Thanksgiving plans and dental visit
Tomorrow my grandmother, parents and I are going to be having Thanksgiving dinner at a neighbor’s house.
Given my food issues Thanksgiving is always a little uncomfortable for me but oddly I’m not feeling my usual degree of anxiety this year. I think it helps that I haven’t had to spend the last week dealing with the insanity of holiday crowds at an urban supermarket. Also I don’t have to work on the holiday itself so I’ll have time to relax and do anything I need to do before hand instead of rushing to work at 7:00 a.m. then having to get to a celebration right afterwards like I have the past few years.
Yesterday I went to the dentist for the first time in 12 years (I know it’s been 12 years because the last time I went was right before my little brother graduated from college which would make it 1997).
It’s almost unforgivably irresponsible to let that much time lapse between dental visits. I have lots of excuses. I hate going to the dentist. Because I was bulimic in high school I had to suffer through some extensive dental work when I was in my late teens and early 20’s. Frankly, it was traumatic. Also I haven’t had dental insurance since 1998 and I don’t like paying out of pocket to be subjected to pain.
Before I went for my appointment I was absolutely horrified that my teeth would be in such bad shape I’d need hours of expensive dental work to save them (I have recurring nightmares about losing my teeth). Luckily my teeth were in pretty good shape considering the amount of time it’s been. I’ll need a filling but that’s it. Obviously I’m not looking forward to my follow-up appointment after Christmas but it’s a huge relief to know that my teeth are more or less okay.
Given my food issues Thanksgiving is always a little uncomfortable for me but oddly I’m not feeling my usual degree of anxiety this year. I think it helps that I haven’t had to spend the last week dealing with the insanity of holiday crowds at an urban supermarket. Also I don’t have to work on the holiday itself so I’ll have time to relax and do anything I need to do before hand instead of rushing to work at 7:00 a.m. then having to get to a celebration right afterwards like I have the past few years.
Yesterday I went to the dentist for the first time in 12 years (I know it’s been 12 years because the last time I went was right before my little brother graduated from college which would make it 1997).
It’s almost unforgivably irresponsible to let that much time lapse between dental visits. I have lots of excuses. I hate going to the dentist. Because I was bulimic in high school I had to suffer through some extensive dental work when I was in my late teens and early 20’s. Frankly, it was traumatic. Also I haven’t had dental insurance since 1998 and I don’t like paying out of pocket to be subjected to pain.
Before I went for my appointment I was absolutely horrified that my teeth would be in such bad shape I’d need hours of expensive dental work to save them (I have recurring nightmares about losing my teeth). Luckily my teeth were in pretty good shape considering the amount of time it’s been. I’ll need a filling but that’s it. Obviously I’m not looking forward to my follow-up appointment after Christmas but it’s a huge relief to know that my teeth are more or less okay.