IWell, I have been hassled in a very major way today over this legalistic nonsense. A week ago I had preparation for a crown with a new dentist. I took my anti-biotics beforehand. After 15 hours the temp crown they made for my tooth disintegrated and I was back there, having a new temp made.
Today the new crown fell apart, despite my best efforts to go easy on it. I was in town and called the dentist. They said come right over, which I did. No one asked me to take the pills, and I thought it would be silly, since there has never been any blood in the last 3 appts. Anyway, I didn't have the time to go home.
When I got there they asked if I had taken the pills, and I said no, they hadn't asked me to. So they said wait to talk with the dentist. So I waited and then I told him that it was un-needed since I bleed more every time I floss my teeth than I do there. He insisted that I go to a drugstore, take the pills and then wait 1 hour before begining the temp. I said that I had asked the Dr. about it and he said that it was only for major dental work. They stood fast. I went to the drugstore and they wanted me to give them my life history, I argued with them. They finally filled the prescription giving me 50 pills, which I would not pay for because all I needed was 4 pills. We argued some more. Eventually I got my 4 pills at a reasonable price.
I went to the dentist's office and took the pills and waited 1 hour. Then they began to make the prep. At one point the technician pulled some floss through my teeth and said, see, there's a little bit of blood. I laughed and told her that was an unbelievably stupid remark, since I draw 20 times that much blood 4 times a day when I test for diabetes.
The whole business took 5 1/2 hours of my time, upset my stomach and my blood sugar dreadfully, and was just plain dumb to boot.
I'm so sick of meaningless legalistic nonsense, I could scream. If the only way to protect myself from nonsense such as this is to lie, I'm going to have to prepare myself to lie more from now on.
Today the new crown fell apart, despite my best efforts to go easy on it. I was in town and called the dentist. They said come right over, which I did. No one asked me to take the pills, and I thought it would be silly, since there has never been any blood in the last 3 appts. Anyway, I didn't have the time to go home.
When I got there they asked if I had taken the pills, and I said no, they hadn't asked me to. So they said wait to talk with the dentist. So I waited and then I told him that it was un-needed since I bleed more every time I floss my teeth than I do there. He insisted that I go to a drugstore, take the pills and then wait 1 hour before begining the temp. I said that I had asked the Dr. about it and he said that it was only for major dental work. They stood fast. I went to the drugstore and they wanted me to give them my life history, I argued with them. They finally filled the prescription giving me 50 pills, which I would not pay for because all I needed was 4 pills. We argued some more. Eventually I got my 4 pills at a reasonable price.
I went to the dentist's office and took the pills and waited 1 hour. Then they began to make the prep. At one point the technician pulled some floss through my teeth and said, see, there's a little bit of blood. I laughed and told her that was an unbelievably stupid remark, since I draw 20 times that much blood 4 times a day when I test for diabetes.
The whole business took 5 1/2 hours of my time, upset my stomach and my blood sugar dreadfully, and was just plain dumb to boot.
I'm so sick of meaningless legalistic nonsense, I could scream. If the only way to protect myself from nonsense such as this is to lie, I'm going to have to prepare myself to lie more from now on.
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