In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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I like "The Rookie". Though it is only the first episode I have seen.
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SIX, I think KIKI is on to something here.
Since you have infection leading to bone loss, then treatment with antibiotics should end the infection and stabilize the process.
I understand why implants would be financially impossible in the case of serious bone loss ... someone who worked in the lab had implants done, but she had to have her infection cured and jawbone re-grown, which involved surgery: Scraping out the deteriorated bone, inserting an antiobiotic-soaked pledget plus oral antibiotics, then adding a bone graft consisting of bone chips, glue and growth factor ... and going thru this twice because the infection wasn't totally cleared up the first time ... then implanting the titanium posts and waiting for the bone graft to grow around them so that it was solid, before being able to add the "teeth". She didn't work for me so I wasn't really tracking what was going on, but it seemed every time we caught up with each other in the breakroom it was another installment in the multi-month saga of her teeth. BTW there WAS a happy ending to the story despite setbacks and the re-dos: Her jawbone was finally solid enough for the implants to be completd.
Point is, IMPLANTS would be a long involved process because your jawbones would have to be reconstructed/ regrown to be solid enough to accept the titanium posts. But ending the infection and stopping the bone loss might be thought of as a MEDICAL procedure.
So ... and sorry, I know you posted about this already but I don't remember the details ... I know that you have bone loss. Is the bone loss progressive or has it stabilized? In other words, have you had X-rays taken a few years apart which show continuing deterioration? What would your doctor say if you took those x-rays to his office and asked for his MEDICAL help in curing the infection and stopping the bone loss? Some doctors can be very helpful, especially if you explain that you don't have dental coverage and need medical help to fix the problem.
Also, as I understand it, the reason why you want your teeth pulled is because they are the entry point for bacteria to reach your jawbones? That you could possibly go through a few rounds of anitbiotics and be cured, only to have the problem re-occur?
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
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Quote:Well, don't forget - I've been retired for almost two years now. I spent the first eight months just figuring out how to fix my snoring to get enough sleep so I wasn't so crushingly sleep-deprived, and I've spent the remaining time trying to figure out how to solve the aches and pains (and that nearly eight-month side-trip with Levaquin side effects didn't help) and restore better sleep habits so that I wasn't always waking up at stupid o'clock. I've committed to doing whatever it takes to get at least seven hours, even if I have to shift over to the couch and propping myself up on pillows so I can sleep on my back.
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Signy, I envy your progress. I wish I had the fortitude to do that level of work myself. But congratulations!!! on your multiple accomplishments to date!
FWIW, hubby discovered that taking Tylenol and ibuprofen before bed ... and decongesting his nose and using nose strips ... and taking Rolaids ... and not eating fatty foods within a few hours of bedtime ... and air-conditioning the bedroom to 71F ... and really blocking out light and noise ... has upped his chances of getting a good nights sleep considerably.
Also, although having three people at home does increase the workload (Guess what? Shopping, cooking, diswashing and laundering for three really ISN'T as easy as doing the same for one) I also have a lot of help. Hubby really helps with the big stuff, and dear daughter does the laundry and helps me with the painting and yardwork.
In fact, we're within 30 minutes of having the back bedroom done. I was doing the wall touch-up and she was working on finshing the trim, and the now the only thing left is a little bit of trim.
Did I mention that I LOVE the color that I picked out? I recommend Behr Paint's "Campfire Ash". I spent a month deciding on the color; I don't know why it took me so long when I picked out the office color in five minutes. I think I just needed a good inspiration. The office was inspired by "snowy/icy landscape on a sparkling day" and the bedroom (finally) by "Central California coastal forest in fog". So everthing in the office will be white, or gray, or light silver ... and if I can find an acrylic window film that sparkles, so much the better. But in the bedroom the walls and ceiling are "far away" colors (neutral gray and soft white), the drapes will be a little "closer" (taupe leaf and twig pattern on off-white) and the rest of the room will be closer still (soft pine green, higher-contrast stripes, pops of cranberry red, etc) and dark flooring.
Also, I learned that I like the ceiling and trim to be the same color, just different reflectances ... I like eggshell for the ceiling and walls but satin for the trim (semi-gloss is just too shiny and synthetic-looking for the effect that I want).
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
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One of the things I DID complete was looking through a number of online plant databases for SoCal natives to complete my 'plant palette' to semi-finalize my landscaping plan. It's sit-down work so it goes much better with my energy levels!
I have a few basic requirements - vines to cover the outside of the fence along the alley to decorate such a dreary public space!, generally large shrubs for the lowest elevation perimeter with pavers for the ground (I'll have chairs, a fire-pit, table, maybe a hammock and perhaps an umbrella), and small multi-trunked trees on both sides of the rest of the property with wood patios and walkways. I prefer things that throw shade that you can walk under, to both allow breezes underneath and to shade the ground to reduce heating up the yard.
Then I realized just a little while ago that my original plan featured a LOT of spring-blooming plants, as is typical of SoCal natives, but not too many that bloom in summer and fall. And I wanted to increase the year-round wildlife and pollinator utility of the yard. So that's why I was going through the databases.
But even databases I think of as reliable - USDA plants database, CalFlora, and Las Pilitas as examples - are wildly discrepant about things such as size, bloom time, and even something as basic as whether or not a plant is evergreen!!!
So I've come up with alternatives for every spot, and it'll be up to fate - what can I easily get commercially, and experimentation - what thrives, and what characteristics does it have, to determine the final landscape.
And I found online a broadcast of a particular episode of a PBS show 'Garden Smart'. THIS IS AN AWESOME PARK!
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Nose dripping for three days. Got feed-up and took an allergy tablet. Feeling much better now.
Got two more boxes in the living room. Going to open them in a bit and see what is in them.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
SIX, I think KIKI is on to something here.
Since you have infection leading to bone loss, then treatment with antibiotics should end the infection and stabilize the process.
It would be nice if either my step-bil or dentist would think of this...
When I paid $1,500 cash for a root scaling and planing, they put these picks under my gums, sent them to a lab to find out what bacteria was doing the deed and put me on antibiotics. I could try to talk to that periodontist to get those records. Assuming he's still open and a fire didn't burn the building down, they should still have them. I don't even remember what antibiotic I was given, but I do remember it wasn't your standard amoxicillin. I'd never heard of it prior to that.
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I understand why implants would be financially impossible in the case of serious bone loss ... someone who worked in the lab had implants done, but she had to have her infection cured and jawbone re-grown, which involved surgery: Scraping out the deteriorated bone, inserting an antiobiotic-soaked pledget plus oral antibiotics, then adding a bone graft consisting of bone chips, glue and growth factor ... and going thru this twice because the infection wasn't totally cleared up the first time ... then implanting the titanium posts and waiting for the bone graft to grow around them so that it was solid, before being able to add the "teeth". She didn't work for me so I wasn't really tracking what was going on, but it seemed every time we caught up with each other in the breakroom it was another installment in the multi-month saga of her teeth. BTW there WAS a happy ending to the story despite setbacks and the re-dos: Her jawbone was finally solid enough for the implants to be completd.
Sounds like my mom's own story. She was undergoing this process for YEARS. At least 5 years before it was done. It began in her late 50's. When I had my scans done the first time and my step-bil looked like the grim reaper telling me I was going to die, he told me that my own situation was already worse than hers was. I was only around 34 at the time.
Yeah... There is ZERO chance that I could ever afford it. It would cost about as much as I paid for my house to get it done.
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Point is, IMPLANTS would be a long involved process because your jawbones would have to be reconstructed/ regrown to be solid enough to accept the titanium posts. But ending the infection and stopping the bone loss might be thought of as a MEDICAL procedure.
One would like to think
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So ... and sorry, I know you posted about this already but I don't remember the details ... I know that you have bone loss. Is the bone loss progressive or has it stabilized? In other words, have you had X-rays taken a few years apart which show continuing deterioration? What would your doctor say if you took those x-rays to his office and asked for his MEDICAL help in curing the infection and stopping the bone loss? Some doctors can be very helpful, especially if you explain that you don't have dental coverage and need medical help to fix the problem.
It's absolutely progressive. Step-bil said so the last time I saw him in October. My gums which hadn't receded much at all back when I was 34 are so far gone now that a few of the worst teeth have exposed roots, which is why I'm constantly in pain and I have to wash with peroxide several times a day on top of regular brushing, flossing and quite a few washes with regular mouthwash.
I could give it a shot. I have something better than X-Rays... at least I think I do... assuming my step-sis and step-bil didn't lose them. It was a new CT machine that I was the initial guinea pig on. It takes living, breathing scans for around 20 seconds and you can actually see live video of your entire skull in 3D and rotate it around and zoom in. The guy who told me that he wouldn't be surprised if I always felt run down because I
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"I have something better than X-Rays... at least I think I do... assuming my step-sis and step-bil didn't lose them."
Just a caution. I had MRI's done for one doctor due to back pain and brought them home on disc. When the pain came back a half-year later, I took the disc to another doc. But his software couldn't read my images (even though my generic image software at home managed just fine).
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Bright and sunny here today.
Out in a bit. Things to do and people to see.
Got a couple of more boxes cleared out yesterday. 
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Great progress Brenda !!!! You inspire me to do more here!
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Speak of the devil...
I'll be losing my 3rd tooth today.
The one next to the molar I pulled over a year ago has been bothering me for about a month and a half, on and off, but last night about halfway through my work shift it was agonizing. It hasn't gotten any better since. I've already taken 4 of the 6 pain pills you're warned not to take on the label, and they barely put a dent in the pain. I haven't slept in nearly 24 hours because of it.
About 2 hours ago, I said fuck it and I grabbed a pair of needle nose pliers, douced them in rubbing alcohol and went to work...
Bad idea. Though 10 times as painful, this one was nowhere near as loose as the molar was when I was easily able to pop it out. The only pain I've ever felt comparable to that was when I fell on my stairs and nearly broke my back.
My dentist is a godsend. They called me back when I told them what I did and he's going to see me in about an hour and a half from now.
I was really hoping I could put this one off as long as possible, but it's got to go now. I'm pretty sure that once this one is out it's going to quite noticeable and it's going to screw with the symmetry of my face. I could notice it after the molar was out, but people told me they didn't notice it until I said something.
I might ask him to remove the molar on the other side while he's in there if he has the time since it's got to go soon too. It might help with the symmetry problem. Since it's barely painful now compared to this one, it'll be fine if we need to schedule another appointment for that. I'm just grateful that he's able to see me on such short notice.
Probably not going to make it to work tonight. Not a huge deal since I wasn't scheduled, but I hate having to go back on my word when I told my team lead I'd be in. She was happy as hell to see me last night and could have really used the extra help again tonight.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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