It’s My Imagination

Next Stop… The Eye Doctor

The thing I dislike most about aging is the number of visits to various doctors that I must make! I try to get by without going, but life just doesn’t seem to allow me to skip it all together.

Last week I had my major dental work done (still waiting to get the permanent crowns in 2 weeks). Tomorrow I will visit the eye doctor and am hoping my prescription hasn’t changed. The only reason I’m actually going is to get the prescription on my eye drops re-filled! Next week I return to the family physician for a blood test to check my cholesterol, again to get prescriptions re-filled. I really do despise getting older!

Dentist

I conquered my fear today and I should be feeling proud, but instead, I can’t feel half of my face!

My dentist has been talking to me for the past 2 years about removing old silver fillings and getting crowns. Finally, 2 weeks ago at my regular check up, he found very small cracks in 2 teeth that had silver fillings. So, I bit the bullet, put my ginormous fear aside, and went in today for the procedure.

I was given nitrous oxide, although I’m not sure how much it helped. My mouth was numbed and the drilling began. He removed two silver fillings from 2 bottom, back molars and then gave me a temporary crown. I go back in 3 weeks for the permanent crown. I will also have to ask him when he plans to do the same procedure on the left side. I’m thinking next year so that I can have the money set aside in our Health Savings Account, but I’ll have to wait and see what he says.

I’m trying to save my money for Invisalign braces, but at the rate I’m going, it will be a few years before I can do that. Today’s procedure cost me $1000, and that’s AFTER the insurance!

Mr. Obama – What Is The Governement Doing to Help?

Besides having Congressional hearings, what exactly is the government doing to provide assistance to the environment and animals whose habitat has been destroyed. These animals are not only covered in oil, but they are washing ashore, dead. Mr. Obama, what are your plans?