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Monday night I went to English Country Dancing. It really helped a lot to spend two and a half hours unable to think about anything but movement and music. I think it helped me to sleep well and have a much better day on Tuesday.

Today I have an emergency dental appointment at 3:30, argh. I hope I can get away with just an X-ray and some antibiotics today - the dentist's nurse thought I probably could - but any way you look at it, this is probably a sign that I have to stop avoiding regular dental visits. I haven't been in three years.

When I called the dentist assigned to me by my insurance plan, I discovered that although I live in a very large city with lots of dentists, I had been given a dentist in Westminster, a small town quite far from Baltimore. (Take a look at the map here.) It took about an hour on the phone to get things straightened out so that I now have an assigned dentist less than two blocks away from my house, an appointment with said dentist for this afternoon, and a prescription for prophylactic amoxicillin from my primary care doctor. (Because of my artificial hip, I'm required to take a large dose of antibiotics right before I have dental work done.)

Even with the dental stuff, I'm still feeling better today. Good.

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I hope the dental stuff goes smoothly today and overall. I have to stop avoiding regular dental visits too.

That is good to hear.

I feel your dental pain. I went through most of college without going to the dentist, and then last summer decided to schedule myself for a checkup. I had to go back once a week for the rest of the summer. It was awful. I swore to myself I would continue to go regularly, but it's been a year or so since I've gone back. Hopefully it will be better news when I do make it.

Because of my artificial hip, I'm required to take a large dose of antibiotics right before I have dental work done.

Is that because the hip bone's connected to the *beat* jaw bone? :-)

-J

That would explain why I've always had so much trouble walking.

And why I talk like a knee-jerk liberal.

Okay, stop me here.

Ack! I'm sorry to hear this. But I do understand why you might want to avoid going regularly.

Even with the dental stuff, I'm still feeling better today. Good.

Hooray for feeling better!

It says something about how today is going that I only just now read this entry. But I did get your phone mail message about lunch around 11:30 this morning, at which point I was able to stop worrying that I'd have to call you and tell you I couldn't make it. (Had to take Paula to the doctor at 9:00. Longer version available on request.)

I hope your dental appointment goes well. It's good to know you felt better for the ECD. I'll try calling tonight after I finish teaching my class.