Evening, all. Light day in the cafe, I see. Hope everyone's day has been more fun than mine.
See, last week I noticed a problem with one of my crowns. Crowns, for those young enough and lucky enough not to have any, are critters that dentists put on your teeth when your teeth get damaged and need protection, but you can still keep the tooth. To put it on, they have to shape the tooth to a nice geometric form so the crown will hold. This involves lots of medication...
Anyway, mine was throbbing a bit after eating stuff last week. It would die down after a bit, but on Friday, after buying a bottle of ibuprofen to ease the pain, I called my dentist to see about coming in. They were gone for the week when I called...
Last night, around two in the morning in my hotel room in Chicago, the throbbing started again rather mercilessly. I'd been popping ibuprofen as needed, but hadn't needed any for most of the day. At two AM, though, I needed and WANTED it...
To make a long story less long, I get to go tomorrow for an X-ray so they can see what's up. I hope they find something quickly...
Moral of the story: Even though it looks cool when someone does it, don't open beer or pop bottles with your teeth. It just ain't worth it...
And with that, I'm going to finish in here, get out there, and kill something.... in Ehb
