The Buckingham Blog

This is what my life has consisted of for over a week now (with a bug maybe thrown in for good measure, not sure!)  It all started 2 weekends ago, the pain increased a notch on the intensity levels.  I went out for lunch on the Saturday with friends, while James and the kids made snow rockets.  yes you read it right, it's a space rocket! 

I have an appointment booked for the 16th and thought I'd mention it then.  I was also due to have my heart monitor out on the Wednesday (3rd) so didn't need a dentist visit the same week.  By the Monday teatime I knew I had to go so called to see him the following day.  The logic being that he could assess it and book me in to remove it later on.

I saw the dentist on the Tuesday who wanted me to take anti-biotics for a week then remove the tooth.  So I was booked in for Monday.  Great I thought, these would reduce the pain, but in the meantime I knew I couldn't go for my op the next day so cancelled that. 

Later that afternoon Kory had his grading at boxing (otherwise we'd have given it a miss!) for his red band.   Once again he was the youngest ready to grade at that level so was in with 2 bigger boys!   He did really well holding his own and doing his new move in order to pass. 

And pass he did, here he is with his new band and his new class jumper.

I woke up on Wednesday morning in agony.  I cried several times when strong painkillers were doing nothing,  and gave in and phoned the dentist again at lunchtime.  They said to come in at 5:30pm and just get the tooth out.  I can't explain how long away that seemed.  I gave the kids their lunch and lay on the couch.  Then the phone rang, the dentist saying they had a cancellation and could I make it at 2:45pm!  Of course I could!

By 3:30pm it was all over, the tooth was out and i had a delightful local anaesthetic meaning I felt nothing!  The next day was a different story.  I'd been told to carry on with the antibiotics anyway, and I felt so sick.  By night time I felt really ill.  On Friday I made the decision to stop taking them, but struggled on through the day in agony and feeling ill.  (Krystal has taken to playing with the small basket of baby toys I keep for visitors!)

Thankfully it was the weekend and there was plenty of Daddy time to be had, they all made pizza dough and toppings for dinner!  I felt rough all day Saturday, and finally felt remotely human to go to food shopping on Sunday.  So really haven't done a lot since the last blog.  Pretty much got through each day by the skin of my teeth (no pun intended) and felt pathetic because it's *only* toothache.   Though anyone I say that too says they'd do childbirth before toothache again! 

Yesterday and today have been a bit more normal, in fact today the kids and I put together a bird house that's been in the garage since November, the poor wee birdies starving with all that snow too! 

Hoping normal service will resume soon!

Julie.xx