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"Pat" wrote in message
et... wrote My dentist once asked me exactly what I was afraid *of*. I practically read him a list. 1. Pain 2. You'll drop an instrument down my throat and I'll choke to death. 3. I will involuntarily jerk and the drill will go clean through my cheek. 4. I will die of sheer fright right here in this chair. All my fears too, along with "Afraid you'll do something deliberately damaging to make me need more dental work." Sometimes that gets them so mad that they refuse to work on me at all, and when that happens I am sure I hit the nail on the head. Not to add to the paranoia, but the last time I went to a new dentist he told me I had 8 cavities and needed a full mouth "scaling" (a deep cleaning). Instead of letting him work on my mouth, and since I have had *ZERO* cavities in the last 40 years, I (like Sherry) went to my old dentist even though it was an hour and a half's drive away. He told me that I didn't have any cavities and that my teeth needed only a very light, normal cleaning! At least with doctors you know when something is wrong, but how do you know if you *really* have all those cavities (when most small cavities don't cause any pain) - and when some dentist is only trying to finance his Hawaiian vacation???! Had I allowed this guy to work on my mouth he would have drilled 8 perfectly healthy teeth!!! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Pat wrote:
"Jo Firey" wrote Right now, I'm guessing you don't feel like survival is all its cracked up to be. You're so right. I feel like crawling into a ball and dying. But there was just no way I could continue not going to the dentist, the pain was too severe and getting worse by the day. I've been on soft food for over six years, waiting until I either found a suitcase full of cash or just couldn't stand it anymore. Glad it is over, sorry about the extra tooth. Well, today's trauma is over but the whole of it has only begun. Ugh, this sounds like a nightmare. And even if you'd rather be in debt than toothless, it's still no fun to be in debt. Purrs for it to go well, with minimal discomfort! Joyce |
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"Pat" wrote in message
news .... they found another rotten tooth dammit ((( and I'm now an additional $420 in debt with at least another $thousand$ or so worth of repairs needed to save three teeth that I'd lose otherwise. I hate losing teeth, would rather be up to my eyeballs in debt than have to get any more yanked out!! Gracias for all the purrs. I skipped breakfast and lunch, and stomach is protesting but I won't be able to do anything about it for at least a few more hours as my tongue is still numb.... It sounds as though you could use a few more purrs. They're on the way. Joy |
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wrote Ugh, this sounds like a nightmare. And even if you'd rather be in debt than toothless, it's still no fun to be in debt. Ever since I bought this house I've been getting a non-stop flood of credit cards offers. Before that I was without a credit card for 15 years because I lost everything to a burglar (they took the valuable stuff out of my car during a cross-country move). So I was leery of saying yes to any of the offers but knew I would need emergency cash eventually. I'm still amazed that I managed to buy this house. |
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ah, sorry for your discomfort. Get all the furbabies and vegetate
on the couch or in bed. Purrs and prayers that you get more comfortable soon. Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. "Pat" wrote in message news .... they found another rotten tooth dammit ((( and I'm now an additional $420 in debt with at least another $thousand$ or so worth of repairs needed to save three teeth that I'd lose otherwise. I hate losing teeth, would rather be up to my eyeballs in debt than have to get any more yanked out!! Gracias for all the purrs. I skipped breakfast and lunch, and stomach is protesting but I won't be able to do anything about it for at least a few more hours as my tongue is still numb.... |
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Pat wrote:
Ever since I bought this house I've been getting a non-stop flood of credit cards offers. Before that I was without a credit card for 15 years because I lost everything to a burglar (they took the valuable stuff out of my car during a cross-country move). So I was leery of saying yes to any of the offers but knew I would need emergency cash eventually. I'm still amazed that I managed to buy this house. The credit card companies with which you had cards didn't issue you new ones when the old ones were stolen?? Joyce |
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wrote Pat wrote: Ever since I bought this house I've been getting a non-stop flood of credit cards offers. Before that I was without a credit card for 15 years because I lost everything to a burglar (they took the valuable stuff out of my car during a cross-country move). So I was leery of saying yes to any of the offers but knew I would need emergency cash eventually. I'm still amazed that I managed to buy this house. The credit card companies with which you had cards didn't issue you new ones when the old ones were stolen?? It wasn't my credit cards that got stolen, those were with me, in my wallet. No, they stole everything I had that was valuable (I haven't always been dirt poor!) including 90% of the inventory of my business - stuff that I needed to sell and pay the supplier for. |
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Pat wrote:
It wasn't my credit cards that got stolen, those were with me, in my wallet. No, they stole everything I had that was valuable (I haven't always been dirt poor!) including 90% of the inventory of my business - stuff that I needed to sell and pay the supplier for. Didn't the insurance company pay a claim for all that stuff? Joyce |
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Pat wrote:
.... they found another rotten tooth dammit ((( and I'm now an additional $420 in debt with at least another $thousand$ or so worth of repairs needed to save three teeth that I'd lose otherwise. I hate losing teeth, would rather be up to my eyeballs in debt than have to get any more yanked out!! Gracias for all the purrs. I skipped breakfast and lunch, and stomach is protesting but I won't be able to do anything about it for at least a few more hours as my tongue is still numb.... {{{{{{{{{{{{ Pat }}}}}}}}}}}} -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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