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Tuesday 5 May 2015

last days with my teeth***

It has been my bad luck that given all the meds I am taking, my mouth is dry and the saliva glands no longer work, which in turn gave rise to decay in all my teeth, and so I have had to have them all out.. Tomorrow my last five will go and I am really feeling bad about it. The dentures that I have at the moment are not that good, as we have to wait six months before ordering a new one that will fit properly. so tomorrow when I have these ones out, the teeth are added to the main denture and I will have to wait for the six months until my jaw is settled. As I am going to Canada in 6 weeks time, and I did not want to end up with a tooth, or several breaking, I have opted to have them out tomorrow. I wanted to be under, and not aware, but because the drug would relax all my body muscles it could lead to very embarrassing situations with my bladder and bowel, so I have to have them out with ordinary injections. The dentist herself is delightful and I am sure will do her best to make it as easy as it is possible to do, but the mere act of it happening, makes me shudder. The last time I had several out, I was straight to bed and slept for a whole night, and over the next few days it worked out not too painful, so I am hoping this will be the same when the tops ones go. I know that lots of people have dentures and manage with them very well, but they do not have dry mouths and so this affects the glue stuff that I put to try and keep the dentures in place and can make the mouth feel very uncomfortable and weird... I know that eating is not going to be easy for quite a while whilst I get used to using them , and hopefully[ if I think positively], it will aid my weight loss... but I just hope it is not too painful and that I will be able to manage to eat everything that I will want to do. Since I have not had these dentures too long, I have been very careful how I eat and how to do it.. its the strangest thing relying on a row of plastic teeth... there are no feelings, just clunking against the jaw, and the old tongue has to play a much bigger part in softening the item before I can swallow it... So wish me luck, I know I am not terminally ill and that is a small price to pay for getting older... but its hard to get my head and heart around.. What has happened to you, did you manage to cope with them easily and manage like normal?

6 comments:

  1. I wish you luck and prayers for all your health issues lately. I hope you are able to enjoy your time Canada with your daughter.

    HUGS,
    Jolene

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  2. Janzi, I am sending you a ton of wishes, hoping and praying the procedure will be easier than you think! Smiling at your positive thoughts of a new more slender you!:-) It will all be good in the end, just wait and see. Thinking of you!

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  3. Wishing you the best of luck, with a full and speedy recovery! I had a partial plate once (while healing up to get a bridge) and it was fine once I got used to it. I'm sure it would be the same with a full denture.

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  4. Hope it all goes smoothly for you. Just think of that wonderful trip to Canada!
    Sending a {Hug}
    Rose H
    xx

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  5. I'll be thinking of tomorrow ! I had to have a big chunk of bone taken out of my jaw not long ago to put a post in...long story, but it all worked out and I am very happy for having done it. You will be too. This is the hard part but the results will be great! Best of luck for tomorrow and a good trip to Canada.

    PS: I hope the shingles are all gone!!!

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  6. Congratulations on the success of re-designing your website! Making it cleaner and more organized will totally lead you to gaining more followers and visitors. Also, thanks for the update, as well as for your very informative blogging, Lucien! All the best to you!

    Danyell Aleman @ Wool Wich Dental

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