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Simfers

Simfers

So tomorrow, I get to go to the dentist to get all four of my wisdom teeth out. It had become a necessity, and I'm not even scared about it (it's a routine procedure in this day and age, and I had eye surgery, teeth ain't no big thing). Also, I get to take the rest of the week off, I get to be pampered a bit by my sweetie and I have Uncharted 4 ready and willing to pass the time.

But still! DENTIST!!!! WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!:cry:

Yeah, OK, I'll shut up now.

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Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!!!!!!
 
Zappit

Zappit

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Simfers said:
So tomorrow, I get to go to the dentist to get all four of my wisdom teeth out. It had become a necessity, and I'm not even scared about it (it's a routine procedure in this day and age, and I had eye surgery, teeth ain't no big thing). Also, I get to take the rest of the week off, I get to be pampered a bit by my sweetie and I have Uncharted 4 ready and willing to pass the time.

But still! DENTIST!!!! WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!:cry:

Yeah, OK, I'll shut up now.

:hide:

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!!!!!!
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If your dentist is good, it's not that bad a procedure. I went to an oral surgeon to get mine out. They knocked me out, and about a half-hour later, it was over. I was eating Mac and Cheese that night. Velveeta was a friend that day.

Crossing my fingers it goes that easy for you.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

It really depends on how your wisdom teeth are implanted. I had one removed and it was a 5 minute job, just a little prick and going to town with a big set of tongs.
On the other hand, my GF had two out and she needed a complete anesthetic and several days to recuperate.
 
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3 of mine were easy. The 4th had abscessed (which was why I was there), and on top of that had a hooked root that required the oral surgeon to chip some of the jawbone with a hammer. That one wasn't so fun. All just with a local, though.
 
Simfers

Simfers

Yeah, I've heard some decidedly mixed reports about the procedure. A friend of mine was eating solid foods the very next day, a different friend was out on his ass for three weeks with infections. Seems luck of the draw is the biggest factor. But I'm not worried, the surgeon (I keep calling him a dentist, but that's not QUITE accurate) came highly recommended, I know people who went to him and everything went swimmingly. Still, hoping I built up a lot of good-boy-karma and such.

I'm prepared, though. I have fruits and assorted fixings and a powerful blender for smoothies, and my girlfriend and I spent a significant portion of Saturday making a huge quantities of thick, savoury soups.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

Haven't been to any of my class reunions, 30th is coming up. I kept up with the people I wanted to, let loose of lots of people I had one thing in common with (graduated at the same ceremony), and generally don't enjoy getting together with people that look at every social occasion is a perfect reason to get drunk. I'd have to hit one of them again, I'm sure.
 
strawman

strawman

Simfers said:
Yeah, I've heard some decidedly mixed reports about the procedure.
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I opted to be put out completely, and I'm glad I did. I understand they had to shatter two of them and remove them in smaller pieces. Looked like a squirrel for several days, but pain wasn't an issue, never used the Tylenol 3 they gave me.
 
strawman

strawman

PatrThom said:
Not really, unless you mean the 70's.

--Patrick
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While pop wheels (TM) were introduced in 1978, I admit to thinking of heelys, which was a 1999 patented version of pop wheels with just one wheel in the heel.

But goosebumps was most certainly 90's, introduced in 1992 and going through over 60 books by 1997.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

stienman said:
While pop wheels (TM) were introduced in 1978, I admit to thinking of heelys, which was a 1999 patented version of pop wheels with just one wheel in the heel.

But goosebumps was most certainly 90's, introduced in 1992 and going through over 60 books by 1997.
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Yeah, Goosebumps were 90's. The series was new when I was in elementry school, so I joined a "horror" book club for kids and got them (plus other fun stuff and books) every month. I think I had the first 50 by the end of middle school?

Fun fact: I still have the awesome skull bank I got with my first delivery.

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Squidleybits

Squidleybits

Both kids are sick and I have them at a clinic. We were meant to be at a birthday super tonight but I can't take this hot mess express there.

Fingers crossed I don't catch it as well!
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Squidleybits said:
Both kids are sick and I have them at a clinic. We were meant to be at a birthday super tonight but I can't take this hot mess express there.

Fingers crossed I don't catch it as well!
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SPOILER ALERT:

you're going to catch it as well, when they're both more or less recovered and have too much energy and are noisy and annoying :(
 
strawman

strawman

Squidleybits said:
I bought a foolish amount of it at the drugstore lol. My head is pounding .. Bleh
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Chlorox disinfecting wipes are the bomb. Every time we have a more than minor illness we task one of the kids to go around the house and wipe all the doorknobs and a few other surfaces daily. Bedding and laundry is done more frequently and toys are put away and discouraged, instead we turn on movies (netflix, etc) and encourage people to just rest with lots of liquids.

When they get married their spouses will hate us, but it works for us for now.

DarkAudit said:
I would not be surprised if you already had a supply of these.
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I've pretty much become desensitized. Poop, vomit, mucus, pee, blood, open wounds, nasty looking splinters. You name it, I've dealt with it, and I've learned that if I act as though it's no big deal, then the kids are much better off. Not much sadder than a toddler who is crying because they feel bad about being sick, as though it's their fault. Reminds me too much of children with cancer trying to cheer up their parents and pretend that nothing hurts or makes them sad.

But I've done it so long and often that now it really isn't a big deal, and the reality is that I'm pretty much guaranteed to get it regardless. I wash my hands frequently, and mentally maintain a binary dirty/clean state for each hand, so I don't touch anything between handling something dirty and washing my hands. I'll actually get to a point some days where I'm not using one of my hands for some time and by the time I wash it I've forgotten what I did that put it in the "dirty" state, but I still won't use it until I've washed it. A little CDO* isn't a bad thing.

Also, laminate floors are sooooo much better than carpeting. #YouHaveNoIdea

*Alphabetical order, the way it should be. ;) Also, regarding the hand thing, I started this in my early 20's before having kids due to cat and dog allergies. I can't avoid petting them, but I can avoid getting a hand near my face after petting them. It's why I'll almost always pet with only one hand, unless a sink is immediately handy.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

stienman said:
Chlorox disinfecting wipes are the bomb. Every time we have a more than minor illness we task one of the kids to go around the house and wipe all the doorknobs and a few other surfaces daily.
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I'm surprised you don't have some sort of color-coded awareness system implemented in the house. That way, when doorknob-boy returns from school, if the level is "orange," he already knows it's time to hit those doorknobs.

--Patrick
 
strawman

strawman

PatrThom said:
I'm surprised you don't have some sort of color-coded awareness system implemented in the house. That way, when doorknob-boy returns from school, if the level is "orange," he already knows it's time to hit those doorknobs.

--Patrick
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We've only implemented one alert system so far:



But given that this fall we will have children in four different school buildings, and attend church weekly, I bet a system such as you describe would be useful.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

stienman said:
given that this fall we will have children in four different school buildings, and attend church weekly, I bet a system such as you describe would be useful.
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If you will all be entering and exiting the house at different times and have no reliable method for broadcast communication, then I suppose it would cross from "ha ha" to "hey now."

--Patrick
 
strawman

strawman

Eh, we aren't that picky. The reality is that we are ok with regular exposure to a wide variety of viruses and bacteria. We don't go out of our way to avoid them, and we do apply some moderate tactics for moderating them, but illness is a part of life. Better to fall and learn/strengthen when young than live in a sterile bubble and fall and struggle when you aren't under the direct influence of the parental umbrella.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

stienman said:
Eh, we aren't that picky. The reality is that we are ok with regular exposure to a wide variety of viruses and bacteria. We don't go out of our way to avoid them, and we do apply some moderate tactics for moderating them, but illness is a part of life. Better to fall and learn/strengthen when young than live in a sterile bubble and fall and struggle when you aren't under the direct influence of the parental umbrella.
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Exposes Steinmans kids to Duckman.
 
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