A Happy Bunny

Yesterday was a busy day. The first appointment was the doctor. Now that my swollen face has resolved completely since stopping the blood pressure tablet, she took my blood pressure and it was up a bit even in that short time. So it is a new tablet and a return appointment in a month.

The second appointment was with the dental hygienist.

Fear and trepidation.

She is really a very nice girl. Anyway she offered me an injection before the treatment. Now, I am the biggest feardie you ever met, but I hate injections in the mouth. So we reached a deal; we would try without, but if I was unhappy at any time she would stop and give me an injection.

However, it was not too bad at all and certainly not as bad as I had feared. Even more so it was not as bad as an injection. So she scraped off what felt like 2 weeks dinners, then used the water spray to clean in under the gums. When it was all over she injected cortisol gel in under the gums and into a rather nasty hole.

Sadly she is leaving to go to a private practice. I am sorry to see her go.

After that I went off to visit TBSITW and be introduced to her very lively Springer Spaniel. She is delightful and the two dogs seem to be settling in well together (or at least happily chasing each other around!)

They have now (on a temporary basis) acquired a hedgehog, found captured in a squirrel trap. When I visited, he was settled in a cardboard box with shredded paper and some water. He seems quite lively. Of course, he will be released back into the wild.

I really enjoyed home made chicken soup and home made bread. It was also good to see Le Chef again. TBSITW picked some spinach for me and Le Chef got some potatoes for me so I can make spinach soup.

Today I managed 2 loads of washing and then this afternoon I have made spinach soup. I have whizzed it and put some into a container for freezing when it has cooled.

I am a happy bunny.

Dentist (and Hygienist)

This afternoon by incredibly bad timing: after the exercises of the morning I had an appointment with the dentist followed by the hygienist.

The terrors of the hygienist treatments are offset only by the knowledge that at least I have some teeth to need them!

However, I have to go back for two more treatments which are going to require local anaesthetics.

Oh joy!

I had my teeth x-rayed today for the first time.

I was told that the treatments I was going to have would be more expensive than usual, and I enquired anxiously for a rough idea of the cost.

About £70.

This is less than the cost of going for one visit privately to my previous dentist and hygienist. Not only does the NHS one cost much less, but I reckon I get a better standard of care.

Today's visit to the dentist and hygienist was £5.40.