21 November 2006

So, two weeks ago (ie, 6th of November) I was to go to the dentist to start getting this root canal work that needs to be done. On that day, I suffered immense pain, I screamed, I cried, and I bled. A lot. And this was before I was due at the dentist.
What happened?

Well, we have what's termed sunken rooms in our house. This means that there are two rooms (family and lounge rooms) which are a step lower than the rest of the house. Or maybe the way the house was built, the rest of the house is a step higher than the lounge and family rooms. Now, the family room is located between my bedroom and the kitchen. So this mans to get from one to the other, I have to go down one step, and then up the other. These steps are tiled with ceramic tiles and have a metal trim. I was trying to get me some breakfast, and as I went stepped up into the kitchen, I managed to clip my foot. End result, I ripped a toenail out of it's bed. The nail is still attached at the top of the toe, though. Consequently, I had a good case of shock, and had to hobble off to the doctors to make sure that I hadn't done any serious damage and get it all patched up. Two weeks down the track, it's healing okay, but looks pretty grotesque.

Anyhow, I had to defer my appointment with the dentist. It got deferred to yesterday. Being me, I've been stepping exaggeratedly up and down these dratted steps for the past two weeks making sure I didn't do anything silly again. And I headed off to the dentist yesterday morning. And again I ended up with immense pain, screaming, crying, and possibly a little bit of blood. The dentist had several goes at trying to numb my mouth with no success, with me lying in the chair getting more and more distressed. Eventually, the dentist gave up, and has referred me to a specialist. Who I get to see tomorrow. Oh yay.

Meanwhile, I'm getting rather frustrated with the amount of time I'm having off work. At least while I'm at work, I'm so busy I'm not thinking about the abuse my mouth is being put through. Or the rest of my body, for that matter.