tooth extraction done

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Okay, so there was no pain.  But…

It took Dr. Strong considerably longer than expected to get this tooth out.  It fractured into pieces when the crown was removed, and two roots had to be cut from each other to dig them out.  The ventral root had a bulbous shape on the end of it, and it was hanging on!  Finally, it all came out, and two dissolving sutures were put in, and the whole thing was packed in gauze.

On the way out, I said to the receptionist, “I hope Dr. Strong recovers well from this.”  She laughed.

later

The freezing is coming out, and I still taste blood.  It’ll take some time to heal.

tooth extraction

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Today is the day I get my tooth (3-6) extracted. I’ve been on antibiotics for about 5 days. Hopefully the infection has subsided. If it hasn’t, the anesthetic won’t be as effective.

I walked in from the street last week complaining about the pain. They did some imaging and found infection in the roots and the jaw bone. Their records showed that 3 different attempts were made to save the tooth.  But the tooth is finished!

I wonder how much pain there will be.

flooring

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I was going to put “new flooring” as a heading and realized that the flooring I’m using at home is not new.  It’s rejected pieces from 520.  They just need to be scraped and scrubbed clean of debris to stick to the floor.

We had a sewer backup.  It seeped into the bathroom and entrance flooring layers that were put down over time.  It all had to be taken up.  There was wood laminate with foam cushion, then linoleum, then more linoleum.  Out it came.

That was about 1.5 years ago.  Yes, it’s taken a long time!  I’ve been busy.

new summer tires

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I finally have new summer tires for the T&C.

I decided to go with Kirks for new rubber.  They corrected an error by K1z Auto and Gary Moe Chrysler (the annoying rattle in the rear end), new brakes all around, new winter tires, and other stuff.  They seem to know their stuff.

My last tires were pretty badly worn.  Floyd got some service done on his vehicle.  They said he needed new tires.  I compared his to mine, and he had three times the tread that I did.  Oh my.

Bird electric scooter

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It seems we have a new rental electric scooter company in town.  Anybody hear of Bird?

The last company, Neuron, had bright orange scooters – rattly things that were like a tank version of a scooter.  (I’ve never actually rented one, but I heard others talk about them.)

Now we have Birds.