[Magdalen] Dental prayers please

[Marion Thompson]

I had a double implant a couple of years ago, two side-by-side lower 
molars which had a lot to do with a bridge and old double root 
resection.  Details don't matter.  The process was terrific and 
essentially painless, but maybe that's me.  I didn't have to favour that 
side when chewing or anything beyond the first day or two when the site 
was understandably more tender.  After some months when the bone had 
grown around the screw, the temporary teeth were removed and the 
permanent teeth fastened . Rock solid and never a moment's problem.  But 
I'm a tough old bird and I think through and past it and move on.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/17/2016 2:41 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> An implant?!?! Oh, poor, poor dear!!
>
> I dread having to go that route.  Thus far I've dodged the bullet.
> Will you have to chew on the other side of your mouth for a few months or
> what?  I hope it isn't a long period of healing.
> But when the implant is finally set, is it correct to say that you will
> have a tooth superior to the one nature gave you?
>
> I have some background in psychology, so I find it fascinating how a person
> is able to manage pain. I found an article which might be helpful for you,
> I hope:
> http://thebrainlady.com/articles/how-i-stayed-calm-at-the-dentist-mindfulness-works/
>
> Also, there is a paradoxical technique I learned about with respect to
> headaches that also helps in dental work. I discovered that my wife does
> very similar strategies.
> It is not the actual pain which bothers us most; it is the pain, plus our
> lack of control. We focus on how bad the pain is, and we suffer. Most
> people do this. I certainly do if I don't have a chance to think it through
> first.
> However, I find instead of wishing the pain would go away, I deliberately
> pay attention to exactly what it is, and ask myself, Is this really
> unbearable, or is it something I can deal with for a period of time? In my
> case, it has been more a matter of the noise of the work going on, more
> than the pain, that bothers me.  Once I look directly at the pain, I
> generally can either say, "I've got this," or I might stop and tell the
> dentist to give me another shot.  Thus far I have not had to do that, but
> once.
>
> By the time I turn on my PC again, all of this will be a memory, hopefully
> not even a very bad one, and you can get on with the long-term process of
> healing. Let us know how things go, please.
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear sibs,
>> Tomorrow morning I go for my dental implant, the next stage in the
>> saga both of both dental and financial woes.  It has also been a sucky
>> week at work, so much that at least tomorrow has the compensation that
>> I will face it with anesthesia.  Could you spare me a few prayers
>> around 10:30 DST?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Susan
>>
>> --
>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>> land of Egypt.
>> Leviticus 19:34
>>
> .
>