Root for Me
Here I am, back from a relaxing cruise, and you’d think I’d have all kinds of stuff to write about. And actually, I do have a few thoughts swirling in my still-rocking-and-reeling head. But unfortunately I have been side-tracked by a pesky little procedure called a root canal.
Yep, I had my first root canal yesterday. It really wasn’t as awful as I expected. Weird, yes. The side of my face was, thankfully, numb, but there was that weird sensation of them prodding and yanking and pulling, and I halfway expected to see some brain-matter come out of my mouth and get deposited on the bib across my chest. If they did get any of my brain, it was in tiny, unrecognizable pieces.
Aside from a general ache in the vicinity of the tooth, I am mostly unharmed today. Although something about either the procedure or the high amounts of Advil I am consuming seem to have set me back a day or three in my recovery from the post-cruise vertigo I was experiencing. Things seem rather fuzzy again, and the room keeps swaying.
In other news, I am headed out of town tomorrow. My sister-in-law convinced me to participate in a half-marathon with her. We’re walking, by the way. I ran a few races several years back–5Ks–and developed plantar fasciatis. I’m not sure my foot ever totally recovered, so although I can walk long distances without it flaring up too badly, every time I try to run, here it comes again. So, our race is on Sunday, and I am really really excited! And admittedly a little bit nervous since I didn’t quite follow the training schedule. Do you know how hard it is to tell your family on a Saturday that they need to do house and yard work, and Oh by the way, I’m leaving for a three hour walk on the trail beside the river! Have fun, y’all!” I’m sure my sis-in-law and I will be so busy talking, the miles will just fly by. And hey! Luckily for my brother we’ll be all talked out when we arrive back at the house!
So “root” for me. (Get it? “Root?” As in “root canal?” Hahaha…I crack me up.) Or just wish us luck, or speed, or happy feet or whatever on Sunday!
March 27th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Fantastic! (the walk, not the root canal)
March 28th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Hey Chewymom. I bet you aren’t doin’ a lot of chewin’ these days. yuk yuk! Surely hope the pain goes away soon. The last root canal I had, the dental assistant talked loudly about a man in a circus who put a rat in his mouth and then blew a bubble and the rat was in side the bubble and on and on. I had to get up and go throw up. GOOD LUCK with your marathon. I hope the weather is good for y’all. It’s so nice to say, “good luck” again since I’m not in the PCA church anymore. Luck of the Irish! Luck of a rabbit’s foot! Lucky charms! (smile) Love you
March 29th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Hooray on your half-marathon! (And, root canals are scarier in jokes than in reality. . . though I’ve had my own mouth issues lately, so. . . much sympathy.)
March 30th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
THANKS Y’ALL!
I did it! Updating from my sis-in-law’s laptop, so more later….
March 31st, 2008 at 6:39 am
Yucky, I’ve had plantar fasciatis ….. fortunately I recovered and it hasn’t been a problem. Have fun with your 1/2 marathon!