At the Hope Lodge, we are responsible to do our own laundry, including our sheets and towels. So this morning we got all of that done so that when we return, everything will be clean and fresh. We got all packed and ready to go back to Des Moines for the weekend, and had two things left to do. One was Justin's treatment.
The other was a root canal for me. I have been having trouble with this tooth for awhile, and it flared up about 2 weeks ago. I take Ibuprofen all the time to keep it from aching. I called my dentist, who doesn't do root canals. We decided that Iowa City would be a good place for me to have it done, so I made the appointment.
Before I left, I got to see Cherie and Alan. I told them if my kid could go through radiation and brain cancer, I could have a root canal without complaint. They just chuckled. He spoke with Justin for a few minutes about the radiation, the similarities of their tumors, and how everything was going. Alan was so sweet to take some time to encourage Justin along the way.
The root canal itself wasn't much. Very similar to a filling...it just took a lot longer. But while the dentist was drilling, he accidentally broke the crown on the tooth. I have ceramic crowns, and he doesn't have much experience with them. So now I have a temporary filling, and will have to set up an appointment for my dentist to put in a new crown. Ugh. Wasn't ready for that.
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