Back From The Land of Oz

Thursday, January 12, 2006

The waiting room. There he sat across from me. Mister Mouth. A stranger but it didn't take a genius to figure out he was all mouth, and he loved to talk. Yap, yap, yap, you couldn't switch him off. "Do you know how much it costs to have a tooth pulled" he asked me. "No," said I.

"A thousand dollars. Can you believe it? A thousand dollars" says he. I raised a brow, "Cant say I do believe it says I." and with that I hobbled outside for a breath of fresh air and to get away from brain boy aka Mister Mouth.

The nurse called me inside and I met with the Doctor. I knew I wasn't going to like this and half expected it. "Looks like you're going to the hospital on this one."

"Lets not and say we did", says I. "Lets do something else. I don't like that hospital of yours, I really don't". So we settle on a trial of new antibiotics and very strict rules of keeping off my foot and have it elevated above my heart 4 times a day, thirty minutes each session and no less.., more is better.

I go back Monday and if its worse or no better I go to the horspital. Of course if it gets worse between now and then I go to the horspital. Hopefully this new game plan will work. Also he FINALLY thinks to test for Gout - in which case Herb and a few others would have been right all along should the test turn out as such..

I gotta go now. Have to elevate that foot ya know. TTFN

Posted at 01:03 pm - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool


	Jerry January 13, 2006 12:49 PM PST 1,000 bucks a tooth, here is a story, When I got my wisdom teeth pulled was about 600. This was becuase I told the crazy guy with the pilars that he wasn't going to charge me an extra 300 to be knocked out. So I got them pulled awake if i hadn't it would have been around 1,000 dollars. Side note, i think that would have been a good 300 dollars to spend. Second, Gout, at least in my experiance never involved purple, redness yess but purple no. Not that I am a doctor or have even played on on tv, but I like the suggestioin of getting tested for diabiates, ASAP. Hope all is well, if it is just an aggressive infection, have they tested you for Staph?


	Numb Butt January 13, 2006 07:39 AM PST I have a friend that has gout and he's told me how painful it can be ... just get it taken care of, Daveman! And I agree with Pen. Have you had a diabetes test? Something to think about. I don't blame you for not wanting to spend time in the hospital, though. Those places are dangerous! There's lots of sick people. No telling what you might catch!


	Sharkbait January 13, 2006 02:31 AM PST Hope you get better and spiffy!! Take care!!


	Judy January 12, 2006 08:17 PM PST Egads, I hope it isn't gout, although it would be the least of your worries, I should think! My hubby gets attacks of gout from time to time - it isn't pretty around here at all when that happens!


	AbbyNormal January 12, 2006 05:11 PM PST A thousand bucks to pull a tooth? Well I'll be darned. How much to actually have it extracted? Go back and find out! I'm not too impressed with Herr Doktor, Daveman. Not that I know anything, but just throwing different antibiotics at it? I've gotten better treatment from veterinarians - "well, there's lots of 3-legged dogs out there...."


	brandy101 January 12, 2006 01:58 PM PST I hope you get better soon! Take care of yerself!


	plh January 12, 2006 01:37 PM PST not only test for gout... test for diabetes & adema - it could be heart or blood related - mine is due to my heart condition - but the way you described yours sounds like diabetes or gout - not that i want to worry you, but that i want to see you get the best care - if i were you (and i hate horse-piddles too), id gone to the hospital when the doc said - im worried bout you :(

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