No pictures of me for awhile.........

The oral surgeon was unable to install the implant after my tooth was pulled because the empty space is too large and we will have to wait for the bone to fill in first - his best guess is that it will take about 3 months until that can happen. Obviously, I am not happy about this. The dentist said he could make me a flipper if I want one (a removable tooth), but I'm going to wait and see if it is noticeable first. It is at the back of my mouth and might not show........we'll see.

And I didn't even win at Keno

Last Tuesday in Vegas, I was eating popcorn while playing video Keno. I bit down hard on an unpopped kernel of popcorn and chipped a filling on one tooth and cracked another one. Waited until I got home to go to the dentist. Last Friday I had temporary crowns put on both teeth.

Everything seemed fine until I ran out of Darvocet on Monday. Of course, Peter thought I was exaggerating so I suffered all night. Tuesday morning, I called the dentist and asked when the pain would stop or could they give me more Darvocet....... they told me to come in immediately - there shouldn't be pain after 3 days. Dentist sent me to Endontist for a root canal, which ended up (after an hour of drilling) putting the temporary crown back on. Tooth was cracked all the way through to the pulp and can't be saved.

Tomorrow morning, I will have the tooth pulled and an implant put in. Pray for me - you know I'm a wimp when it comes to pain and needles.