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March 2, 2005

Copper tooth pin

As it turns out having a titanium pin drilled into your jawbone isn't all that bad. It is certainly better than 4 root canals on the previous molar and then having it cut in half and yanked out.

The procedure got done earlier than expected so I was sitting in a stupor in the dental chair. My cell phone started to ring. I got up and answered it. It was my brother asking me if I wanted to have lunch with him. I suggested we have lunch on Wednesday instead. I was still waiting for Andy to pick me up so I decided to call my metalurgist/web developer friend, Ivan to tell him what I had just been through. I thought it would be funny to tell him that they decided to install a copper pin instead of titanium. After taking a triple dose of tranquilizers it seemed like a pretty funny joke. He told me "no, I don't think they used copper. Titanium is the only metal the body won't reject." I hung up and later wondered what else we spoke about.

Finally Andy picked me up and I immediately went right to bed. I roused around 3pm just in time for Dr. Phil. A few hours later I even got up and made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. I looked so lively that Andy decided he could leave to get some work done.

I am so glad yesterday is behind me.

Posted by jana at March 2, 2005 8:09 AM

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Posted by: dunsany at March 2, 2005 1:56 PM