I'm gonna suck it up and be a sport about it, but just thought I'd share a little anecdote with everyone. Not for the squeamish, but I'll take any excuse to go on a Habanos binge...
In December, I had to have my wisdom teeth removed - no big deal. The problem is that when they took a new set of X-rays, they noticed that one of my bottom front teeth (#25 for the dental pros) had "lost mass" due to "trauma". I imagine that the trauma consisted of (a.) a well - deserved percussive response to something I said in my "younger" days or (b.) a beer bottle that happened to meet my lips and someone else's elbow at the same time. At any rate, it didn't look good and something had to be done about it.
Well, I was in Phoenix all of last week and happened to inadvertently "do" something about it over the first day's lunch with a coworker. A little chunk of crusty bread was all it took - it broke. My tooth. The whole f'ing tooth. It remained anchored to my head by a little gum and it's own sheer will. I went through the remainder of the week eating almost nothing and obsessed with the possibility of the tooth entirely departing from my mouth leaving me looking like I was from, well, Georgia (I swear to god RX if you make any GA jokes...)
Today I went to see a dental surgeon and I need an implant, accompanied by a bone and possibly skin graft. Holy shit. The economics of the situation seem to be in alignment with the perceived severity - we're talking about $4k + in work to be done. I'm not going to bitch about the money here, but I will be a big puss and whine about the rest of it.
The worst part? I don't know if I'm going to be able to smoke for a while. The silver lining? I'm going to pack them in for the next week before I start this BS. I am going to do my best to OD on Habanos by god. Here's my hit list:
PSP #2 (at least 2)
PSD #4 (at least 3)
Siglo II (at least 3)
Silgo VI (at least 2)
My last RASS
Monte #2 (at least 2)
Assorted VR's from 98 - 2001 (thank you you know who you are)
At least two EL's - Monte D 05 and undecided on the others
If I make it through that list, I'll be adding to it. I will also be surviving the habit through the brothers here for the 6- 8 weeks that this procedure will take, so thanks in advance (as always) for the great conversation, guys.
Complaining done.
In December, I had to have my wisdom teeth removed - no big deal. The problem is that when they took a new set of X-rays, they noticed that one of my bottom front teeth (#25 for the dental pros) had "lost mass" due to "trauma". I imagine that the trauma consisted of (a.) a well - deserved percussive response to something I said in my "younger" days or (b.) a beer bottle that happened to meet my lips and someone else's elbow at the same time. At any rate, it didn't look good and something had to be done about it.
Well, I was in Phoenix all of last week and happened to inadvertently "do" something about it over the first day's lunch with a coworker. A little chunk of crusty bread was all it took - it broke. My tooth. The whole f'ing tooth. It remained anchored to my head by a little gum and it's own sheer will. I went through the remainder of the week eating almost nothing and obsessed with the possibility of the tooth entirely departing from my mouth leaving me looking like I was from, well, Georgia (I swear to god RX if you make any GA jokes...)
Today I went to see a dental surgeon and I need an implant, accompanied by a bone and possibly skin graft. Holy shit. The economics of the situation seem to be in alignment with the perceived severity - we're talking about $4k + in work to be done. I'm not going to bitch about the money here, but I will be a big puss and whine about the rest of it.
The worst part? I don't know if I'm going to be able to smoke for a while. The silver lining? I'm going to pack them in for the next week before I start this BS. I am going to do my best to OD on Habanos by god. Here's my hit list:
PSP #2 (at least 2)
PSD #4 (at least 3)
Siglo II (at least 3)
Silgo VI (at least 2)
My last RASS
Monte #2 (at least 2)
Assorted VR's from 98 - 2001 (thank you you know who you are)
At least two EL's - Monte D 05 and undecided on the others
If I make it through that list, I'll be adding to it. I will also be surviving the habit through the brothers here for the 6- 8 weeks that this procedure will take, so thanks in advance (as always) for the great conversation, guys.
Complaining done.
