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Lapcat Conspiracy
Yesterday at the office I was happily reading and posting on rpca,
when Ozzy leaped into my lap and settled himself down. I reached over and unplugged the telephone line from the computer and plugged it back into the phone, so that if it rang I wouldn't have to get up and go in the other room to answer, thereby disturbing Ozzy. Can't have that. Last night at home I was happily reading and thinking about what I wanted to post, when Mike leaped into my lap and settled himself down with his body in my lap and his head on the keyboard. So much for posting; last night was a reading only night. Could it be that the cats are trying to hold me incommunicado? What is the mothership trying to do? I wanted to post this as a heads-up to you all; it doesn't much matter as far as *I* am concerned, because the lapcat days are over and all these cats are going to have to get jobs. I went to TEDentist today; today was when, having dealt with the dire emergencies at my last two appointments, TEDentist was to look at all my teeth and take bunches of x-rays and stuff, to see what all was going to have to be done. Yikes. The news was both better (no root canals - yay!) and worse (four extractions - not yay!) than I was expecting. TEDentist told me that he would try to have a ballpark estimate for everything ready by my next appointment, at which time we will be dealing with the most dire of the not-quite-so-dire emergencies. He volunteered this estimate business. That can't be good. shudder Also, DH bought a new truck *yesterday*. Argggh! So all kitties are going to have to polish their resumes and start looking for gainful employment. Well, for Ozzy and Tiger the lawcats that just means they'll have to keep better billing records; *maybe* they won't have to get second jobs. But Mike and the new stray that's been hanging around the office will have to get cracking. ;-) ------ Krista Who is NOT going to post about the new stray until we've managed to trap her and take her to TED, for fear of a jinx |
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I've actually had more to do with my dentist than my docs in the long haul.
Your dentist is used to patients going into "sticker shock" at the prices for his expertise on your mouth/smile problems, and they like to prepare you, sort of. At least that's what mine means when he goes into that "estimate" mode with me. No matter what kind of dental insurance you got, they all have their limits per year, and my dentist and I just go at it one tooth at a time - me paying my share (co-payment) one batch at a time till everything's done. Last time this took from early June to mid-Nov. but it was a bunch of root canals, visits to an oral surgeon at another office, and rather large bridges at the last. I did lose some teeth during all that, which were unsalvageable. Invisible, though. Unpleasant I call it; the length of time it took, the expense (he is much cheaper, truly, than one of my best friends' (the condo-Himmie chick) dentist, because she is cowardly and insists on having some kind of gas that makes her drunk during the work. I've never done that; I'm not very low pain threshhold and am basically too cheap as well. My advice is prepare for $ shock (I prefer to section it into increments) for dentist's work on you, and just make up your mind to tough it out for the long haul. Best wishes. "LOL" wrote in message om... : Yesterday at the office I was happily reading and posting on rpca, : when Ozzy leaped into my lap and settled himself down. I reached over : and unplugged the telephone line from the computer and plugged it back : into the phone, so that if it rang I wouldn't have to get up and go in : the other room to answer, thereby disturbing Ozzy. Can't have that. : : Last night at home I was happily reading and thinking about what I : wanted to post, when Mike leaped into my lap and settled himself down : with his body in my lap and his head on the keyboard. So much for : posting; last night was a reading only night. : : Could it be that the cats are trying to hold me incommunicado? What : is the mothership trying to do? : : I wanted to post this as a heads-up to you all; it doesn't much matter : as far as *I* am concerned, because the lapcat days are over and all : these cats are going to have to get jobs. I went to TEDentist today; : today was when, having dealt with the dire emergencies at my last two : appointments, TEDentist was to look at all my teeth and take bunches : of x-rays and stuff, to see what all was going to have to be done. : Yikes. : : The news was both better (no root canals - yay!) and worse (four : extractions - not yay!) than I was expecting. TEDentist told me that : he would try to have a ballpark estimate for everything ready by my : next appointment, at which time we will be dealing with the most dire : of the not-quite-so-dire emergencies. He volunteered this estimate : business. That can't be good. shudder : : Also, DH bought a new truck *yesterday*. Argggh! : : So all kitties are going to have to polish their resumes and start : looking for gainful employment. Well, for Ozzy and Tiger the lawcats : that just means they'll have to keep better billing records; *maybe* : they won't have to get second jobs. But Mike and the new stray that's : been hanging around the office will have to get cracking. ;-) : : ------ : Krista : Who is NOT going to post about the new stray until we've managed to : trap her and take her to TED, for fear of a jinx |
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Oh, Krista -- more dental work, I'm sorry! Please let us know when so we
can send soothing purrs for you! And, purrs for your pocketbook, too (boy, do we know about that). Verrrry interesting sig today -- looking forward to hearing more. Christine "LOL" wrote in message om... Yesterday at the office I was happily reading and posting on rpca, when Ozzy leaped into my lap and settled himself down. I reached over and unplugged the telephone line from the computer and plugged it back into the phone, so that if it rang I wouldn't have to get up and go in the other room to answer, thereby disturbing Ozzy. Can't have that. Last night at home I was happily reading and thinking about what I wanted to post, when Mike leaped into my lap and settled himself down with his body in my lap and his head on the keyboard. So much for posting; last night was a reading only night. Could it be that the cats are trying to hold me incommunicado? What is the mothership trying to do? I wanted to post this as a heads-up to you all; it doesn't much matter as far as *I* am concerned, because the lapcat days are over and all these cats are going to have to get jobs. I went to TEDentist today; today was when, having dealt with the dire emergencies at my last two appointments, TEDentist was to look at all my teeth and take bunches of x-rays and stuff, to see what all was going to have to be done. Yikes. The news was both better (no root canals - yay!) and worse (four extractions - not yay!) than I was expecting. TEDentist told me that he would try to have a ballpark estimate for everything ready by my next appointment, at which time we will be dealing with the most dire of the not-quite-so-dire emergencies. He volunteered this estimate business. That can't be good. shudder Also, DH bought a new truck *yesterday*. Argggh! So all kitties are going to have to polish their resumes and start looking for gainful employment. Well, for Ozzy and Tiger the lawcats that just means they'll have to keep better billing records; *maybe* they won't have to get second jobs. But Mike and the new stray that's been hanging around the office will have to get cracking. ;-) ------ Krista Who is NOT going to post about the new stray until we've managed to trap her and take her to TED, for fear of a jinx |
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"Hopitus2" wrote in message ...
I've actually had more to do with my dentist than my docs in the long haul. Your dentist is used to patients going into "sticker shock" at the prices for his expertise on your mouth/smile problems, and they like to prepare you, sort of. At least that's what mine means when he goes into that "estimate" mode with me. No matter what kind of dental insurance you got, they all have their limits per year, and my dentist and I just go at it one tooth at a time - me paying my share (co-payment) one batch at a time till everything's done. Last time this took from early June to mid-Nov. but it was a bunch of root canals, visits to an oral surgeon at another office, and rather large bridges at the last. I did lose some teeth during all that, which were unsalvageable. Invisible, though. Unpleasant I call it; the length of time it took, the expense (he is much cheaper, truly, than one of my best friends' (the condo-Himmie chick) dentist, because she is cowardly and insists on having some kind of gas that makes her drunk during the work. I've never done that; I'm not very low pain threshhold and am basically too cheap as well. My advice is prepare for $ shock (I prefer to section it into increments) for dentist's work on you, and just make up your mind to tough it out for the long haul. Best wishes. Heh. I *am* toughing it out for the long haul; however, there would be no "toughing" involved if I had dental insurance. We have health, auto, life, and malpractice insurance, but dental is prohibitively expensive for something that's more *optional* than the first four. I will have to go to an oral surgeon for the extractions, as the roots grow into my sinuses. Bummer. But that's going to wait; there are several teeth that *right now* can still be filled, and won't need root canals if we do them fast enough. I told my dentist I'd rather start working on the teeth that would be staying, rather than have the extractions first, and he agreed that we could do it that way. I've discovered I've become more of a wimp about dental pain as I've gotten older. I used to get fillings without novocain, if the cavity wasn't too deep, because though it could hurt **bad** for a minute, it only lasted that minute, and then you didn't talk funny and drool for hours afterwards. Nowadays, though, I wouldn't want to do that. I want my novocain, please. But I can skip the nitrous. ;-) ------ Krista |
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Heh. I *am* toughing it out for the long haul; however, there would
be no "toughing" involved if I had dental insurance. We have health, auto, life, and malpractice insurance, but dental is prohibitively expensive for something that's more *optional* than the first four. Ohhh Krista. I didn't see this original post. H-U-G-S for you. I am terrified of the dentist. Everything about it. From the dental work to paying the bill. You sound like much braver than me. Your insurance woes. I have just realized we are paying out a crapload of money on insurance. Car insurance, truck insurance, rental house insurance, house insurance, health insurance, longerm care insurance, life insurance, dental insurance.. Even dogbite insurance. (OK, so it's only $27 a year but he already bit the FedEx guy on the ankle. The only thing I don't have is pet insurance, and I probably need that. Sherry |
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Purrs for you dental work from another dentaphobe (scared of teeth??). I'm
sure Ozzy and Tiger will have their work cut out for them with the pirate voyage starting soon. Maybe the new stray can be their legal assistant? -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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So sorry to hear about problems with your teeth.
Purrs, -- Polonca & Soncek "LOL" wrote in message om... Heh. I *am* toughing it out for the long haul; however, there would be no "toughing" involved if I had dental insurance. We have health, auto, life, and malpractice insurance, but dental is prohibitively expensive for something that's more *optional* than the first four. I will have to go to an oral surgeon for the extractions, as the roots grow into my sinuses. Bummer. But that's going to wait; there are several teeth that *right now* can still be filled, and won't need root canals if we do them fast enough. I told my dentist I'd rather start working on the teeth that would be staying, rather than have the extractions first, and he agreed that we could do it that way. I've discovered I've become more of a wimp about dental pain as I've gotten older. I used to get fillings without novocain, if the cavity wasn't too deep, because though it could hurt **bad** for a minute, it only lasted that minute, and then you didn't talk funny and drool for hours afterwards. Nowadays, though, I wouldn't want to do that. I want my novocain, please. But I can skip the nitrous. ;-) ------ Krista |
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