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I went in today to have my teeth cleaned, as I do every six months (more or less, this had slipped to seven). It was easier than usual: I think the numbing gel on my gums worked better than usual, because the last couple of minutes were the hardest, and that stuff doesn't last long. After my teeth were cleaned, I asked the hygienist to ask the dentist to come in for another question.
There's a gap between two of my front teeth, and has been for a while, in which food tends to get caught. I wanted to know whether this was something he could fix, or whether it was an orthodontic problem. The good news is, he can fix it. The not-so-good news is that what he needs to do is replace a crown (conceivably two), and the tooth underneath is not in good shape. He did root canal on that tooth at least fifteen years ago. (If we need to know exactly, we can go through my chart, but we got that date from where his office was located when I had the work done.) So, I have two more dental appointments, and they're asking the insurance company for pre-authorization. I'm covered 50% for this, up to an annual maximum. This will be the first dental work I've paid for in a couple of years, since the routine preventive stuff is covered 100%. (Yes, I pay for the dental insurance, but my share is something like $2.75/month, meaning that if I go in once a year for a cleaning it's worth it.)
From the dentist, I walked up to the gym. I answered another relatively easy fitness-related question on the way in, and got the card for that stamped. On the way out, the receptionist told me that I had filled my card, and should see the fitness manager on my next visit to schedule my free 30-minute training session. (When they originally advertised this, it was "get 8 stamps in the month of March," and the trip to England interrupted that, but they've kept going.) I doubt this will tempt me to pay for sessions, but I could use either more balance-related exercises, or a check on my form on a few things.
After the gym, I walked back down, past the dentist, to the Little Pie Company, remembering![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mrissa's rule that if a medical person puts a foreign object into your body, you can have anything you want for dessert. I had thought of it right after visiting the dentist, but at that moment what I wanted was the weight room. Fortunately, the bakery is open late enough that I could have both. And, it turns out, puts some things on sale for half off (or just over) between 7 and 8 p.m., so I have a ten-inch apple pie and a five-inch pecan pie for less than I would have paid for an eight-inch apple pie at 5:00.
And then I walked back to the subway, grinning, with my pie, gym gear, and library book.
Cardio, 11 minutes (still no heart rate monitor)
Leg press, 380 pounds, 15; 375 pounds, 2 sets of 15. (Going from 370 to 380 seemed reasonable, but may be too much just yet. Maybe a couple of workouts at 375 and then decide?)
Chest press, 50 pounds, 15, 12
Calf raise, 70 pounds, 3 sets of 17
Adjustable row, 70 pounds, 12; 60 pounds, 6. Felt like I could have done more of this, but that my elbows would regret it, so I didn't.
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 2 sets of {15 with each foot forward}
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 2.5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Balance squats, 15 (9-pound bar, deeper squats than usual)
Hip adduction, 90 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Hip abduction, 60 pounds, 12
Biceps curls, 7.5 pounds each hand, 20; 10 pounds each, 15; 10 pounds right hand only, 5
Stretches
There's a gap between two of my front teeth, and has been for a while, in which food tends to get caught. I wanted to know whether this was something he could fix, or whether it was an orthodontic problem. The good news is, he can fix it. The not-so-good news is that what he needs to do is replace a crown (conceivably two), and the tooth underneath is not in good shape. He did root canal on that tooth at least fifteen years ago. (If we need to know exactly, we can go through my chart, but we got that date from where his office was located when I had the work done.) So, I have two more dental appointments, and they're asking the insurance company for pre-authorization. I'm covered 50% for this, up to an annual maximum. This will be the first dental work I've paid for in a couple of years, since the routine preventive stuff is covered 100%. (Yes, I pay for the dental insurance, but my share is something like $2.75/month, meaning that if I go in once a year for a cleaning it's worth it.)
From the dentist, I walked up to the gym. I answered another relatively easy fitness-related question on the way in, and got the card for that stamped. On the way out, the receptionist told me that I had filled my card, and should see the fitness manager on my next visit to schedule my free 30-minute training session. (When they originally advertised this, it was "get 8 stamps in the month of March," and the trip to England interrupted that, but they've kept going.) I doubt this will tempt me to pay for sessions, but I could use either more balance-related exercises, or a check on my form on a few things.
After the gym, I walked back down, past the dentist, to the Little Pie Company, remembering
mrissa's rule that if a medical person puts a foreign object into your body, you can have anything you want for dessert. I had thought of it right after visiting the dentist, but at that moment what I wanted was the weight room. Fortunately, the bakery is open late enough that I could have both. And, it turns out, puts some things on sale for half off (or just over) between 7 and 8 p.m., so I have a ten-inch apple pie and a five-inch pecan pie for less than I would have paid for an eight-inch apple pie at 5:00.And then I walked back to the subway, grinning, with my pie, gym gear, and library book.
Cardio, 11 minutes (still no heart rate monitor)
Leg press, 380 pounds, 15; 375 pounds, 2 sets of 15. (Going from 370 to 380 seemed reasonable, but may be too much just yet. Maybe a couple of workouts at 375 and then decide?)
Chest press, 50 pounds, 15, 12
Calf raise, 70 pounds, 3 sets of 17
Adjustable row, 70 pounds, 12; 60 pounds, 6. Felt like I could have done more of this, but that my elbows would regret it, so I didn't.
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 2 sets of {15 with each foot forward}
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 2.5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Balance squats, 15 (9-pound bar, deeper squats than usual)
Hip adduction, 90 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Hip abduction, 60 pounds, 12
Biceps curls, 7.5 pounds each hand, 20; 10 pounds each, 15; 10 pounds right hand only, 5
Stretches
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When I got this crown, back in the 1990s, the insurance I had then didn't cover everything, and I agreed to pay the rest in installments, so I was walking over there on my lunch hour with a check once a month. (I could have mailed them, but I found this dentist because he was close to where I was working at the time, so I was over
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I do not like crowns. So far mine have all been in the way-back hinterlands of my mouth, which has been a drag, but thus far my nerves have been shy and gone away of their own accord without root canali, so that's been good. My insurance pays 50% for crowns as well which...is not enough. Good luck getting yours re-done! It is nice when the gaps get fixed; I had a problem gap for a long time and getting a new filling along that edge made everything pleasanter.