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[spatch]

All aboard the Root Canal Train, departing this afternoon at 1:00 pm. Toot toot!

Really not looking forward to this for many reasons, the least of which is that I'm only going in for the procedure today. It'll take a least a full month plus for me to get the cap and crown, since I have to pay for them at the time of the putting-inski session and I can't afford all that at once.

So while we wait to finish the work on the installment plan, as it were, I'll be walking around with a goddamned post in the front of my mouth where once a bad tooth used to lurk. Not that it could make me look any worse, mind you, and not that I've had any previous experience not smiling-with-teeth, but it's going to be a really sore point for quite some time.

Yeah, I'm really really really looking forward to the holiday season.

I just hope the work all gets done before January 17th, since that's a performance date.

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Aren't they going to put a temporary covering on the post? They did for me, and although it fell out, at least they tried.

[sdn.livejournal.com]

why can't they give you a temporary crown? this is always what i have done.

i'm really sorry, and you know i speak from experience.

[sovay]

All aboard the Root Canal Train, departing this afternoon at 1:00 pm. Toot toot!

May it be as painless as possible.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

It's been my experience, both in my own root canal, in talking to others who had them, and in talking to my family who are dentists, that, most of the time, the root canal itself is less painful than the condition that necessitated the root canal.

[ivorjawa.livejournal.com]

What is this, root canal week for my friends? Why wasn't I informed?

[aphrabehn.livejournal.com]

I think they'll give you a temp crown - always have for me. I'm sorry this is so sucktacular.

I have lousy teeth myself...I'm lucky that the top front few are fine, but the rest? Not good. I got several implants in the back.

You also might want to consider going to the teaching practice at Harvard. It's in Longwood, which is a PITA, but it's cheaper overall and they still take insurance. Won't help with this one but down the road. I know a lot of people who switched and are really happy.

And no, it's not just students hacking at you. They're all certified and practicing faculty dentists are present.

[aphrabehn.livejournal.com]

Whoops..meant to add in the link:

http://www.harvarddentalcenter.harvard.edu/asp-html/patient-info.html

[beowabbit]

Hope it goes smoothly! Good luck!

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

Goddamned teeth! Goddamned root canals!
Good luck to you.