Guess what I get to do tomorrow morning? ::shudders:: I get to visit the dentist! EEEK!

I am guessing that I will be numb for up to 3 days since I require about 2 vials of novacaine before I can handle the sound of that high pitched drill so close to my brain. That’s a good thing. I will just have to take additional pain medication prior to my appointment so that the injections don’t make me squeal, either!

Yep I’m every dentists’ nightmare patient. Now you know something about me that you may not have known before!

I also have to be pre-medicated. For those of you who don’t know what that means, it means I have to take about a weeks worth of antibiotics an hour before and 2 hours after my appointment. Why? Cause I have some heart-valve problems, and apparently the bacteria that enters your bloodstream during dental work goes directly to your heart and advances the problems faster than they normally would. Yipee!

I hate going to the dentist. Bah. And the insurance coverage? Eh, so-so. It seems no health insurance on the face of the planet really wants anyone to get restorative work done, so they issue you a check for two-cents and send you to the bank to take out a second-mortgage on your home. By the time you’re done paying that loan off, you’re back at the dentist getting dentures anyway. 😛

Ok I’m going to go paint. On cam. I may or may not post work in progress pics, I’ll see how it goes!

Happy Thursday everybody!