My son went to the dentist last week and came home complaining about his jaw hurting very badly. He had gotten a filling, but the way his mouth, jaw and even his lips were puffed up, didn’t make sense that getting a filling would cause that reaction. All of a sudden it stopped hurting. Come to find out, it is his wisdom tooth in the back left coming in. The dentist neglected to tell my son or husband who had taken him in, about the wisdom tooth, though the gum was obviously red and swollen. The poor kid is going to have to have them removed. I feel so badly for him. At least for now it’s not hurting him like it was.
Dr. Appointment and results
I went to the doctor today because the fibromyalgia I have is hurting more than usual. He asked what was happening in my life and actually, I’m a bit stressed about some things, but I didn’t realize that it was enough to cause a bigger flair up than normal. In a nut shell, I have to try and avoid stress. LOL! Hmmm… maybe I need a vacation!
To the vets we go
My Cocker needs to go to the vet, and both of us are dreading it. He has what is called, “cherry eye”, meaning the lower lid, (Cocker spaniels have two on each eye), sort of popped out. It’s not harmful and there virtually is nothing to be done about it, but he needs it looked at about twice a year. It’s a hereditary condition, and the vet could put a small stitch in it to hold it in place, but 8 times out of 10, the stitch doesn’t hold. His eyesight isn’t threatened enough for him to have this surgery and believe me, it is very pricey. So, we’ll go to the vet, get him checked out, and he’ll cop an attitude with me for a few days, as he always does. This guy has a mind of his own and sometimes it’s scary how human he can be.
Volunteer work
I’m going to do some volunteer work at the hospital I think. I’ve been kicking around the idea and as I used to be in the medical field, it would be good to see what kind of work I could do to help out there. They always need volunteers I’m told, so I’m definitely going to give it some though.
Clean Teeth
Had my annual teeth cleaning appointment today. The dentists says she wants to start making the cleaning a six month cycle instead of annual. She says that is because as we get older we are at greater risk of gum disease. I have to think about that – I don’t have gum disease issues and a cleaning cost $120. That’s a lot when you don’t have any dental insurance.