Well I decided to skip pickle ball today Friday due to some complications from the dental work I had on Thursday. Normally I write this blog first thing in the mornings each day before heading out to the rec for my 2 plus hour workout, but Nancy reminded me of the excruciating pain I was in last evening after supper which had me almost in tears for at least an hour or more. Finally the ibuprofen kicked in and I was at least comfortable until midnight when I took another dose which helped me get some sleep.
Thursday morning started with me rolling out the usual 6'ish despite not having to be at the dentist until 8:45. The morning was rather warm at 64 degrees and that was probably the warmest it got for most of the day as the afternoon saw clouds move in with a north breeze which quickly chilled the air down by night fall. Dr. Beirl, our dentist has just about replaced all of the amalgam filings from my younger years with crowns and does a superlative job as well but this molar has been keeping me in pain for the past couple days and when he removed the filing there was a crack in the center of the tooth. Well that led to some concern but he felt he was able to bond the crack with a filler and thus save the tooth from being extracted. Seems when the tooth cracks or splits completely in half there is no saving the tooth even with a root canal. Well he worked on me for a couple hours and made molds for the final gold crown and I headed home before lunch with a still numb jaw and lip. The nurse cautioned me about the influence of heat to the tooth area which would show a root canal may still be in order.
I suffered very little discomfort the rest of the day despite the cutting away of some of the gum until after supper. Nancy made a pot of homemade vegetable soup using cabbage, green beans, parsley and carrots from the garden and I noticed while eating the soup I began to experience some pain and then it became excruciating pain. I quickly downed a handful of ibuprofen which took about an hour to kick in and applied some cool water to the tooth area which seemed to somewhat ease the pain. The Dr. called to check up on me about 7:30 as he always does to his patients. He said give it a couple days before we see if a root canal is in order as he really worked that tooth and gum area over and if need be he will call me in a stronger pain killer. So far the ibuprofen is making life manageable and hopefully the pain will cease as the area heals.
Amy and the kiddos came for lunch and Eliza Faye crawled up on my lap for some video time. She is such a charmer with her smile and wrinkles her nose up when she is tickled. They headed out after 2 and then Nancy took off to do some shopping. GG and Nancy's cousins(Tom and Kathy) from Pa. came by for an unannounced visit as they had taken GG out to lunch to one of the many beach restaurants. They are GG's sister Daryl's son and wife who are renting a condo on Longboat Key for a couple of months. I loaded them up with lettuce and kale from the garden. Nancy just missed them as they left before she got back from shopping. I read the rest of the afternoon reading and have just about finished GRAY MOUNTAIN by Grisham. It's a very good read and will keep you on the edge of your seat for what will happen next and at the same time discuss you with the big business of coal strip mining in Appalachia and the effects on the land and those who live there.
After the clean up and getting the pain down to a manageable level we watched the Idol Show and the gals perform and honestly there wasn't a lot of talent there compared to the guys the night before. Only a few in my estimation should make the cut to carry on in the competition, oh well. I then tuned into the Alaskan shows after a hot shower and was soon out until midnight when Nancy decided to hit the sack and awakened me. The jaw was aching so I loaded up once again with some ibuprofen and then slept or rested through the night. It's a bit nippy outside this morning with temps down into the low 50's with overcast skies.
On a sad and unexpected note we received an email from one of our mountain top neighbors The Clines and they supposedly had their cute cabin sold and let the perspective buyer stay in it for a couple nights and with the unusual cold temps below zero the chimney caught on fire and did considerable damage to the wood burning stove and the room it was in. Needless to say the damage is somewhere around 30 K to the cabin and also the loss of the sale, LATER
Friday, February 27, 2015
Friday Morning
The internet just came back up after being down all night and all morning. I will update what happened on Thursday later on this day, LATER
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