NaNoWriMo is haaard.
Also I was sick at the beginning of the month pretty bad and then my cat was sick for a week even badder and I had to start my book over and then my brain broke and then the sun got in my eyes...
But really, the CAT was sick and it feels like I have been living on the edge of panic about him dying for weeks. Really, it's only been a little over a week and he's better and now I should be getting back on track for the book.
37,000 words to go! Just over 5 days!
And that's all I really have to say.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
My toofs
Today I had my FOURTH followup at my dentist. They like my strong teeth, they're impressed with the care I take of them, and we all want them to be prettier. So the last time I was there, he talked about what they could do versus what braces could do and the various costs and time tables of each of those things. The upshot is that likely the braces would take 3-3.5 years and I'd still have to get an implant and my gum line worked on and things shifted around a bit to compensate for gaps after I was done. Whereas the crowns (or veneers or bridge or whatever) they could do on just my front top line would make it LOOK like I had straight teeth all through. And I could have that all done in three weeks, basically. And it would cost less. They would even take out that tooth that's all by its lonesome behind the other teeth--the one my mom is always worried will go straight through my tongue one of these days.
So, here are some examples of my teeth as they are now (none straight on from the front, unfortunately):
And here is the model of my teeth as they would look after the procedures--well, sort of. They'd actually do a little more shaving of the teeth on my right side (left side of picture) so that tiny little tooth that the lab put in the gap that's there currently would actually match the size of the corresponding tooth on the other side. And there's gum shaving involved in the whole procedure! So weird. Oh, yes, and free teeth whitening thrown in because I know his daughter (and I think he feels kind of sorry for me) though I feel the need to point out that my teeth are actually whiter than this already, thank heavens. Anyway:
I would love this! Truly, I would. So if anyone has the $5800 it'll run me, feel free to pass it along. Yeaaaahhhh. Insurance might pay for it if I had any decay at all, but I don't, so these crowns all count as cosmetic. *sigh* Still, he did promise me that this price would be good until next Thanksgiving, so I've got a year to raise the money!
Anyone out there need a kidney? :D
So, here are some examples of my teeth as they are now (none straight on from the front, unfortunately):
And here is the model of my teeth as they would look after the procedures--well, sort of. They'd actually do a little more shaving of the teeth on my right side (left side of picture) so that tiny little tooth that the lab put in the gap that's there currently would actually match the size of the corresponding tooth on the other side. And there's gum shaving involved in the whole procedure! So weird. Oh, yes, and free teeth whitening thrown in because I know his daughter (and I think he feels kind of sorry for me) though I feel the need to point out that my teeth are actually whiter than this already, thank heavens. Anyway:
I would love this! Truly, I would. So if anyone has the $5800 it'll run me, feel free to pass it along. Yeaaaahhhh. Insurance might pay for it if I had any decay at all, but I don't, so these crowns all count as cosmetic. *sigh* Still, he did promise me that this price would be good until next Thanksgiving, so I've got a year to raise the money!
Anyone out there need a kidney? :D
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