[Magdalen] Minor dentist prayer pats, please

[Jon Egger]

As a fellow 'antidentite' (Seinfeld c.1993), I share your anxiety

Grace and peace,
brud

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
wrote:

> There is a lot of bright side. I am not at my darkest day, but I expect
> today to test my patience.
>
> This morning, shortly after Heather left for work, I sneezed and had a
> large piece of tooth stuff come out of my mouth, large enough that I was
> immediately sure, even without pain, that a dentist's attention was
> somewhat urgently required. I was kind of reluctant to eat or drink
> afterward, to be honest.
>
> A few hours later, after an appointment had been scheduled for first
> thing tomorrow morning, I successfully attempted some water and then
> moved on to some food. And…despite trying to keep everything on the far
> side of my mouth, I had another piece of similar size come loose and
> come out.
>
> Heather knows me well: has chosen a practice with "sedation" in the name
> for my appointment. I am mostly not thinking about the appointment.
> Trying to keep my focus on today.
>
> There is some calm to knowing that our income tax refund is due to be
> deposited tonight or tomorrow according to our credit union's online
> banking setup. So I am not completely anxious about paying for it. And
> am able to mostly not think about the cost side of things. At least for
> the moment.
>
> I am mostly hoping that it doesn't begin to feel painful (though there
> is Advil in the house). And a little anxious about my ability to remain
> calm and collected between now and 9am tomorrow. I do have a backlog of
> TV shows on Hulu to watch and podcasts on my phone to listen to. And
> it's a sunny day. So even if I stay in the house (as is likely), I don't
> expect too much pressure on my mood, but… I have had a few nights in a
> row of sleep with annoying dreams, and the car stuff last week already
> had me more anxious than I have been. So while I am OK now and have been
> so far, after the initial "what just happened," I don't have the
> confidence I would like that I will stay in a good emotional place. But
> trying to just let that be whatever it is when it comes.
>
> K
>
> --
>   Kristin Rollins
>   kristin at verumsolum.com
>   Portsmouth, VA
>