!?!” I...
View ArticleAn Origin of Fear
When I was a lad growing up in Wisconsin I heard about the dentist – I don’t recall if I heard about it from my big sister or from the kids at school. They made it sound like the most unimaginable...
View ArticleThe Root of the Problem
So back in November I had work done to prepare for two crowns – this was about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. I was in pretty serious pain – like 2 Advil and Tylenol like every four to six hours and even...
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