Joe,
She replies, ever so sweetly, "That's right, sonny, & we're not going
to hurt each other, are we?"
LOL.
I'm going to have to remember that one...that was just too funny. That
was just too funny. That's in line with the bumper sticker that said "My driving scares me, too". Or one that said "Hit Me. I Need The Money". <G>
When I went to a dentist here I asked after some work was done if everything needed to be replaced. "Not unless you want it" he replied.
He became my dentist right then and was until he died several years later.
I guess most have to try to pay back all their bills from medical school.
Dentists seem(ed) to be very protective of their work and wanted each mouth to be their own creation.
I don't think I ever ran into that. I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed in March, 1978...then had all of the rest of the teeth removed in July, 2000.
It was late September that year before I got dentures...so I've been with
my own set of "falsies" for 21 years. I guess I'm old enough to get into
heavy drinking...of non-alcoholic beverages. <G> Lately, I'm drinking
lemonade flavored Kool-Aid (not the Jim Jones Guyana brand, though <G>).
He also did a lot of denture work and when I got mine his place did
the work. (He had passed away by then). Never have had a problem with them.
About 10 years after I had the original ones in, I was going to need them re-lined. But, the dentist I was going to wanted well over $1000 to do it.
Yet, he told me about this one business called "Affordable Dentures" that
was closer to my home. So, I went there, and got a basic pair (upper and
lower) for around $450. I didn't care what they looked like...I just wanted
to be able to eat. They fit so perfectly, that I haven't had to use one bit
of PoliGrip, Fixodent, etc. on them.
However, if I cough or sneeze, they tend to want to fly out of my mouth. :P That reminds me of an episode of this TV courtroom show, where this one
woman was just talking on and on (come up for air, lady!!). She sneezed, and her dentures flew out of her mouth. She just bent down, picked them up off
the carpet, and put them back in her mouth. The judge asked "Aren't you going to wash them first??". She said "No", and was right back to her yacking.
Can you say "Ewww!!"??
I had to change my Medicare insurance last year, to get vision and dental insurance. Before then, one of the teeth on the lower denture had chipped.
It cost $125 to replace the tooth!! Another time, I had lost my grip on the dentures after cleaning them (I had soaked them overnight), and they dropped, breaking in two. So, I had to take them back to the place to be repaired. I forgot how much I had to pay for that. When they make the new dentures, any adjustments the first 60 days are free. After that time, "a nominal fee" applies. To me, the term "nominal" is relative.
I'm to have Yag Laser Surgery on my right eye on Nov. 18. I had undergone cataract surgery over 10 years ago, which corrected my visual acuity from 20/2000 to 20/20, with a little astigmatism. Well, normally after cataract surgery, a film develops on the lens, and it has to be burned off by the
Yag Laser. The left eye was done a few months after the surgery, but it
appears that the right eye needs it now.
I'm no longer able to drive at night, as my vision is "fogged" with the headlights, etc. There weren't any complications after the left eye surgery, but losing the sight is a remote possibility. If the surgery doesn't go
well, then I have to sell the car, as I won't be able to drive anymore.
While I can get groceries and medications delivered, as well as take Uber
out twice a month to the Post Office Box, or additional runs to go to any doctors appointments...it will suck being stuck at home.
Daryl
... Proctologist: A doctor who puts in a hard day at the orifice.
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