Would you go to the dentist 🦷 these days?

My dentist is so on-schedule that I never get a chance to check out his magazines. I get there generally about ten minutes before my appointment time, and by the time I've reviewed my patient information (they always have patients review their info sheets to make sure nothing has changed) they're calling me back to the exam room.

As far as I know, I don't have any other health issues that would make me vulnerable. But I live in a county that has had big increases in virus cases in the past week or so. Heck, we're making the news with our numbers, so that gives me pause.

I take care of my dental health and visit my dentist twice a year as I know dental health is just as important as my overall health.

I'll see what the dentist says when I call. I don't really want to skip it, but may try and reschedule for July perhaps... I do think about your point concerning the backlog of folks wanting to be seen, though.

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

It made me laugh too. I was happy she could actually see what was going on. I looked like I'd been in a fistfight - eyes and eyelids red and swollen, including swelling below the eyes so bad I couldn't wear my glasses (only needed for reading, thankfully). The skin under my eyes became so raw and dry from all the tearing - it was painful. Spent a lot of time with cold compresses on my eyes. That was the only relief I had at that point.

I talked to them a short time ago and have rescheduled for late July. I hope by then we'll have a better handle on the virus and how re-opening procedures here are working (or not).