[Magdalen] root canal

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I had some sensitivity after the root canal, but so long as I didn't chew
on that side, no problem.

I went in to get the first of two visits for my crown, and got a temporary
crown. Getting home, I found it was a bit too much. I could not chew
anywhere and not chew on that tooth.  I discovered, however, that the
sensitivity is all gone, and I can chew on that tooth without problem.  I
was very glad. It shows the DDS did a terrific job on the root canal.

I went in and got a fine tuning by my original dentist, and all is well.
Swell.  Uh, no, no swelling.

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 Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 2:48 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> They have directed me not to chew on the left side of my jaw, which is
> where most of my molars are, but I have discovered that I can actually do
> pretty well with the right side, and if I chew a little on the left, it
> seems not to be a problem. I'm avoiding hard stuff, period, for the time
> being. Those few times when I bit down on something with a little solidity,
> I did notice that the tooth is a bit tender, but only slightly.
>
> OH, and my ankle.  I went about a year with a sprain, and the doctor
> finally sent me to a PT.  She had me take off my sock and -- no
> exaggeration, the sweet lady gasped and said I had the flattest feet she
> had ever seen, and THAT was probably my problem.
>
> We did a lot of exercises and tendon massage and so forth, and the pain
> lessened.
>
> Then, at St. James, Chuck Kramer announced that there would be the usual
> laying on of hands after the service. Hey, what have I got to lose? I got
> his gentle hands on my head, and went home.
>
> It was about a week later when I said, hey, no ankle pain!
>
> Maybe it was going to be better anyway, but why quibble?
>
> God is good; my ankle is better.
>
> 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 Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:03 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I broke a tooth, and eventually came in for the root canal. The dentist
>> was very nice. I said, more or less jokingly, that I would like some music
>> while he did his work. He said he regretted he did not have anything like
>> that, ending with, "Let me see what I can do." He brought in a radio and
>> they tuned it to a nice NPR station; it was either WQXR or WMHT
>> http://www.wmht.org/radio/classical/listen-live/wmhtfm-online-player/
>> However, after a time, he stopped, having buttoned me up, and said that
>> he regretted he could not make out my roots, and did not wish to risk
>> damaging my teeth, so sent me to get a professional job from an endodontist.
>> Yesterday, I went in for the root canal.  It was a very nice experience,
>> aside from the root canal itself. They gave me a list of CDs to choose
>> from, and I settled for Bach. It gave me something to listen to other than
>> the crushing and grinding, and the DDS and her tech talking about what they
>> were going to do over the weekend.
>> One of the best looking dentists I've ever seen -- not that I saw a lot.
>> She gave me several shots. It paid off, since I had no real pain.
>> They gave me some advil and recommended I keep taking it whether or not I
>> felt I needed to.
>> I have virtually no pain, so I assume my assessment of the tooth being
>> dead already long since was probably true.
>> I learned that they stick a small piece of cotton in when they are
>> working, so there is no question how far the previous dentist was.
>> I am not to chew on that side of my mouth (the absolutely worst part,
>> since the other side of my mouth has less molars), but have no pain at all.
>> Great work, folks!
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
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