[Magdalen] Dental issues..

[Jay Weigel]

1. Mushy things....cereal, oatmeal, soup, etc.
2. Nothing too hot or cold.
3. Dentists mostly don't lecture you about "the state of your mouth" any
more. They've learned it's counterproductive.

Lessons learned, from a dental phobic.

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
wrote:

> I am fortunate that I have not had any horribly bad dental experiences.
> I think the two things weighing on me are:
>
> 1) Eating and drinking today - I suspect that it may become the closest
> thing to a fast day… drinking posed no problems. I suspect I may try to
> avoid food for the remainder of the day. Though there are a couple of
> options in the house that I expect would be ok to eat without disturbing
> anything in that part of my mouth.
>
> 2) Not liking the feelings of helplessness when they are working in my
> mouth (nor the feeling of numbness I have felt when past dentists
> worked), with maybe a side of guilt around the state of my teeth.
>
> The one benefit of the appointment being tomorrow is that there is no
> sense "waiting" for it today. Today is just about surviving and tomorrow
> can wait for tomorrow.
>
> Kristin
>
> --
>   Kristin Rollins
>   kristin at verumsolum.com
>   Portsmouth, VA
>
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016, at 12:37 PM, sheila ketler via Magdalen wrote:
> > I sympathize very much... I really dislike going to the dentist and am
> > always uptight when I am there. I sympathize completely - kristen just
> > try not to worryabout it and relax..Easier said than done.
> >
> > Sheila
>