What I Can Control

There's so much about my body that I can't control. I have no say over my pain, migraines, dizziness, cramps, spasms, blurred vision, brain fog, fatigue... well... anything. There are some things that I can control however. One of them is my dental health.

No control

I have always been afraid of the dentist. I remember being very young and having a dentist literally lay his arm across my face as he worked on me. Another had the worst breath you can imagine that he breathed right on my face for what felt like hours as he inflicted nothing but pain. I thought intense pain was just part of the dental deal and all dentists were sick sadists.

As an older adult I finally found a good one. Though good dentists always seemed to hire evil hygienists who were awful. So it was common for me to go years and years with no dental care. 

I swore 2020 would be my year to get caught up on my dental care. I had finally found a good dentist who had been gentle with my son, so I thought I might be in ok hands. 

Let's Go!

Luckily I was right about the new dentist and everything went well. I'm now all caught up and can just keep up with my cleanings instead of needing expensive, painful work done. And he made sure it didn't hurt! YAY! I met my goal of catching up on my dental care this year and I feel really proud about that.

Now I'm on a roll and am working on getting a whiter smile with just those white strips you can buy. I like my fangs and crooked smile, but want them to be nice and clean looking. That's something I can fix and control.