On the very first day of Lockdown I lost a chunk of tooth. What was left of the errant molar then continued to shed lumps of itself at random intervals right up until the present day. Each time I found myself spitting out chunks of dentine, I phoned the dentist, only to be told that she wouldn’t see me unless I was in unbearable pain, unable to sleep, or could not eat. I will not lie, and none of the above options applied, so I chomped on to the best of my abilities.
Yesterday, the dentist rang me to say that they would see me in one weeks time. Great news? Should be, but you know how these things go. Today, my tooth aches. I cannot chew on it. I will not be able to sleep for the next seven days. Psychosomatic? I presume so. I can live with it. What’s of most concern is that six days from now I have to submit an online form to certify that I do not have any Covid symptoms – and I can feel the countdown ticking in my head as I type…
Sounds like an instance of “Sod’s Law” to me …
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I fear so…
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I’ve got a set of my granddads old dentures. Would they be any use to you until you get your tooth seen to? He was a smoker so they are a bit yellow…
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I could stick them in some bleach
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Do they do a concentrated bleach?
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I think McDonald’s sell it as milkshake
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Oh no! Could it be phantom pain, like people get when they lose a limb? I read a possible cure for that, it involved using a mirror to make your brain think the missing limb was still there. Can you do that with your tooth?
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I could cut out a photo of Rob Becket’s teeth and stick them inside my mouth before I look at myself in the mirror. Would that work?
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His teeth scare me a bit, so maybe you could scare your tooth into not hurting. Try it!
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I may be grateful for face masks.
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I don’t think you have to keep the teeth forever. Although you may end up preferring them.
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Over here we call it Murphy’s Law but I believe it’s the same thing. But I hope not.
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Yes, it’s the same one – although yours sounds much gentler…
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You’re going to be fine, everything is good, the world is in sink (with the dishes to do) so trust me for I am a professional chocolate priority requirement psychology speaker (don’t you just love these random word generators).
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You had me at ‘chocolate’…
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{{{giggling}}}
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🙂
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I have four teeth that need urgent appointment with dentist and the rest need braces. But having to go meet a dentist is the last priority, considering the COVID situation in India. I hope you got your teeth ‘done’ successfully
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I go next Wednesday, but only for consultation. Treatment may follow, depending on future lockdowns. I fear extraction will be the only way. Sadly the dentist still terrifies me.
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Have you read the poem, “This is going to hurt just a little bit”? It is about a visit to the dentist. Yes, they stil terrify me too.
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No I haven’t. Not sure I dare
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You should…https://syllableblog.wordpress.com/thisisgoingtohurtjustalittlebit/
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Brilliant. Made me wince and laugh at the same time. He never, though, mentioned the overwhelming desire to wee as soon as the dentist starts to tip the chair back…
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🤣🤣🤣
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I meant, of course, ALMOST overwhelming… 😉
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Of course 😉
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