Well, today was a great day… not. I got out early so I could get some items in the mail, have breakfast, and put a check in the bank all before my appointment at 11AM… It seems getting older carries with it having more problems with such things as your teeth… In my case it was a good problem for the past 60 years that has caused the bad problem now… My teeth were real hard… I mean so hard I have never had a cavity!… On the other hand as a kid I had to have all but 1 of my baby teeth pulled to keep from having double rows… I had to have my Wisdom teeth cut out when I was 24… and by cut I mean they had to split them down the middle with hammer and chisel cause the roots were curved around in my jawbone… about 10 years or maybe 15 ago I had to have one molar pulled because it was so hard it split down the middle (still no cavity, it just cracked down the middle)… about 8 years ago I had one on the other side do the same thing but that one we got early and “reamed” it out and put a crown on it… at that point I decided to have an implant put back on the other side for the missing tooth… ever since the implant it just wouldn’t heal up… so I have had at least 2 laser jobs to cut the gum down and get it cleaned out but to no avail… then this winter I had a problem with “capped” tooth. One of those “felt” problems… I felt everything, and ice was really a “felt” problem so in checking it… it had split more so I got a Root canal done back in May… but at that time I determined I better check on the implant problem and see what we could do to “heal” it up… good that I waited as the Dentist said they now find that if the glue runs down a bit it will cause inflammation and has caused some bone deterioration… oh boy!… so yesterday I went to have it checked at a Periodontist and got a schedule to get it “smoothed” out and fixed… hum!… the fix is that they don’t take it out, they just cut the gums back… grind in around the implant, freshen up the bone, pack in some Cadaver bone and seal it all back up… the Cadaver bone is supposed to prompt the natural rebuild of bone in that area as well as they had removed the glue, some of the implant screw threads, etc. to make it smooth for the bone to build up on, etc.… My schedule was for August 24th… ok I have time to build the courage to have it all tore up… then just after I got home they called and said …”we have a cancelation for tomorrow at 11am do you want that one”… HELL, I can understand why someone would cancel on one of these but for me… I need it fixed and the sooner the better…
That leads to why I was out early today… getting some things done that I knew I would not feel like doing in the afternoon and maybe not tomorrow either…
On my way in town and it was about 8:15??? I ran into what appeared to be OKC rush hour traffic ? what the hell is going on here…
I am maybe at Braums by this time and had been in traffic like this for about a mile… and most of them wanted to turn left at Western…? geez that is a lot of people late for work???
I went on straight and got my breakfast at McD’s … got to read the paper that I had cancelled last week causes they are too damn high… got a Large un-sweet iced tea… I go that cause they are only $1 for that huge cup and I drink a lot of un-sweet iced tea… anyway, on to the PO, got the letters mailed, etc., then headed back by the “new dorms” on Hall of Fame… they are still working to get them finished up, I thought??? and the parking lot is sure not done more the entrance but when I get there… all hell has broke loose and there are parents and kids… oh lots of girls??? hauling stuff into those new dorms…
The parking lot across form the Colvin is packed and lines of cars trying to get close, cause it is sprinkling…
OH! then the light blinked on… Hey it is the beginning of RUSH week and all the parents and girls are “rushing” in to get into this first week of traditional sorority shopping… for the next week the campus will be blocked by parades of them going from one house to the next to the union to the dorms etc.… oh well, I don’t have to go through the campus much anymore, just around it but now… Hal of Fame will be a mess as well , cause they don’t have the new crossing walk done, they don’t have all the sidewalks done to the old crossings, etc.… and construction continues… I may have to use 19th and 12th for a few weeks? or months?
Along with all that I have seen two major accidents at Western and 51 in the past week so that is not fun either..
This one was Monday morning and required the Life Net ambulance… That stuff happens when we go from 25K people to 50K in a span of 2 weeks… everyone gets crazy and some of them are still texting and attempting to drive or what ever they call it…
So, I got my dental work done at 11, missed lunch, was popping pain pills and the after procedure sheet said to not lift anything over 15 lbs. for 2 days and take it easy… I wonder what not lifting has to do with my mouth? I don’t pick things up with my teeth? anyway, I am very familiar with “taking it easy” … although would like to get my antenna for 160 meters back in shape by this weekend or at least back up temporary? I will have to work on it tomorrow, maybe???
The pain started to kick back up at about 4pm but I was still 2 hours from the next set of pills so I just sat and watched all the Duck Dynasty episodes from this summer (so far)… got all caught up on that…and at 6pm was into more pills…
Supper tonight was a Braums chocolate shake… didn’t have to chew that.. but sure wanted a burger and some fries or anything of a solid MEAT product but not for a day or two… This is the hardest part for a Meat, Taters, and Gravy raised guy… dealing with “soft” foods for a few days… hum… mashed potatoes and gravy… I could do that…
On another note… I have been keeping up on the “adventures” of an old class-mate..,. She drove their RAZOR bike to Sturgis this past weekend… yep, SHE… following her husband with the pickup and trailer from her pictures… I have asked if I could get a big bike and my wife says sure… just don’t expect her to be riding on it! Maybe I will wait a bit and get one of these and go to the bikers bar? I figure it would be a damn long ride getting it to Sturgis though….
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