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[cearalaith]

I've now had half of my root canal. I still have to go back so they can finish it up. It's not as bad as I was expecting! ...which, granted, is a low bar to clear. But really, Dr. Min is nice and efficient, and I've had very little pain. I also like Dr. Menicou, the dentist karleeneedsleep recommended to me (even though I snicker every time his staff address

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[texasfanboy]

I've had two root canals (both on molars), and I can say this.

They're overhyped. I'm super-squeamish and I think you may remember how bad my needle thing is, and the worst part of the procedure is the novocaine shot for me.

Yeah, all the headgear is a nuisance, but four hours after the root canal, there's no soreness (I was told to expect it for four days).

Now, the crown lengthening I need before I can get a crown...THAT sounds painful (they need to cut away bone! BONE!).

[cearalaith]

It has turned out to be a lot easier than I expected. And because my roots twist weird, both the dentist and endodontist said they were glad I didn't want it pulled. (For some reason it still surprises me that some people would rather have a tooth pulled entirely than have a root canal.)

And, euyugh. Good luck to you on the crown lengthening. :-)

[kelsied]

Yeah. The cost thing was why we split the purchase with my mom -- and took a renter. Which, in retrospect, were both REALLY good choices!

Is there anyone you could see buying a house with?

Also, even if you decide you want something more within range, if you're wistful, don't forget that there are many places cheaper to live than woodland, not all of them in scummy neighborhoods.

[cearalaith]

If there were someone I could split with, I'd be all over it! But I don't think it's really an option. My mom's got a bankruptcy on her record, and my dad and his mother just went in on a house together. Anyone outside the family... the big problem is that we'd be taking up more than half of the house, and I might be able to make half the payment (if our co-buyer ponied up aforementioned 20% down that I don't have). And while one of my parents might be that cool and generous, it's not something I'd even let a friend do.

I do get wistful. However, I know from previous wistful episodes that I'd rather rent in Davis than own nearly anywhere else, and reminding myself of that usually helps. Usually. ;-) This too will pass.

[emilia_romagna]

I think I have an extra set of ear phones around here that I ended up hating because of the interesting way that my ear folds, they don't fit comfortably. You might have better luck with them. Would you like them?

[cearalaith]

If they are not ear buds, I would be happy to give them a try!

(My ears fold weird so that ear buds don't fit. :-P)

[emilia_romagna]

Sounds like you'll have the same problem with them that I did, lame. They are ear buds, but they have a hoop bit that curves over the top and behind, to hold them in. Weird design. :(

[karleeneedsleep]

Hey Beautiful =D
Leslie is trying to get you out to Sac for a fitting, I'm supposed to bug you till you go.

<3

[cearalaith]

Went! Fit! Huzzah!

[karleeneedsleep]

Huzzah!!!

[kit1508]

Erm. I've had a root canal before, and cavities and such, and I'm fairly certain they're supposed to numb you properly so you can't feel a thing when they do it. Well, ok, the dentist can't always tell, but if you let them know it's hurting, they'll probably stop and wait for the numbing thing to work longer, or give you a little more of it.

[cearalaith]

Oh yes, they are supposed to. Supposed to. And by and large, on the occasions I've darkened a dentist's chair in the last nineteen years, they have. However, the time when I was eleven and had to have seven baby teeth pulled (because the adult teeth were coming in, and the baby teeth weren't going anywhere on their own) and the dentist basically told me to quit whining because he'd given me enough novocaine, see, so he knew I wasn't feeling anything... kinda scarred me. Just a little. Even now, knowing that as a thirty-year-old woman I will definitely be taken seriously (and if I'm not, I can damn well get up and walk out), I still spend the first fifteen minutes of any dentist visit shaking uncontrollably.

[foxfeather67]

As to the 5 bdrm, 3 bath, I don't know what to do about the credit sitch, but I understand that the best way to lower your house payments is to get a 30 year morgage and never pay it off! Supposedly, this method is helpful in keeping the rates down or something. It might be an option worth looking into if you really want a piece of property like that.

I've also seen as recently as tonight in the Pennysaver the same size homes selling as forclosures through auction at $50,000. It might be worthwhile as well, I don't know.

Food for thought though... :-)

[cearalaith]

the best way to lower your house payments is to get a 30 year morgage and never pay it off!

Um, no? Unless there's something more to the idea that isn't coming through in a simple LJ comment, that looks like a good way to ruin your credit and end up in foreclosure. And anyway, lowering your payments doesn't help them not be high to begin with.

(Do you mean 'never pay off' as in 'refinance every few years'? Because that may lower your payments, yes, but it also means you'll pay thousands more for the house in the long run -- because it doesn't keep your existing rate down, it lets you take out a new loan at a lower rate. They also offer 40-year loans now, which reduce the monthly payment on the sample house from $2300 to $2100... but for that $200 savings per month, you end up paying an extra $180,000 on the house. So not worth it! Banks advertise their great refi deals because it's a good deal for them, not you