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I've been hearing talk from some SparkFamily that I may be needing a root canal. Ugh! Doubt I'm going to go there. I've heard so many trials & tribs with root canals and if it IS this molar that has been crowned I'm going to become skeptical of that path as well! Odds are I'll just have 'er yanked and call it good. 
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ZELLAZM
11/18/2011 12:30PM
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Hahahaha! My finances are so tight these days that every day is a buy nothing day! Of course, here in Germany, there is no Black Friday, but the commercialism is still much in evidence. Hope you get your tooth thing worked out to your satisfaction. Don't postpone it too long if you do need to have it done - or if you decide to go with yanking! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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JESPAH
11/15/2011 12:22PM
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Yanno, it's funny. I am a nice Jewish gal and so we bypass all of it, except for hearing that $^#$#%*# music in October. Plus the ads, everywhere. With no kids, we don't have anyone clamoring for that stuff. But we still have to flip around the channels, avoiding the many, many, many "specials" that are not so special, plus there are 2 radio stations that have already gone to Xmas music 24/7. So it is in our faces even though we don't have a tree, etc. I can see where it could get overwhelming. It certainly gets old quickly enough. Wish I could tell ya more - but it's the annual Xmas onslaught and it is just ... there. Feh! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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TRULYVISIBLE
11/15/2011 12:54AM
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I have to chime in on root canals since I have had over 10 myself. I agree with Shantishanti about going to a specialist. Someone that does root canals all day long. The one time I had a family dentist do it, I wound up with an abscess. You can give yourself some tests to make sure it is your tooth and not your gums or that you grinned your teeth in your sleep and it is your jaw bone. Your gums can hurt if you have a cap in that area and you think it is a tooth. For 900 dollars you want to make sure. Good Luck
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2WHEELER
11/14/2011 6:45PM
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Couldn't agree with you more about commercialism--it's almost depressing to see the Christmas decorations out before Halloween. Give us a break. I've been on the Buy Nothing bandwagon on Black Friday for years. Can't stand the crowds and traffic, so I stay home and work on my Christmas card list. Good luck with the root canal. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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SHANTISHANTI
11/14/2011 9:38AM
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If you do need a root canal, may I suggest seeing an endodontist, a dentist that specializes in root canals, and does them all day long. I have had two root canals, and the difference with the specialist was profound. Buy Nothing Day, what a concept!!! I often times find myself decluttering with really good intentions, only to find that I end up filling up my space again with THINGS I don't need. I will strive to do better this year. Thanks for the reminder. Namaste, Mary Ann Report Inappropriate Comment |
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FRACTALMYTH
11/14/2011 1:41AM
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Good luck with the tooth I've had three pulled and another three that are breaking down rapidly... always seems like pregnancy accelerates tooth decay... they seem to collapse all of a sudden just when I can't do much about it lol oh well. As for commercialism... my husband already gave me my Christmas gift - a second hand sewing machine to replace the worn out one I'd been using for 20 years - and I am using it to make all our Christmas gifts... although the boys get more than they need in purchased stuff as well... we do try to make sure it is stuff that will last through several little pairs of hands whenever we can. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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PUDLECRAZY
11/13/2011 8:00PM
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I have had several root canals. They have had the effect of eliminating pain in the affected tooth. Tooth remains, dying root is terminated. It isn't the root canal that is so bad, it's the need for one in the first place that is torture. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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ANDALEX
11/13/2011 7:56PM
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here's hoping your tooth woes are over soon and with a minimum of discomfort, however that ends up coming about! i second you emphatically on the reluctance to "buy in" (ha ha) to the commercialism that masquerades as family or holiday time. it's hard to bow out gracefully sometimes, but i am all in favor of simplifying and getting to what should be the core of the issue: family, friends and time. just 70 more miles till a season 2k! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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L*I*T*A*
11/13/2011 7:40PM
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i had a root canal and it was not so bad as they say??!!! if it will save a tooth it is worth it in the long run... all the best and hopefully soon you will be free of discomfort...... blessings and hugs...........lita Report Inappropriate Comment |
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WATERMELLEN
11/13/2011 6:21PM
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Oh my goodness I do so agree with you about the tidal wave of Christmas CRAP (sorry, but it is!!) that has inundated every commercial establishment. ARRRRRGHHHHHH! Get rid of it already! Is it just because we are at an age and stage where we've acquired everything we want and are thinking about down-sizing/decluttering?? But other younger people still in the "accretive" stage" feel differently? So just our imaginations that it's getting worse?? I'm not sure, but I'm certainly trying to ignore it ALLLLLLLLLLL! Now, about root canal: not so bad, really, if you have trusted dentist current on new strategies and with all the recent technological stuff to hand. And: better (really) than having a tooth yanked which changes the whole alignment of your dentition and can have far reaching consequences. (Or: at least that's my experience . . . for what it's worth: I would fight "tooth and nail" to keep all my teeth for so long as I can, and would "bite the bullet", have the root canal done. Sorry about these terrible mixed metaphors). All best, Don. Hope your dentist sees you bright and early and gives you some relief for the pain. Report Inappropriate Comment |
It began yesterday: a throbbing centered above an upper left molar. One that had been capped years ago with no prob. I'm not one to get dental troubles. Have all my teeth with a few molars crowned. The throbbing has grown in intensity and spread a bit, although pretty centered above that molar.
I knew I needed to get an antibiotic started to head off this infection of some sort that is growing with no room to expand...yeouch! Taking ibuprofen...helps a smidgen...still pretty unpleasant!
So what better way to distract myself from this than to hop on my bike and head off to the walk-in clinic and then over to the drug store to pick up the antibiotic?
It was a beautiful sunny day in the low 50's and while those 11 miles didn't cure my pain it was a nice distraction which put me *just* over my season total of 1900 miles on my bike. Hoping to squeeze another 100 in to round it off to 2000.
Heading out for a forty-some miler tomorrow which promises to be even MORE sun and warmth! It's just a local run with the club 'round all our local parks. I'm intrigued though because a number of the parks mentioned I have never heard of before...love exploring!
Monday will check in with dentist to see what's going on.
Here's an AWESOME deal from our local bike club "grandmaster"...while he isn't the current president he has been in the club a long, long time and inspires many folks like me to want to be just like HIM when we retire. Here's another story about him I once blogged:
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=3560627
Well Christmas is coming a little early for a few folks as he has FOUR stationary bikes to give away for free!
He said it would be okay to pass along this info in case anyone out there wanted to take advantage of his offer. I am SORELY tempted, but don't have the space to "shoehorn" one of 'em into my home.
"I have five stationary bikes.
One is enough.
Have four (4) to give away.
Will list on Binghamton's FREE CYCLE if any are around in another week.
Any takers? Augie
4009 Drexel Drive
Vestal, NY 13850-4016
amueller@binghamton.edu
607/722-6005"
Don
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HEARTOLOVE
11/13/2011 5:01PM
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Hope you are feeling better!! Sometimes the antibiotic calms the tooth down and you don't need a root canal for awhile~ You're so motivated to ride!! Enjoy ! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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ANDALEX
11/13/2011 1:56PM
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yeouch! i hope your tooth is feeling better by now! i think cycling would make pretty good anesthesia. good call! have fun on your last (for now) 100 miles! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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L*I*T*A*
11/13/2011 1:13PM
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all the best with your dental appointment.... hopefully things will be quickly resolved... blessings and hugs..................lita 
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BILL60
11/13/2011 10:12AM
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Sure is a nice guy. Your pain will hopefully leave you after visiting the dentist. Hang tough!!
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PUDLECRAZY
11/13/2011 8:36AM
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Ow! There is nothing like the pain of a tooth infection! Do you need a root canal? I certainly hope the antibiotics have kicked in and given you some relief. If I still lived in NY, I'd be interested in the stationary bike. No, scratch that, if I still lived in NY I wouldn't have room for it. Thanks for posting info though. There could be some takers. Hang in there with that tooth, Chris Report Inappropriate Comment |
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4A-HEALTHY-BMI
11/13/2011 5:26AM
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I can't fathom how Augie managed to collect so many stationary bikes! LOL Hope you can hold out fairly comfortably until Monday... Thought of you on Friday - I was kayaking near the area we biked: http://www.everytrail.com /view_trip.php?trip_id=1358345 Report Inappropriate Comment |
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GOATS03
11/13/2011 1:02AM
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Good luck at the Dentist Don...hope the pain is under control until then. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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WATERMELLEN
11/13/2011 12:03AM
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Sure hope that tooth stops giving your grief! Dental pain is among the worst . . . That's a very generous offer on those stationary bikes: bet they get snapped right up!! Report Inappropriate Comment |
