Daily Update, May 13, 2024

    Around breakfast time Monday, I called my dentist about the abscessed tooth. I got their answering machine, so I left a message. Then I called my doctor, and left a message on their answering machine, too, asking them to forward to report from the emergency room to my dentist. my dentist's office called back and offered an appointment at 4pm that afternoon. I happily accepted. I tried calling my doctor a couple more times, but no luck. {smile}

   Around 3:30pm, I contacted Uber. The driver was further away than usual, so I called my dentist's office to warn them I was doing my best. Uber came and took me down when the driver could. My dentist took me quickly. He found two alarmingly big holes in my teeth - bigger than usual for how recently he'd seen me. He said sugar or acid are the usual causes, but he noticed trouble at the gumline... I can't think of any negative changes in those recently, but I have been less than happy with my toothbrushes for a while now...

   Then I went to make an appointment with the endodontist. I was hoping for speed. No such luck. The best I could do was an appointment a little over a month from now for one of the teeth, and another early in July for the other tooth. They put me on the waiting list for earlier appointments and promised to call if a spot opened up. I assume that means "and doesn't get filled by patients earlier in line. However, those things tend to cascade, so I will hope it works down to me. 

   When I got home, I thought it over, then found one toothbrush not too worn that I liked, and more online. I have ordered them, and the recommended mouth wash as well. I also gave 24 less than satisfactory but unused toothbrushes to our main nurse. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom again and read to her before that. she was awake and relatively alert when I went in. She did say she was enjoying this a few times. She enjoyed the readings and the pictures. First, I began my reading with scripture and thoughts about it. I read the 13th of May's entry first, since it's today's entry. Then I found the 10th of May's entry and read it. So, I'm now caught up there. After that, I continued her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2020. Then I read the next several pages from _Picture Book of Happy Babies_. Next, I read "Sleeping Beauty," from _5-minute Mary Engelbreit Fairy Tales_. I ended with _366 Stories for Bedtime_, reading two poems from it. First, I read the 10th of May's "Coloured Ballons," and then the 13th of May's "Happy Birthday!" {Smile}

   I realized that with the appointments so far in the future, I can't just wait for the teeth to get better to do my exercise. That said, I didn't want to overdo it, so I started with my head exercises. Then I did my arm swinging exercises, and after a break, my arm resistance exercises. {Smile}

   I played Cross Stitch World after breakfast and the first phone calls, and around later phone calls. I also read some articles, and I read more of the web novel, reaching the end of what I could easily open. After the appointment, I did some online shopping, since it looks like I need both mouthwash and new toothbrushes. I may have also written up Sunday's daily update before and into lunch. This took me to time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chatted with Ulty, Azurette, Dr. Faustus, and Dennis. Dennis joined me, and we finished a partly done story arc of his. Then we did a few of my missions before he left, Then I soloed a couple of hunts and got distracted with more online shopping. I did what exercise I got done, played some more Cross Stitch World, and tied up things in City of Heroes: Homecoming better than I had. Then I made notes in this to write from the next day and headed to bed. {Smile}