back to our regularly scheduled program...

Last night, I looked in the mirror at the place where my tooth had been up until a week ago. I saw something I wasn't expecting to see, and decided that the healing was not going well. Maybe I had pulled a stitch out prematurely? Or brushed too vigorously? I imagined that I was going to need perhaps more cutting and certainly more stitches to hold things together better.

So I called the surgeon's office this morning. They were very reassuring and very nice, and after checking with the doctor, said that I was probably fine. They also said that if I was still concerned, it was fine to come in. So I went over. The assistant looked in my mouth and said that the ugly thing I'd seen was a piece of (blush) stuck food. She very gently got it out.

The surgeon came in to take a look and said that I'm healing just fine, and to just be gentle. Phew phew phew. Everyone had a good chuckle and I was sent on my way.

So, back to our regularly scheduled program.

Today, we're meeting a new financial guy -- did I mention that the one I had, of whom I was very fond and to whom I was very grateful for his help, had died back in August? So it's time to get back on track with that.

Oh, and my doctor does not accept the Yet Another Insurance company that we're switching to, nor is he planning to take on new insurance companies (or new patients for that matter). I'm very fond of him and I'm dreading finding another doctor -- last time, I went through two interim doctors who just weren't cutting it. This one does cut it, but I don't want to find out what paying him out of pocket feels like.

And maybe it's time to switch dentists, too. I love my hygeniest, I think my dentist is a fine craftsman, but I'm not really happy with his chair-side manner, especially after this latest episode. In fact, he was downright brusque, dismissive, and a little insulting to boot. And this is the guy who advertises himself as being good with "scaredy cats" (that would be me). Uh, apparently not if something is going wrong.

So we have a few projects on our plate, and I'm hoping that all upcoming transitions will be smooth.