Revenge of the Chews II

The pink spots on my leg are now just that, pink spots. Induration and swelling gone, just red marks. My teeth however are still a little jacked up. I found that I couldn't chew on the right side and when I flossed I felt like I was ripping my tooth and filling out. You know, that sharp shooting pain that lets you know you are doing it correctly.

12 days after the first filling I called the dentist to let them know something was not right. When the Dental Assistant brought me in she very condescendingly said "So your having some sensitivity to hot and cold?".  I explained to her the problem and wanted to say, no I am here for actual reasons. I did let her know that sensitivity was something I could handle (c'mon lady read my past medical history).

The Dentist came in and tested out the flossing and when his piece of floss shredded and with a little more poking he decided he needed to drill the current filling out and replace it. He said it was for the best and I agreed. He then brought out the Novocaine and made me numb. He had me sit and get numb while he went to finish up with another patient.

Someone in the dental office has a sense of humor, because I kid you not this is the song that came on:

And yes, I was beginning to get comfortably numb.

Apparently redoing a filling is a lot more complicated, or from my novice opinion it would seem that way. The dentist used 4 different drill bits to dig out the current filling and apparently make the hole bigger. Time out was called at one point because it was very important that a 34 be found. Now I have no idea what Big Papi  has to do with my teeth being fixed but apparently the 34 was found. Phew.  At one point I had the metal vice clamp on my offending tooth as well as two sets of metal pliers, two suctioning things and two sets of hands. No big deal. I couldn't feel it, but I am pretty sure that was the breaking point for my lips which decided to split on the corner. On hour later I am a proud owner of another new filling. This time one that I can floss.

The feeling is starting to come back in my face. My lips this time were totally numb. Which means when I came home and drank water a lot of it dribbled out onto my shirt. Sweet. Then I attempted some cereal and lets just say I got some chex and some milk on my shirt. After dinner I changed my shirt. Good thing there were no witnesses.

My new 400m hero is Novelene Williams of Jamaica. She found out she had breast cancer right before the Olympics, ran them without telling her teammates and won a bronze medal in the 4x4 relay. Also, after a double mastectomy she is already back running a 50 point 400m! Read her story here. I will be rooting for her Monday August 12th to bring home the World title!