Colleen
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No not me, my son is going on vacation with his grandparents tomorrow for a whole week. In another country. You know the one up North lol. He will be among the French speaking northerners. Without me. In a way, I sort of will be on vacation. The past few weeks have been crazy with getting him ready for school and doctors appointments and what not. Now nothing except work. And the Gym. And the QT. And some wine. And a medium rare steak or two. Expect to see a little more of me :)
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When can we talk about spinning?
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Leanna, If at all possible, get the root canal and crown! Once you have one tooth out, the likelihood of another needing to be pulled increases, plus your teeth may shift. Try the dental schools if they are close by. I've heard they charge you half price, but you must have the money up front. I am with you in the dental hell, trust me. I think only one other person around the QT knows my situation, wasn't going to announce it, but if it helps you by knowing you aren't the only one then all is good. I once had great, beautiful teeth even perfectly straight and white. Don't know what happened, but it's thought that being on oral steroids a lot masked infections that could have been handled if I had known when they were cavities. Anyway, shortly after I quit, out of the blue one morning I woke up in the most agonizing pain. When I got to the dentist, he told me he might be able to save these two teeth with root canals and crowns. At that price, I might as well get 2 dental implants at $5k each, right..cause they last forever. Well, clearly I didn't have the resources for any of that. He said they needed to come out and since this wasn't my first rodeo, I would need a partial. I refused to have those 2 teeth pulled for over a year, even though I was in agonizing pain because I couldn't replace them. I've had teeth pulled before but they were in the way back and couldn't be seen even when I smiled. These teeth were tooth # 4 & 5, visible when smiling with teeth showing. I found every excuse to get prescribed antibiotics, just to keep the pain at bay, not that it always worked. Put me in a big depression, finally had them out last month. Because I left them in for so long, they had the worst time pulling them, because they were rotten. Still healing and I refuse to smile. It's going to cost almost $3K, because I need a crown and a partial. Not worried about about the partial b/c it's not noticeable, it's the money...I feel you Leanna. I wish dentists would offer payment plans, I know how you feel. I have been throwing a little money to the dentist as I can in advance, only up to $350, but I'll get there someday. Hopefully, I will be able to preserve the jaw for implants in the future when I can afford them. Leanna, I am sorry I did not mean to spill my guts on this, but I wanted you to know take care of your teeth while you can. The wedding can be postponed, if necessary. Trust me when I say, you do not want to have tooth pulled. Hugs...
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So...when do you think spinning will be made a sport? :D
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-1 Somebody tell the sticks to stop cheating!
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Anything you don't want unregistered guests to read. For instance, you could post in there about how you won the big lottery. That way you wouldn't have to share the money with guests...just us :biggrin:
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Wow Comrade, sorry you had to go through that. Glad all is well now. Do you wonder if you had still been a smoker, what the outcome would be? Congrats on 7 months!
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Welcome Abigail :)
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Nice job Evelyn! About the humidity, my breathing is at it's worst when it is humid too.
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Susana, Don't you even think about a posting holiday. What happened the other times you took a break from posting? This quit you have is good, your best yet. Didn't you say that recently? Don't throw that away Susana. You got this, if you want it.
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-3 It won't be long...Morning All!
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Ava, I've heard of people making their own. Time consuming, but more cost effective.
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Chrysalis, Glad you are here. At the QT, you will find more than one method of quitting and you will see a whole lot of respect for one another. Allen Carr, E-Cig, Cold Turkey, it really doesn't matter - as long as you don't smoke. Some of us watched from afar your struggles with intimidation elsewhere and wanted to reach out to you, but we knew you'd make your way here eventually all on your own. You made it here, jump on in. There is a lot of joking around at the QT, still keeping the quit and helping each other is the prime focus. Welcome :)
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Welcome :)
