water tower
another look
across
80th street
see the water tower there on the right?
in the wee hours of the morning
on the way to the office
i have a very high pain threshold
so
when i had a little ache
in december
that went away
i ignored it
tucked it away
of course
things got worse
surgery
was done
a bone graft
was necessary
it cost a lot
insurance
still hasnt
reimbursed me
and
this weekend
why
is it
tooth/oral things
always
happen on weekends
when dentists arent in
is it some sort of odd karma
well
on sunday at brunch
i noticed
the area
that
was
healing
was
healing
was
feeling
odd
tingly
to the touch of the tongue
i know
dont put your tongue there and it wont tingle
right
monday
the odd feeling was gone
but
i am no fool
this time
i called the dentist
he wasnt in
i got an appointment for tuesday
he asked me
to describe
what i felt
he understood
exactly
what
it was
apparently
the bone graft
is
taking/healing
taking/healing
in
the process
there is/are
some
shedding
of
some
little bits
of
bone
he called it something i forget
there were
two
of these things
of these things
he
'helped'
them
leave
and
then
took an x-ray
sigh
in janaury
he removed
a fractured root
from
a root-canaled tooth
under a bridge
now
he thinks
he should have taken more
sigh
so
after i return from paris
i will have more of this mess dealt with
he promises
it will be a lot less invasive
riiiiiight
