It feels like I’ve not posted anything for 6 months, I know it’s not that long but it feels like it’s been forever.

So what’s been going on?

Well the biggest thing at the moment is what’s happening with my mouth. I went to the dentist last week because I had really bad toothache. It’s like one of the first times I’ve had toothache, I don’t remember ever having it before. So yes, trip to the dentist. Well I had no idea what to expect and of course the anxiety had to join the party.

So there I am laying back in the chair trying to explain to the dentist what the issue was. This was on top of the pain, the confusion, the anxiety and the dry mouth. I got there in the end though.

He starts looking round my mouth and comments on how dry it was. I’m not talking dry like when you need a drink I’m talking desert like. Tongue sticking to random bits of my mouth, issues talking because of it and difficulty moving my lips because they’re stuck to my teeth. As he’s looking about he has a bit of a poke here and there and says that the dry mouth is affecting my teeth.

I learnt something new that the spit in your mouth has stuff in it that protects and replenishes your teeth as I have issues with dry mouth my teeth aren’t getting replenished the way they should do. He goes on to say that the tooth that was causing the issue isn’t right and is wobblyand the one behind it has a hole in it.

He then told me the different options. He said you can have root canal work that takes about 3 hours and could still result in losing the teeth or or he could just take them out.

So by this point I was totally lost and confused and had no idea what to do or even what was going on. I’m just glad that my mum was there to help me understand. She knew I was lost because of the dazed and confused look on my face and the fact I kept looking at her.

At the time I was just worried that if the 2 teeth had to come out that my mouth would collapse and I’d end up looking like one of the really old men that have taken out their false teeth. All I could think to ask was do you need the teeth?

Thankfully he explained things clearly and slowly so I eventually understood. He took one of the dentist X-ray things also said that I needed to go to hospital for a more accurate one that looked at all of the teeth not just the bits he got from his X-ray.

He also said that I don’t have to make a decision then and there. I think this was partly down to my confusion and the fact I needed things explaining. He gave me a prescription for some extra strong fluoride toothpaste (it’s like sensodyne but on smack) and for some spray to help with the pain from the tooth and the pain from certain foods. He also told me that my brushing was good but because of the dry mouth I needed to brush more and take even better care of my teeth.

So now I’m brushing my teeth for 4 minutes at a time with this special tooth paste. There seems to be no hope for the 2 teeth but the toothpaste should help protect the rest.

Obviously my mum talked to me about what she would do, when we got home we talked it through with dad and even got to talk to katie to get her opinion. So all 3 pretty much said get them out and have done with them. So after some thought and discussion I made the choice that they should just come out and not bother with the stress and strain that root canal work would cause especially if that it wasn’t guaranteed to work.

So after making the decision I got mum to call the dentist and say what I’d chosen to do. I still have to go for the X-ray and wait for a couple of weeks before the work can be done but at least I know it’s going to get sorted out eventually.

So what else have I been up to?

I’ve done a few more rows on the second sock for mum.so it’s about 4 and a bit inches long now. I’ve done some tangling:

I’ve also made some more cards:

The top one is a 21st card for a friend of the family and the thank you card if for the pharmacy team at Boots. It’s from mum to say thanks for the help while all her medication kept being chopped and changed. I’ve made one or two other cards but as they haven’t been given/sent out yet I’m not putting up any pics, just in case the people they’re for see this post.

I’ve also got back involved with the keystone crystals group on Facebook. I gave an apology for not doing anything with them for a long time and also gave some messages using some of my cards. I pulled two cards to help me make the apology and then another one just for a bit of a message for the group. Those posts seemed to go down well and there was a positive response from people too.

Oh the other major thing is, I’m cutting down on full fat coke. I know it doesn’t sound much but if you know how much I drank it’s a major thing. I’m doing on advice from the dentist I haven’t gone complete cold turkey but I only have at most 2 cans throughout the day now.

I’m just glad that there have been so many positive changes with diet drinks now. I used to hate diet drinks because of the fake sugar taste that they had but now I’m pleased to say that they do not taste anywhere near as bad as they did, in fact they are quite good.

Because of the issues with my teeth I’ve also been working with Reiki and Karuna a little bit more. Just giving my mouth and teeth a good blast at least once a day. The other thing I’ve been doing is trying to not eat or drink anything for about an hour after brushing my teeth just to give the toothpaste some time to do it’s thing. That can be a bit difficult because of the dry mouth though.

But hey ho that’s the way the cookie crumbles.

Love and light