Dang, Vortex! Thank god you walked away on unbroken legs (and unbroken everything)!

Yay for Cashmere's mom!

As for me, my tooth is cracked across the top deep enough that the 2 halves move independently. However, new!dentist didn't discover that on x-rays; he discovered it by drilling out the temporary filling from the root canal. He says he doesn't know how old!dentist knew there was a problem, but that she's right -- the tooth is going to have to come out. Bah.

So I have to decide whether I want to go into large debt for an implant or less debt for a bridge. Bah, I say again.

New!dentist and his staff are awesome, though, and I am totally switching to him. Tooth is still in my head, but it needs to come out sooner rather than later. New!dentist is only open 2 days next week b/c of the 4th of July, and then he's out the following week for vacation, so I probably won't have it extracted until later in July, unless it suddenly becomes horribly painful or something.

Bah, I say a final time.

I feel okay, little sleepy. Neck is sore. Airbag deployed.

Basically, I had stopped at the stop sign, looked and didn't see her. Started out, she came flying down the road and tboned me when I was in the middle of the intersection.

Good lord, Vortex, how scary! I'm so glad you are okay. Take good care of yourself and heal up!

Yikes, Vortex! I'm so glad you're ok. Please take care of yourself.

I'm glad you're okay, Vortex. You'll probably be sore tomorrow though.

Steph, the advantage of an implant is that it's permanent. Considering how many crowns my mother has had redone, it seemed like a better option for me, particularly since my teeth hate me.

Glad you’re OK, Vortex. Yikes!

Wow, Vortex! I'm so glad you're ok!! That looks awful from the picture...thank god for your car being a good one, indeed!

I'm sad about my car. I loved that car. they will probably total it. It's an 8 year old car that isn't made anymore. Feh. I mean, I can buy a new one, but with no warranty, and no guarantee that I can get the parts.

I might end up leasing something, if only so I don't have to worry about committing right away. I don't make major decisions quickly.

Steph, the advantage of an implant is that it's permanent. Considering how many crowns my mother has had redone, it seemed like a better option for me, particularly since my teeth hate me.

The dentist recommends the implant. It kind of freaks me out, though -- it's a SCREW, embedded in your JAW! Also, insurance apparently doesn't pay for them (which makes no sense, but then, it's insurance, so why would they do something that makes sense?), but does pay at least part of a bridge.

I have some thinking to do. (Did I say BAH?)

Think of it as being a cyborg!