These dentists have been great to my sister for 12 years, so they get 5 stars. Along with that, a…read morelot of good that came out of this one weekend I visited. What a blessing it would be to have my tooth pulled and be encouraged to have any hot beverage I want as long as it is soft and would not physically stab into my mouth. A lesson on the perfect moment to dissolve a blood clot is here to save the day. It turns out that writhing around in excruciating pain while your body phases through extreme temperatures for three days straight has its benefits. I'm here to list the trusting patient's firsthand advantages of a new self improvement plan, "Dry Socket":
1. Weight loss. 15 lbs gone, looks like. I don't think I'm dehydrated. This must be due to the extra deal I got with that overeating temptation being completely gone while feeling my body having no choice but to burn whatever calories are available.
2. No sexual, shopping, or sugary food temptations as the brain and body no longer allow these functions.
3. Extra appreciation for the simple things in life, like walking, laughing, feeling sunshine (although that one applies to everyone who lives in Elkhart), sleeping or staying awake when desired, and even expecting to be alive tomorrow. These are so much more appreciated!!
4. Awareness of how much impact a small piece of advice, be it by mistake or not, who even knows, can have on an individual.
5. Finally making it to the "Pollyanna" DVD, (this requires many DVDs) where you learn how to be thankful for punishments by default.
6. Closeness to family. When everyone is either wondering if you'll die or trying to convince you to take some antibiotics, which, of course, you feel you need due to your face, ear, head, and gum pain and pressure, you tend to communicate more and are grateful to see each other, even if only by text, for yet another day.
7. Your own mistakes are compounded for an extra-learning experience. I thought it was okay to torture myself by essentially replacing my bloodstream with raw garlic toxins by forcing myself to hold pieces in my gums all night and seeing that even the ones halfway across my mouth turned white in the morning. Sometimes, even with nice plants like garlic, things can be out of moderation, and that, combined with the fact that potentially decomposing flesh throughout your jaw, mouth, and sinus areas, especially combined with the possibility of having a flu virus, can be a problem. You also learn that "no heavy lifting for the rest of the day," which makes picking up a box of cheese seem innocent, is really just silly medical verbage for "absolutely nothing that ever so slightly raises the blood pressure for at least 48 hours"
8. This might sound like a negative, since it's a 'loss' of appreciation for something, but my coffee addiction may be gone, especially since it was the 'root' (literally) cause of experience. Even after the beginning, when I still didn't understand this, the heat and caffeine of subsequent drinks compounded the existing pain, solidifying the nurture psychological response to be deathly afraid of the black liquid. However, I have learned that I can still enjoy it as long as I rinse with salt water, so this may be a problem.
9. Considering that it is useful for both having medical issues which would cause the VA to help with anything dental whatsoever combined with transferring to your local VA at least a month in advance, and it is also useful to work for someone with dental insurance, the possibility for something like this occurring after using your remaining expense money could cause you to miss a crucial day of work in order to purchase something useful, such as, emergency antibiotics, car insurance in a state which puts 100% of the accident on you if you don't have insurance, and fuel to get back to work just once.
10. Prayers. Anything you think you haven't admitted to God that you aren't really sure is wrong or something you're unsure he's commanded you to do but you're just wanting to triple check? Well, you'll have a bit of extra time on your hands for this between unconsciousness and movie time when your eyeballs aren't hurting too much to function.
Thanks, Stauffer Dental Associates for finally being the ones to rip out the annoying tooth which looked like it had an infection in the gums (the reason I wanted it out, but apparently a reason to not take it out until after the antibiotic - obviously prescribed in emergency by the patient's sister since the dentist's emergency number on the answering machine is inaudible - has been taken for a few days) It took me numerous people and dental offices to actually believe it needed taken out despite my discomfort for 2 years, so, jocosely, you guys are apparently one of the best 'standard' (non-IAOMT non-natural) dental offices I've visited from around the country!
