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Teacher by day, Mommy by night
Juggling the demands (and insanity) of being a high school teacher, a wife, and a mother to a toddler
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hmoeckli - > Teacher by day, Mommy by night -> I'd rather...
I'd rather...
I have oft heard (and even said myself) the following: I would rather have a root canal than...fill in the blank--do my taxes, mow the lawn, clean my room, etc.

Well, that is just not the truth. I'd rather do my taxes, fifty times over in one year, than get a root canal. I now know this as a fact because today I experienced my first, and last thank you very much, root canal.

I find all of this very embarrassing, so of course, I'm telling everyone in the world. Whatever. But the reason for this particular procedure is two-fold: 1) I am a VERY bad girl, and 2) I have VERY bad dental genetics. Well, that's not entirely true; my teeth are straight, just weak as all get out.

So last week, I dragged my sorry butt to the dentist to discover that it is possible to spend all your dental insurance allowance in one visit. (Side note: if you can get a job with EGUSD and keep it, the insurance is FANTASTIC, no joke.)

Today I paid the proverbial piper and went to my two-hour appointment. I came to the following conclusions:
  1. Marvin Gaye is a very strange musical choice for a dental office, especially when you are getting your teeth drilled (Yes, I do want to get it on!)
  2. Being a dental assistant and keeping a straight face while patients make all sorts of funky faces must be really difficult; I wonder if they have classes in it.
  3. Novocaine is a fantastic product, but not as good as codeine.
  4. I will forever carry floss in my purse...and actually use it.
I am really glad today is over and I am pretty sure I will pause the next time I get the urge to say, "I'd rather..."
Topics: dental work, pain
posted by hmoeckli on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 06:19 PM
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posted by AmandaS on Jul 14, 2008 at 06:35 PM
Just think...my hubby had a root canal and a vasectomy all in one week.

I'm sorry. The closer you get to thirty, the more you need to floss. Embrace it. :-(
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posted by creatress on Jul 14, 2008 at 06:44 PM
I'm so glad you made it through. I was hoping it went ok with you today. You enjoy your codeine and some well earned rest.
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posted by samtony02 on Jul 16, 2008 at 06:22 AM
How nice of you to show the lighter side of your problem regarding bad dental genetics. There is nothing to panic about such issues. You may find some dental care services like cosmetic dental which will give you a reason to smile!
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posted by hmoeckli on Jul 16, 2008 at 08:11 AM
I really am impressed with the work my dentist did. My teeth looked awful; actually, it was my gums. I never thought they'd look better. One deep cleaning and they look fantastic. My dentist doesn't talk too much, but he gets the job done!
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posted by Smith on Jul 23, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I really appreciate your dentist, samto can you give some more details on root canals, magnacare on swelling tooths.
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