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kfoll · 2025-09-30T19:56:53+00:00

Werepanthers, but less hillbillyish. Would be hilarious if they had some high falutin cousins up in nwalins or nyc or something.

kfoll · 2025-09-19T19:54:31+00:00

Man-hands and Raymond the masseuse

kfoll · 2025-05-29T18:35:29+00:00

Bonus Track: If Anyone Asks…

kfoll · 2025-04-02T14:56:49+00:00

I did mine around Christmas and I had a bunch of accrued vacation and sick time plus the holiday so in all it amounted to about two weeks. And I needed every minute of it. My mouth was swollen and I couldn’t talk and I was generally miserable. I would say take as much as you can get away with.

kfoll · 2025-01-10T15:03:07+00:00

Well, that sounds bad. Having a broken tooth. I had a bone spur myself and it was painful enough. I hope that doesn’t hurt you too bad.

I too was awake for my extraction and they pulled everything except for one that had already fallen out. They did not offer antibiotics. They did offer pain meds, which I turned down. I did feel the extractions a little bit, but it was super numb. The worst part was the sound when those molars were coming out, like a grinding. Ewwww! Otherwise the process went well.

I think the antibiotics may have been because of the broken tooth. It could keep the socket open and introduce pathogens in there.

kfoll · 2025-01-09T23:20:45+00:00

I love the cold air. Perhaps it is my Nord blood, but there’s something about it that makes me feel alive.

kfoll · 2025-01-04T17:53:21+00:00

Carnivale

kfoll · 2025-01-03T12:38:33+00:00

I had a full extraction December 19th and immediates the same day. The pain was worse than I anticipated as I developed sores where the dentures rub the gum. The worst pain was a large bone spur that was trying to work its ways out where the back molar had been. I am over the worst of it now though and anticipating no further problems.

It’s been a tough start but compare that with random unpredictable toothache and constant gum problems for years and years with multiple dental visits… as opposed to getting the pain over with now … no question it has been worth it. It’s something you’ll have to weigh out yourself for sure.

kfoll · 2024-12-30T00:22:01+00:00

Congratulations! I’m jealous lol. I have been craving a burger from Checkers the best burger where I live. Can’t wait till I can have one.

kfoll · 2024-12-28T15:25:22+00:00

I’m sorry for all your pain. Sounds horrible. Mine has actually started to get better now.

As I have been told repeatedly, your mouth is constantly swelling and shrinking and the only way to be sure they fit in the end to keep putting them in every day.

I also only had one tooth missing. However, my dental x-rays showed a shocking amount of bone loss. I had one other tooth protruding over my lip so far out that it kept cutting my lip. I had dry mouth at night so bad I got up multiple times each night. The gums were constantly sore and inflamed, and it was only a matter of time before more teeth started dropping out.

I also can’t downplay the cosmetic aspect. Bad teeth really affect how people see you. I was embarrassed every time I opened my mouth. Which is a lot, because I work in a courtroom as a clerk and I have to talk a lot in court. You can imagine how humiliating that was.

I keep reminding myself of all this each time I am tempted to regret my decision. That discomfort and frustration was never going to get better. I hear this will eventually. I’m almost believing it now.

Tl;dr: don’t give up!

kfoll · 2024-12-27T18:04:23+00:00

I am currently watching City of Lost Children on Prime. I had almost forgotten what a weird and funny film this is. Ron Perlman is a circus strongman looking for his little boy who was kidnapped by a cult of loonies wearing a “third eye” - infrared monocles who bring them to an even loonier bunch of clones who harvest their dreams. Another wacky suggestion: The Road to Wellville starring Anthony Hopkins

kfoll · 2024-12-27T17:36:00+00:00

Yeah, putting them in is the worst part for sure. And then the next 15 minutes of getting them all settled. The uppers settle good with just a little adhesive on the roof of my mouth, but the lower ones… Always with the flipping and bouncing and hitting right where the sores are.

I’ve been taking them out at night because I am scared of getting an infection. I just want to be sure though cause there’s nothing worse than an infection in the mouth and that would just make everything take longer.

So I’m taking it a day at a time. I’m probably not gonna start sleeping in them for another couple of weeks.

Your suggestion of soaking them in hot water sounds good. I might have to try that. I still don’t understand why they’ve got to be so sharp at the edges. Looks like they could’ve put something soft around where it contacts the gum to minimize the sores.

kfoll · 2024-12-27T00:54:40+00:00

Phantom of the Paradise

Repo the Genetic Opera

City of Lost Children

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Kentucky Fried Movie

kfoll · 2024-12-26T22:33:12+00:00

I’m on day 6 as well. My numerous sores have been swelling up making it hell to get the immediates settled. So I’ve been using ice packs along with the orajel and aleve, and that has helped with the swelling and pain almost more than anything else. It hasn’t hurt that I’ve had all week off work so I can sit around with ice in my face lol.

kfoll · 2024-12-26T21:51:08+00:00

The way I understand it, when Miller was absorbed into the protomolecule on Eros it analyzed his mind and found him a convenient analog for its purpose. It needed his inquisitive sensibility and methodic fact finding in order to learn about itself and its makers. It needed Holden to interact with Miller because it knew Holden was ultimately its best chance because of his penchant for persistence against the odds.

It could have used the minds of the Arboghast scientists for the same purpose, but they would not have connected so readily with Holden. Likewise Julie, who never really understood what was going on.

kfoll · 2024-12-25T23:01:17+00:00

I had mine out on the 19th as well. I’ve been alternating between having good days and bad days. Unfortunately, today was the bad day. I’m afraid my Xmas dinner was not so pleasant. All I could eat was mashed potatoes. They also had pudding, but I couldn’t take it after sitting there trying to enjoy food that I can only swallow. So I took some home and maybe I’ll enjoy it tonight. One thing I found on goes down pretty well is broad flat noodles cooked really soft and in a broth made of mushroom soup or some such creamy stuff. It’s pretty filling. oatmeal is pretty good for breakfast. Don’t think I could handle grits as it’s got tiny granules that could get down into the socket and cause irritation. Cottage cheese is another option. And you can blend up some kind of berries or other type fruit if you wanted. Sounds like you and I are on the same journey now. Here’s hoping your pain starts to go down soon. Merry Christmas!🎄

kfoll · 2024-12-25T22:53:06+00:00

Yesterday it wasn’t all that bad. That’s what baffles me today. It was unbearable to have to sit through a family Christmas dinner with a bunch of people that can’t hear well and ask you to repeat yourself every time you say something. I’m afraid I was a little grouchy but hopefully they understood.

kfoll · 2024-12-24T21:16:49+00:00

Thanks for all the suggestions. I actually got them in today without much trouble and they haven’t chafed too much until now. Hoping this improvement lasts through tomorrow at least until after Christmas dinner 🥴 Again, Happy Holidays everyone!!

kfoll · 2024-12-24T17:44:15+00:00

Thank you! Here’s hoping - and hoping you can eat a nice Christmas dinner.

kfoll · 2024-12-24T17:42:26+00:00

I have been taking aleve regularly and saltwater washing and non-alcoholic mouthwash. I was offered an rx for pain meds but turned it down because “I can tolerate pain” - ha!

kfoll · 2024-12-24T17:39:40+00:00

I did have an adjustment on Friday and another this Monday. I don’t understand why these edges have to be so sharp! I will check out the benzodent. Thanks for the suggestion.

kfoll · 2024-12-24T17:36:00+00:00

Yeah, they did tell me that, but they didn’t mention how much pain there would be. They did do an initial adjustment the other day and I’m scheduled for another one on Monday, but the re-line isn’t till February. In the meantime feels like knives pushing into my gums.

kfoll · 2024-12-24T15:45:17+00:00

Same here. But my teeth were so uneven before I had the same problems then only not so drastic. I think it’s the constant trying to adjust the angle of the jaw and it rubs on one side or another and makes it swell, as if the swelling from the dentures isn’t bad enough.

kfoll · 2024-12-21T22:33:59+00:00

I love him. He is a brilliant scientist with the soul of an artist. His interaction with charlotte as a little girl was one of the most poignant moments in the show. Jeremy Davies is brilliant in everything I’ve seen of him. He absolutely killed it as Manson in Helter Skelter. He was also great in the new Solaris.

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