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[Anise]

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone has a good day today!

Good morning Katmar!

Rain forecast today with a freeze forecast for the weekend

 

[Bea-FL]

Good morning all

Uncle your plan sounds good. Do you have monthly premiums to pay? With the Advantage plan we chose (a few years ago) we pay no monthly premiums and our primary physician co-pays are $5. Unfortunately these days we see our specialists more and those visits cost us $40.

 

[oldbroad]

Good morning everyone!

It's a bit of a winter wonderland outside..lots of dustings of snow...it looks lovely!

This pic was googled... but it looks like that here

 

[yiddleboge6]

'Morning everyone...

 

[DavidOck]

Good morning, Everyone
Rain and snow in the forecast today...YAY!

At the same time? Sounds like the Pacific Northwest, where it can also be raining the proverbial cats and dogs on one side of the street and be bone dry on the other

 

[Katmar]

At the same time? Sounds like the Pacific Northwest, where it can also be raining the proverbial cats and dogs on one side of the street and be bone dry on the other

Well, so far, had some rain, then snow, then what looks like a mix of both...we get it all, too
We'll had wild thunderstorms and a mile up the road the sun shines.

 

[DavidOck]

Hope it stays "warm" enough that you don't get hammered with ice!

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

It's just a Weather Roller Coaster ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

PSA for Today ::

Score a $40.00 discount off Amazon Prime if you are a Veteran / Active Duty / etc ..

Amazon Prime Membership Discount - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

 

[Flowersoul]

Good morning, Loungers, almost afternoon in a couple of minutes!

Have some catching up to do, and the more I do, the behinder I get! Gotta get my schedule re-organized.

 

[Uncle Willie]

EDIT :: I was not even going to mention this, but, I need to ..

Well, the Dental Visit did not go very well .. for some unknown reason, it appears my teeth have developed some sort of brittleness .. and the chipped tooth is likely an omen of things to come (I guess unless I go on a Liquid Diet .. ) .. my Dentist insists that the permanent solution is {{shudder}} initial removal of my upper teeth and the installation of a Denture .. and in 6 months or so, the same on the lower teeth .. he says alternative methods would be substantially more expensive and that at my age, I should not expect my teeth to last forever ..

He also says with proper pre-planning, he can be done with the upper teeth in under 30 minutes and have me out the door in an hour .. that just seems incredibly weird to me ..

This has me quite upset and anxious .. the Dentist indicated that I could end up breaking one off at the gum line, which would then exacerbate things from a Dental perspective ..

I would solicit any commentary that any of you have from a personal perspective as to this procedure, your experiences, etc, if you care to divulge ..

Quoted $3K for the upper job, turnkey, with a medium grade denture ..

All this is quite new to me and really disconcerting ..

 

[Diver9543]

PSA for Today ::

Score a $40.00 discount off Amazon Prime if you are a Veteran / Active Duty / etc ..

Amazon Prime Membership Discount - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

Thanks for the information, I will check it out when my coffee/pills kick in.

The last couple of mornings I have woke up in my recliner with my Kindle on my chest. It seems that I get the best sleep when I fall asleep in the recliner vice the bed.

 

[Uncle]

At the same time? Sounds like the Pacific Northwest, where it can also be raining the proverbial cats and dogs on one side of the street and be bone dry on the other

Well the same thing can be about Florida, or even in just one spot - especially during the rainy season . . . Just Sayin' . . .

 

[Anise]

@Uncle Willie my teeth crack and break. I had a front tooth break at the gum line. It didn't hurt but aesthetics wise needed to go and be replaced and the oral surgeon had problems removing it. Right now I have 3 permanent bridges and a gap on the upper right side. Sometime soon I'll either get a cavity or crack one of the teeth the bridges are attached to. When that happens I'll have no option but to get them all yanked and get dentures.
They don't know why my teeth keep cracking and breaking. It could be my medicine, it could be diabetes, it could be because my mouth is excessively dry (was told by 2 dentists that I had the dryist mouth they'd ever seen). Could be the combination. Either way my teeth keep cracking.
So far I've spent over $12,000.00 of my father's money trying to avoid dentures. I can't win a losing battle. All I can do is hope it's a few more years until I have to make that choice.
I don't know if my experiences helped you or not but I'm willing to answer specific questions. One thing I know. Once your teeth start cracking they don't stop. Good luck!

 

[Blitzdonlife]

Well the same thing can be about Florida, or even in just one spot - especially during the rainy season . . . Just Sayin' . . .

Hey, you took a picture of the cloud on linus, from snoopy!

 

[Uncle Willie]

@Uncle Willie my teeth crack and break. I had a front tooth break at the gum line. It didn't hurt but aesthetics wise needed to go and be replaced and the oral surgeon had problems removing it. Right now I have 3 permanent bridges and a gap on the upper right side. Sometime soon I'll either get a cavity or crack one of the teeth the bridges are attached to. When that happens I'll have no option but to get them all yanked and get dentures.
They don't know why my teeth keep cracking and breaking. It could be my medicine, it could be diabetes, it could be because my mouth is excessively dry (was told by 2 dentists that I had the dryist mouth they'd ever seen). Could be the combination. Either way my teeth keep cracking.
So far I've spent over $12,000.00 of my father's money trying to avoid dentures. I can't win a losing battle. All I can do is hope it's a few more years until I have to make that choice.
I don't know if my experiences helped you or not but I'm willing to answer specific questions. One thing I know. Once your teeth start cracking they don't stop. Good luck!

Thanks for being open about it .. my Dentist thinks it could be genetics and/or medication effects .. he also says it's a losing battle and the best thing to do is just bite the bullet and get it over with considering my age ..

 

[Nermal]

Good morning, Everyone
Rain and snow in the forecast today...YAY!

You are a strange person, indeed.

 

[Uncle]

I would solicit any commentary that any of you have from a personal perspective as to this procedure, your experiences, etc, if you care to divulge ..

Well - This is exactly what happened to "Me" . . . As I mentioned before ALL "My" Teeth started breaking off at the gum line - about 6 months to 1 year after heart operation . . . After discussing with the Dentist what we could do at the time, he tried to save them, however - after $2,000 out-of-pocket they kept braking off and it was decided to remove them all and get dentures. So - It was decided I would go into the hospital to have them all removed at once (both top & bottom teeth - only approximately 20 left anyway). While the after effects were still a lot of discomfort - I am so glad I did ! ! ! Because it would have been the same discomfort - but twice. The only thing I was very upset about, because of the State "insurance" I had to fight to get dentures. Matter of fact, I had to wait 6 months before I could go to a Dental School to have them created. AND - Then another 6 Months until the student (A Licensed Dentist taking an Continuing education class) completed them. Of course, YMMV - as it did for a number of people I know, including family members. They had temporary Dentures that were immediately put in their mouth after all their teeth were removed. Then had gotten a permanent pair made for after their mouth healed and swelling went down.

Given "My" experience - IMHO - I would suggest getting them pulled all at once . . . Just a thought . . .

Now - What Ya' might find it somewhat humorous (as I do now) . . . While the pair of dentures only needed slight adjustments a few weeks after to make them fit perfectly - I got them just before Christmas - Thankfully . . . However, I have never been able to wear them longer then 2 hours at the most for the past 2 years . . . I do not "gag" or "retch" as some other people do, but get extreamly nauseous . . . AND - It is not from the adhesive nor any other product to make them secure - just the dentures . . . So, after all that, I still have no teeth I can use and I have had to adjust somewhat to eating any solid food . . . Thankfully, I am not at the stage of Blending everything like a smoothie - or eating baby food at of a jar . . . Well - Not Yet Anyway . . . Just Sayin' . . .

Hopefully - "You" will have a much better result with Dentures - then I did . . .

EDIT: AND - YES, As @Anise said - it could definitely also resulted from being a Diabetic and from all the medications too . . .

 

[Uncle Willie]

Well - This is exactly what happened to "Me" . . . As I mentioned before ALL "My" Teeth started breaking off at the gum line - about 6 months to 1 year after heart operation . . . After discussing with the Dentist what we could do at the time, he tried to save them, however - after $2,000 out-of-pocket they kept braking off and it was decided to remove them all and get dentures. So - It was decided I would go into the hospital to have them all removed at once (both top & bottom teeth - only approximately 20 left anyway). While the after effects were still a lot of discomfort - I am so glad I did ! ! ! Because it would have been the same discomfort - but twice. The only thing I was very upset about, because of the State "insurance" I had to fight to get dentures. Matter of fact, I had to wait 6 months before I could go to a Dental School to have them created. AND - Then another 6 Months until the student (A Licensed Dentist taking an Continuing education class) completed them. Of course, YMMV - as it did for a number of people I know, including family members. They had temporary Dentures that were immediately put in their mouth after all their teeth were removed. Then had gotten a permanent pair made for after their mouth healed and swelling went down.

Given "My" experience - IMHO - I would suggest getting them pulled all at once . . . Just a thought . . .

Now - What Ya' might find it somewhat humorous (as I do now) . . . While the pair of dentures only needed slight adjustments a few weeks after to make them fit perfectly - I got them just before Christmas - Thankfully . . . However, I have never been able to wear them longer then 2 hours at the most for the past 2 years . . . I do not "gag" or "retch" as some other people do, but get extreamly nauseous . . . AND - It is not from the adhesive nor any other product to make them secure - just the dentures . . . So, after all that, I still have no teeth I can use and I have had to adjust somewhat to eating any solid food . . . Thankfully, I am not at the stage of Blending everything like a smoothie - or eating baby food at of a jar . . . Well - Not Yet Anyway . . . Just Sayin' . . .

Hopefully - "You" will have a much better result with Dentures - then I did . . .

EDIT: AND - YES, As @Anise said - it could definitely also resulted from being a Diabetic and from all the medications too . . .

Thanks .. I'm curious why a Hospital was used for the extractions .. ?? My Dentist does it all in office and actually makes the denture there as well .. my $3K quote for the uppers included a temp denture which will be fabricated prior to the actual "day" and a permanent at the end of 6 months .. with a 3 year warrantee on the final denture .. he put the sell on that plan, stating I would have a spare set in case I needed to bring the permanent ones in for anything, adjustment, etc ..

It's weird to sit there and listen to somebody tell you "Pick the white shade you want, match the gum color of your mouth .. "

I'd think about doing it all at once, but then the price essentially doubles and I'd like to at least recover financially for 6 months prior to going back in .. the more research on-line that I've done, I'm a bit convinced I got a fairly good deal quote ..

 

[Nermal]

Well the same thing can be about Florida, or even in just one spot - especially during the rainy season . . . Just Sayin' . . .

Right! When I was a little boy in Orlando* you could watch the rain marching down the street, foot by foot.

*I was a little boy in lots of places.