Healing

Trying to anyway. At least I'm starting to feel like I'm actually healing. Still swollen, still starving, but hopefully healing. Things at the dentist went great. Pills knocked me out good, so the worst of it was the numbing shot into the roof of my mouth. Extraction ended up being routine, instead of surgical which was good. And I didn't need a root canal, but I did lose a lot of the tooth, so I still have to get a crown. Have the temporary right now, get the permanent in two weeks. Post dentist, things were a little rougher. Mom came to sort of watch over me since Josh had a show that night. My bleeding seemed to have stopped, I ate some pudding and ice cream and Mom and I watched movies. I fell asleep and then Mom woke me up to discover I had bled all over my shirt and hand in my sleep. Not good. Guess I'd lost my blood clot somehow in my sleep, which really upset me. Back to square one with more gauze. Bleeding finally stopped Saturday night. So, hopefully since I haven't had any intense pain yet I have been able to avoid the dreaded dry socket. No straws, no spitting, no booze, no real chewing. Rinsing with salt water after every thing I eat or drink, besides water itself. Don't know what else I could do, so it better be good enough. Can't believe I have to do this two more times!

I can't even begin to express how hungry I am! I'm going to make a list of all the things I want to eat once I can actually chew again. Top of the list is meat. So craving protein, since I'm stuck with the applesauce, pudding and ice cream. And of course mashed potatoes, my every night dinner for now. But I see meatloaf, burgers, and barbacoa in my distant future.

Prep Work

Sorry, no Weekend Roundup post this week. Just didn't much feel like it. Anyhoo, looking to get ready for my first big round of dental work this Friday. When you don't handle pain all that well, and tend to have long recovery times, the best you can do is just get as ready as you can. So, here is my list of things to get done before 10:00 AM Friday morning. Mostly just posting to help keep me on track and make sure I actually get them done. I have to get the ball rolling on my passport stuff before then too, so those chores are included.

-Get ice cream and pudding (darn back to school rush, no chocolate pudding at all at the store!)
-Pick up prescription at Walgreen's
-Get bangs trimmed
-Arrange time for Mom to keep me company Friday night, and Holly to keep me company Saturday
-Pick out Friday clothes
-Get passport paperwork together
-Borrow DVD's from Justin or Mom?
-Load iPod shuffle with new music
-Vacuum, tidy up every room
-Set up air mattress in living room
-Set up books, magazines, etc. next to mattress
-CALL NICCI TO WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY
-Remember to take check book to dentist office
-Eat a good breakfast
-Handle passport stuff at the Post Office
-Be on time to the dentist's office

Week's End

Survived first dentist visit. Don't ask. Just look forward to more posts about cutting corners. Nips and tuck, here and there. If only I'd done well on my Home Ec sewing assignments.

Tonight Josh and I are going to the Kimbell Art Museum for The Impressionists exhibition and dinner out somewhere. Probably our last fun night out for awhile. Unless it involves coupons, ha. Well, even tonight is half-price at the museum. Can't wait till the weather cools down. A nice walk or dinner picnic will cheap fun, once it doesn't involve passing out from the triple-digit temperatures.