Went shopping today

 This arthritis stuff is for the birds, I have it in both shoulders and in my fingers. Get cortizion shots in finger joints about once a year to get them to stretch so they will bend

 I know the feeling, I had back surgery in January of 1986 and was only allowed to lay or stand only setting was long enough to eat not allowed out for 2 weeks till my next doctor appointment then was still not to set other than eating, wasn't allowed to go back to work till May. That was the longest time doing nothing.

Still on PT for R SI joint and not interfering with that.

Went to eye doc Tuesday, set up for a new form unique gas permeable contact for my left eye, with the test lens could read 20/25 clearly.  All manner new and improved prosthetics for the damages we have to carry these days.  Lens should be in week of 8/7.

Could only wish, not in this life.

Another two weeks and be back on the slab for the other arm, then ten days for bandage removal.

Ugliest concern currently, is a dentist visit.  Been going to this office a couple years never expected these determinations.  Last year had a three tooth Porcelain bridge fail (second Time) so was to be replaced WARRANTY just my cost for the replacement "Special material" bridge, ended up at ESTIMATED $1500, paid that then received a $2500 bill a few months later, "Unresolved Charges".  Paid it as nothing in writing not relieving, was thinking MAYBE with some added fillings was that bill.  Well SIX Months later get a cleaning, EVERY Filling they placed is Corrupted, NOT the teeth the Fillings, they threw down Acidic Mouth which does not justify, kept trying to get me to say drank tons of Soda, gave that up Decades Ago.  Handed my a estimate and a script to go to a mouth surgeon for a root canal as one is too close to just re-fill.  Likely be Three Root Canals, estimate has FIVE Crowns, that SAME Bridge has to come off as spotted some corruption in Xray under it, $5600 THEIR fees.  

So this week, will see that oral surgeon, for a estimate, then have appointment with Wife's dentist office to see if they concur.  As far as I am concerned I am OLD, NOT Vain, teeth do NOT have to be Pretty just functional enough to eat with.  IF the costs are that high and teeth that bad, gonna price Dentures.  Too late for Old Man Teeth in my head.  Spend $5 grand on man mades and be done with these people until die.  Grands ALL had them, Dad had Them, inlaws BOTH had them, and they managed just fine, I can as well.

All too good I know, but the lens is Not a Correction for astigmatism or vision, just to replace the outer curve of the cornea as it has Near, Far and Normal all in one, fluid filled lens is set, rests about 3/32 out from cornea on White of the eye.  Scares me works so well.  Is also called a Prosthetic similar to a Limb replacement and covered as such under Insurance.

Then off to Second Opinion Dentist.  Full set x-rays, even a 3D full wrap around.  Other Dentist was running me as a money pit.  Have TWO abscesses need to Be Extracted, both Upper rears, then noted that her estimate could NOT be completed as the front four she wanted to Crown will not have enough stub to do that and if would have those would have broken off soon after.

This shops estimate, seven, possibly eight fillings fixing that last shop screwups at gum line lowers, pull Upper back Right tooth with Abscess and remediate, pull remaining Right back teeth(3).  Move to L Upper rear, remove five rear one which is abscessed, make Dental Mold to form Upper Denture.  in two to three weeks, return & upper front six come out then "Immediate" temp denture goes in.  Wear that near to one year, keeping cleaning program on lowers, re-bed the Immediate Denture until Gum Stabilizes(two or three fits) then fit Permanent Denture, better teeth, better base, due to degradation in Jaw Bone from that Last dentist dicking around with the last Abscessed tooth cannot have implants or a Pin clipped denture.

Less than the previous gold digger $7500 she had quoted for repairs, $5600 with all the above at this shop, And STILL Have my own lowers for awhile.