Greek Dentists

I have decided to make it my goal to visit every health professional office in Greece. Two down. The teeth on the left side of my mouth had been throbbing for days. After my last hospital visit, I didn't want to put anyone out so I chugged Tylenol like candy and tried to get through it, hoping it was just my wisdom teeth coming in. Today it drove me to tears so I swallowed my pride and saw Mr. Myhan. After examining my mouth, we discovered that it appeared that one of my molars was severely chipped off. We decided that it would be best for me to go to the dentist. So...we once again loaded into his cute blue Toyota Corolla and headed for the city. I apologize immensely to him for being the 'trouble child.' A normally very healthy person, it blows my mind that my body has picked this time to fall apart. Haha. What's next-- the eye doctor?

I sat in the dentist chair when this young, hip lady in a mini-skirt walks in. Just the cute little hygienist, right? Wrong. She grabbed a huge needle and aimed it for my mouth-- it was then that I realized that Barbie was, in fact, my dentist. She numbed half of my face and had me wait in the waiting room while she dealt with another patient. Captain talked to me a few times and I tried to answer without drooling all over the place. I stuck to reading a magazine. The dentist was very nice and as gentle with me as a dentist can be. She told me the verdict which was very bleak. Apparently, when my dentist back home filled in a cavity, he left some decay at the bottom. The decay had eaten its way to the top, leaving my tooth exposed-- thus the pain. It's never good when a health care professional uses explicits when examining your mouth. I wondered if my breath was horrific or if I was going to have to get dentures. She gave me a therapeutic filling and said that if it doesn't get better, I will have to get a root canal. Either way, I'm going to have to get a root canal, but I'm hoping it can wait for the states. This filling is supposed to last for 6 months if it works. Pray that it does.

We are leaving for our trip tomorrow so I won't be able to write for a few days. Just pray that my teeth don't start acting up and that I can enjoy our travels. Don't think this mess is ruining my time-- I am going to conquer all this! I say this now, numbed completely with Novocaine (spelling) but I hope that I can say that no matter what situation I'm in. I am learning about Paul, but the whole "thorn in the flesh" aspect of his life is starting to sink in. Maybe it's a disguised lesson!

I won't be able to write for a few days, but know that I will come back with tales of Corinth and Acrocorinth and all those places! :-) Thank you for your comments and overwhelming support! Happy Birthday Ryan! Good job at All-State Kelsey! Sorry I can't be there for you guys! Save me some cake ;)