Well…had a pretty good day today and haven’t even had to take any painkillers for the teeth…and I even ate my normal two meals today…okay…a little pain just started so I’ll try to get ahead of it in case it gets worse…I did get a call from my dentist’s office today just to check on how I’m doing after all of the work they had to do to get the teeth out…and I thought that was pretty nice…I think they were a little surprised how well I’m doing…I did get three rides in today and one of them was even outside and it was nice to get some fresh air…didn’t see Stupid the turkey today but didn’t see a flat turkey in the road, either, so that was a good thing…and it looks like I’ll be able to ride outdoors at least once tomorrow but then the weather drops into the 30′s for a couple of days…it’s raining out here again right now and will be all night…again…so we’ll see if that keeps me indoors tomorrow…okay, just finished the first book and want to start the second one….

Well…I guess the two day rule works for jaw pain as it does for the rest of my body…my whole face hurts this morning and I’ve already taken some pain killers to try to cut it a bit….man, I feel like crap today and I’m still grinding my teeth like crazy and I wonder if this is going to be the new normal? I sure hope not….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and I’m not going to do much today with how I feel right now…I do need to go out to pick up two prescriptions after I get a ride or two in and I am going to try to get an outdoor ride in this aft…I am already tired of having to take tiny little bits of food and keep the sockets from filling with it…and I have 6 months of that crap to get through….yeah…I do sound depressed because I am…it’s April 4th and it’s only 31 degrees here and there is no warm up in the forecast so that is depressing, too…it may get into the 50′s today but then back into the 30′s and that is just wrong…oh, well…not much to do today….just going to survive the day with how I feel and get on the bike here in a few minutes…more coffee first….more later…

Well… after feeling okay this morning, I hit the wall this aft and my energy levels dropped like crazy…it was all I could do to go down and get the laundry and make my bed…and eating lunch was a huge pain both figuratively and literally…had to try to keep the food away from the sockets and keep it in the middle of my palate but I slipped up a couple of times and now the lower left one is bleeding again…I do need to eat, though, with only about 800 calories total in the past two days…and my back hurts for some reason along with my jaw…I know why the jaw hurts but not my back so I’ll probably have to heat it later and I took some ibuprofen and tylenol and I’m waiting for that to kick in…think I’m going to makes some mashed potatoes this aft so I’ll have something soft to eat…it is a pain in the butt how small the bites have to be now…oh, well…I’ll live through it…

Well…damn, my jaw hurts from all of the wrenching on it yesterday and I only had a little over 400 calories for the day so that is why I feel so darn worn out today…okay, having 4 teeth removed and 2 1/2 hours in the dentist chair has a part in that, too…so I don’t know how much I’m going to do today…already took ibuprofen and tylenol for the pain but it’s not too bad…just want to get in front of it and make sure it doesn’t get really bad…the bleeding has stopped but the lower left was bad all night with huge clots shedding all night…ick…I am going to have to try to eat something today and I think I’ll try some battered pollock I got at DD with some steak fries…I did take a container of soup out of the freezer so I’ll have something easy to eat tomorrow…it’s only 33 degrees out here right now so any rides will be indoors today but I have no schedule at all…I should take the prescription of tylenol 3 in and drop it off so I can have that in reserve even though I don’t need it…not much to do today…just going to take it easy for a half hour or so and then get on the bike around 7am…just can’t force myself to eat anything yet and that will be a hard thing to overcome….more later…

Well…I was damn surprised to get a call from my dentist asking if I could come in today to get the teeth removed that we had planned for Friday…and I jumped at the chance so I didn’t have to think about it for two more days…it took 2 1/2 hours which was over twice what they had scheduled for Friday so I’m glad to have it done and be done with dental appointments until October 6th when I go in to get scanned for the partials…then 10 days and I’ll have them and this nightmare will be over…so there will be no meal tonight as I let the blood clot and the pain go away…my face is still numb since they had to give me the max numbing to get through and not be in pain for the whole thing…man, I’m worn out…and I’m having cocktails tonight…

Well…up at 5:16 this morning and I’m feeling pretty worn out so it’s going to be a chore getting going today…need to get on the bike by 6:30 so I can do the grocery run at 8:15…DD’s ad hasn’t updated so I think I’ll just stop there on the way back from Sternberg to see what they have…it’s going to rain and snow all day today and that sure isn’t April weather and it gets even worse when it’s going to be down in the 30′s for highs next week…this weather is wearing me out…oh, well…I read an entire book yesterday and have another one to do today so I can hit the library tomorrow for 5 more and I’m not sure why I’m reading so much…it’s a nice escape from the world I guess…don’t have a lot to do today other than the rides and grocery run and I can’t wait to have the day done…and it’s only 6am…might have to make more coffee today…I think I’m finally making progress on the plantar warts on my left sole and I’m walking around this morning with little pain for the first time in a year…damn, maintaining this old body is a lot of work…getting old is not for the weak hearted….more later…

Well…went in for the final consultation for my dental work today an have set the final 4 extractions for 9:30 am Friday and then have six months of no molars until I can get fitted for the partial dentures…it is going to be a chore chewing with just my front teeth but I’m sure I’ll live through it…I started and finished a book today and am going to try to do another one tomorrow so I can go to the library Thurs and get more books…and that makes 4 books since last Friday and that’s not bad…but I do have to remember that this is not a race but it feels good to read so much…I really do need to start looking for a new car tomorrow so I can get that whole process started…I did get some stuff done today with the dental appointment and two rides along with a load of laundry…tomorrow will be a three ride indoor day with the rain/snow that is coming in…I think I’m going to have to rebuild the drivetrain on the bike since it has started to skip over bumps but I have all of the parts for that downstairs and it will be nice to be able to adjust the rear shifter….okay…need to figure out what to watch tonight…

Well…that was a crappy night of sleep and I was up at 5:06 and need to get on the bike by 5:45 to get two rides in before I have to be at the dentist at 8:30…this day is really going to suck but I just need to grit what teeth I have left and get it over with…it’s only 22 degrees out here right now and there is no warm up coming for the next 10 days so it looks like April is going to be a lost month and spring isn’t going to come until May…and I have to not let that depress me like everything else seems to be doing…I do need to order a new prescription for my big toenails to pick up tomorrow so the grocery run won’t start til later with the pharmacy not opening until 9am…but I may run over to Sternberg to get started earlier especially if I have thing to get at DD…figuring out all new things to eat is going to be a pain in the butt but I do have some ideas and there will be lots of mashed potatoes and steamed veggies in there…I wonder if I’ll be able to chew the last blt I have to make today of if I’ll have to refreeze what’s left to eat later…not much to do today…just getting through the dentist and then reading looks like today’s activities…more later…

Well…have been pretty depressed all day with the dental work starting tomorrow and not being able to chew for months as they pull three more teeth and the we have to let the swelling go completely down before they can fit me with the partial dentures…another 861 bucks out of my pocket but I think we’re getting to the end of it…I hope…these endless appointments with my doctor and dentist are starting to get really old…and I just want them to end…not sure if they are going to pull all three teeth tomorrow but I hope they do so we can just get it over with…so I’m not going to feel like doing much the rest of the week…but I am going to have cocktails tomorrow to help me deal with it…didn’t get much done today other than the two rides and reading and no cocktails tonight since I want to feel okay with all of the work tomorrow…just want to get it over with…

Well…man, I’m beat today and it’s only 30 degrees out there and snowing and that is damn depressing…and it’s the last day of being able to chew for me and that is depressing, too…oh, well…won’t be getting 30 miles in today since it’s not getting much over 40 and I’m just too tired of the cold…slept okay last night and it is strange that I have been waking up on my back when I haven’t been able to sleep on it for 50 years…we had nice storms come through here yesterday and it greened up my lawn a lot but the tasks of taking care of it is not appealing this year…and I don’t think I’m doing a garden this year after the fiasco last year of not getting one tomato…or anything else and that has never happened before…I mean how the hell do you have 30 tomato plants and not get a tomato that is edible? Damn, it’s after 7 and I can’t get moving so I won’t be on the bike before 7:30 and I feel like a slug…today is harder than most to get moving but I know I need to…it’s only going to be a two ride day indoors and I may just read and eat my last hard foods and start to plan soft stuff…I just hate that my body is giving up on me and I wonder what is going to be next? More later….