Fantastic news, Kristin!!
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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JenP - May 06, 2009 3:20:31 pm PDT #9085 of 30000
Atropa - May 06, 2009 3:31:20 pm PDT #9086 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Yay Aims!
Kristin, that is fantastic news!
I am ... eh, I'm okay. I'm back from the dentist, where I had my teeth bleached with lasers, whee! Now my teeth feel very tingly and sensitive, and I can't have any coffee or tea for three to four days, woe. But my teeth are very white.
Tomorrow is my follow-up mammogram, because there were some questions about the results of the first one. I am not thrilled about this.
JenP - May 06, 2009 3:33:22 pm PDT #9087 of 30000
Does it hurt while they're doing the laser treatment, Jilli? Or is it mostly sensitivity after? I'm considering getting it done at some point.
Infinitely more importantly, powerful good thoughts re: tomorrow's follow-up mammogram.
Atropa - May 06, 2009 3:37:35 pm PDT #9088 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It didn't hurt during the treatment. My teeth felt tingly, but nothing hurt. And I had read some horror stories about the procedure on the interwebs. (When I mentioned them to my dentist, he rolled his eyes and said "Whatever. None of that will happen to you because we're awesome".)
JenP - May 06, 2009 3:38:58 pm PDT #9089 of 30000
"Whatever. None of that will happen to you because we're awesome".
Ha! I love that! I want your dentist. But I think it's a little far to travel.
Beverly - May 06, 2009 3:41:27 pm PDT #9090 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Mammo-ma, Jilli. sorry. But look at that dazzling smile!
And yay for good, healthy eyes with no diabetic effects.
Also yay for Kristin's dad. And for easier movement for sj.
It's a great day at sea, sir!
Atropa - May 06, 2009 3:42:26 pm PDT #9091 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ha! I love that! I want your dentist. But I think it's a little far to travel.
Oh, you totally want my dentist. He's got the set-up that lets you watch DVDs on a screen that they can move around. Plus he's snarky and funny. But yeah, probably a bit too far to travel for you.
JenP - May 06, 2009 3:43:05 pm PDT #9092 of 30000
Beverly!
(Yeah, that's all.)
JenP - May 06, 2009 3:45:18 pm PDT #9093 of 30000
And even if I make it to the F2F, I think "dentist appointment" really shouldn't be on the list of activities. Plus which, out of network prices and all.
askye - May 06, 2009 4:02:35 pm PDT #9094 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Speaking as someone who has learned a bit about dentistry as an industry recently, if your dentist is a good dentist and knows what s/he is doing then teeth whitening should be fine.
What you don't want to do is go to a place offering teeth whitening where there is no dentist or hygienist on staff. I'm sure the Buffistas are aware of this, but really if you know someone who says they are thinking about getting their teeth whitened at the mall/Sam's/Costco/(and possibly day spa) tell the to stay away.
If the stuff they are hawking is "just like over the counter" it's cheaper to buy over the conter and if it's "just like the dentist office" then it needs to be in the dentist office. Not only is there very little training that goes on but they usually don't have ways to properly sanitize anything.