So yesterday I went to the dentist.  *Gasp* I had a few cavities that needed to be filled.  I’ve known about one for a while and I’ve been putting it off.  Mainly because my dentist wouldn’t file my claims which meant I would have to pay upfront (and that would be a good bit of money) and wait for the insurance company to reimburse me.

When I moved in with M and it came time to go back to the dentist, my current dentist just wasn’t very convenient (not to mention affordable).  I noticed another office not far from the house so I decided to give them a try.  After getting an appointment for a cleaning and meeting with the dentist, I decided it was finally time to bite the bullet and get my fillings done.

I have to say I was a little nervous about the whole thing.  I haven’t had a filling since I was maybe 6 years old.  Back then, my mom worked for the dentist and they gave you gas.  The last big procedure I had was having 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled back when I was in my early 20’s.  That is actually a pretty funny story I should write down at some point.  Anyhoo, seeing as I was a bit nervous I decided to take some anxiety medicine my doctor has given me.  This seemed to take the edge off a little but I was still a little concerned.

When the dental assistant called me back I asked if I could listen to music on my phone.  She said it was fine so I got my headphones ready.  The assistant did a good job of talking to me before everything began.  We talked about wedding plans until the dentist came in.  He greeted me, set up shop and I put my headphones in.  And yeah, headphones really do NOTHING to drown out the sounds of drilling in your teeth.  But it made me feel better.

Finally the dentist said we were done.  It took a little longer then I thought it would but overall it wasn’t a bad experience.  And you can’t even tell where my fillings are.  I can feel them a little.  It kind of feels like my tooth is dirty but apparently it will wear down soon and I shouldn’t feel it.  I guess I feel it too because there is something new and weird in my mouth.

Thankfully I never really had any pain and this morning I felt fine.  I feel like my jaw hurts a little now but I think most of it has to do with me continuing to rub my tongue over there and less that it actually hurts.

And now that I have literally written a novel about dental work I will shut up.  🙂

Happy Friday!

~k