Journey & Adventure

I’m not sure which one it is, but I’ve got something going on that isn’t pleasant. I’m leaning towards it being a tooth issue because I’ve never had an issue with my ear before. The tooth on the other hand, has caused me problems on and off for over 10 years. First there was a cavity, then a couple of different fillings, then a crown and then a root canal (and another crown). The problem goes away for a little while, but eventually comes back. Well, it’s back now and the pain is once again to the point where it’s time for a dental visit. With only 3 weeks left until I leave on holidays, I want to make sure everything is in order, so I can stop eating Tylenol like candy. Tooth issues are particularly problematic for scuba divers because an improper filling or crack in the tooth can cause something called “tooth squeeze”, which is basically air trapped within the tooth cavity and upon descent and/or ascent, the trapped air has nowhere to go. Although I’ve never experienced ...

I don’t know why I bother to bitch about them, but I do.   Mondays seriously blow chunks. To start my Monday morning off, I had to be at the root canal specialist in London at 7:30 this morning.   London (not in England) is usually approximately 40 minutes from my home, but today it took me 1 hour to get there because of road construction. I was visiting the specialist because my root canal that I had done in 2007 keeps getting infected, so the dentist decided he better “consult” with a specialist to see what’s going on.    After making me wait until 8:00, I was escorted into the consultation room where I had to wait for another 15 minutes.   We are now at 8:15.   Seriously, don’t make an appointment for 7:30 if you plan on making the patient wait an additional 45 minutes.   Especially on a Monday morning!!! Grrr… Dr. Personality paid me a visit fresh out of bed I swear.   He was wearing his scrubs (okay) and ef...