So Today was a professional development day at school. So besides a few meetings and preparing to start teaching tomorrow I had a little more free time than normal. However this free time was not spent the way i'd like. Last night I chipped my front tooth...why do they always have to be in the front. So I spent last night asking people for numbers of a good dentist. This morning I kept calling and calling and there were no answers (typical of the island). Finally I got through to one office.... they tried to make me an appointment for Feb 13...yeah right! So eventually I got the number of a dentist that does work for the cruise ships. I get there and right away they take me back to get my tooth fixed. I didn't break to the nerve but it sure felt like I did :-( It was extremely sensitive and everytime he touched it it felt like someone was jabbing a needle into my mouth. I will remind you....there is no pain killers, anesthesics, not even the weird thick yellow stuff they give you to numb where they give you the novacaine... there was nothing but me and my tooth! But 45 minutes later I was still alive but I think it was the most painful thing I have ever felt at the dentist. So that was my day at the dentist~ I hope I don't have any other situations while I am down here :-)
One upside... dental care here is cheap!
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