mouthin' off again

kangatoo
kangatoo Member Posts: 2,105 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hiya all. Being a "near" 50 derelict geriatric 'ol bugger I guess I should do some "regression therapy" and return to my younger days. Huh?..what am I on about you say? Well, back in the so-called good ol' days kangathong had a pet hate for dentists....now those ill-gotten days have come to haunt me. During my surgery they musta knocked tha livin daylights out of my front teeth putting in the whatsamacallit breathing tube(intubator..metinks it is called) and since surgery my front top teeth have given me hell.One of them has gotten progressively loose and now its nerve is as dead as a doornail.
The upshot of it all is that I will have it pulled...and a little cavity work on tha other teeth left..yuk! Then to avoid looking like the toothless "poor yorick" I have to have a plate made so I can smile again without fear of looking like a toothless biker....lol!
Aw....just thought I would vent my misery.....I hate going to the dentist...@^#&%%%%&#@!!!
Surgery, chemo and the associated ulcers, loose teeth, etc has taken a bad toll on my toothypegs.....beware those on chemo!
I feel better now that I have got that off my chest.....lol! Oh yeah!...its gunna set me wallet back to the tune of $1100.00 AUS.!Shudda tha thought!(did you know I could buy 5 motorbike tyres for Jen's bike at that price)
Ok...yu can all have a chuckle at my expense now...he! he!
All those that send their sympathies will get a hugg, kanga.

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  • kerry
    kerry Member Posts: 1,313 Member
    #2
    Ross,

    You know you have my sympathy (now I'm ready for that hug)!! We are on the same wave length....I go for my crown this afternoon - ouch!

    Yes, the chemo can wreak havoc on our poor ole teeth. This is the second crown I have had to have since I began treatment.

    Good luck with the dentist...that is not my favorite either. Then you can send me a photo of your new pearly whites and a great big smile!

    Hang in there.

    Love to you and Jen.

    Kerry
  • scouty
    scouty Member Posts: 1,965 Member
    #3
    Hi darling,

    I lost one of my lover front teeth several years ago (after using my teeth as a pair of pliers many years earlier). I had the plate done too and compared with crowns on back teeth, it was a walk in the park. No pain at all that I remember. That was 7 years ago and I've had no problems with it since. The best of luck to you and send me a photo too!!!!!!

    SMILE BABY!!!!!

    Lisa P.
  • crazylady
    crazylady Member Posts: 543 Member
    #4
    Ross,
    I'm so sorry that you have to have all that work done. I really hate the dentist also, so I understand. I'm sending hugs your way!
    Jamie
  • Kanort
    Kanort Member Posts: 1,272 Member
    #5
    Hi Ross,

    Sorry to hear about your dental woes, but think how proud you will be when it is finished. You will be picture perfect!
    Hugs to you and Jen,

    Kay
  • kangatoo
    kangatoo Member Posts: 2,105 Member
    #6
    Kanort said:

    Hi Ross,

    Sorry to hear about your dental woes, but think how proud you will be when it is finished. You will be picture perfect!
    Hugs to you and Jen,

    Kay

    Aw gee.....tah! huggs comin your way!!!!!
    Actually, since they took the impression tuesday they knocked the tooth around a bit and it is giving me hell now so it will now come out tomorrow(it was going to come out after the plate was made)
    grrrrr...tomorrow mornin I will be "hangin on to tha chair!!!" ouch!
    luv yas, kanga
  • jsabol
    jsabol Member Posts: 1,145 Member
    #7
    OUCH! I'm with you all the way on the hating dentists routine; can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Hope this is all done quickly and the new choppers do the trick. Judy
  • kangatoo
    kangatoo Member Posts: 2,105 Member
    #8
    jsabol said:

    OUCH! I'm with you all the way on the hating dentists routine; can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Hope this is all done quickly and the new choppers do the trick. Judy

    he he! I will come home this morning minus one top front tooth..smile at Tessie and probably scare the livin daylights outa her...lol!
    A fellas gotta laugh!
  • taunya
    taunya Member Posts: 390 Member
    #9
    That just plain stinks! The only solace I can offer is, when you are in the dentist's chair, remember what you made it through and feel excellent that you are in the chair just like the rest of the grit 'eatin' world!!!
    Here's a hug for you and one for Jen who is getting gyped out of a bunch of tires ;).
    Taunya
  • aspaysia
    aspaysia Member Posts: 250
    #10
    Chemo buggered up my smile. Big time! First on the agenda was a double tooth-pull. An impacted wisdom tooth was growing in crooked, the others having been removed years ago. It was pressing on the crown next to it. A crown! $$$$$ Both had to come out before the rest of the work could proceed.
    The upside? Versed, fentanol, nitrous (laughing gas)and a scrip for demerol.
    Aspaysia, who enjoys a good ride into the ozone.

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