Tongue Twister

This week I’ve been a bit down in the dumps thanks to a long overdue dental appointment that I made for Leni and I.

We were both well overdue for a good clean and check up and I booked our appointments back to back over a month ago. Leni was last in the chair over 6 months ago and for me it was close to 2 years. Don’t judge! Covid made it too hard.

Anywho, I managed to get Leni there but he wasn’t having a bar of it so I went first. The dentist started by saying how nice my teeth were and then proceeded to clean away 2 years worth of plaque. It was honestly like a jack hammer chipping away at concrete.

It took a while to get it done and whilst it was super uncomfortable and I was well and truly over it after 10 mins I pretended it was easy breezy just so Leni wouldn’t be put off for life.

When we were done the dentist checked Lenis teeth and concluded that whilst they were good he would definitely need a professional clean, but there was no way that was happening that day.

I tried to remain upbeat and happy hours after the appointment but my mouth was sore from all the prodding and I was especially annoyed at how all of a sudden my tongue was finding all the gaps and grooves normally covered by plaque.

It has now been 5 days since I had the clean and I couldn’t regret it more. My tongue has teeth marks on the tip because of all the grooves that I keep rubbing it against and I swear it now feels twice the size it once was. I am so aware of my mouth that it’s driving me bat shit crazy.

It’s a massive sensory overload for me right now and I just want this feeling to go away.

I am normally fairly tuned in to how Leni might feel about certain things that bother him but this experience has really made me rethink how considerate I’ve been of things that get under his skin. This feeling is so incredibly consuming that I have thought of nothing else but my mouth all day!!!!

I think the next time Leni goes to the dentist it will need to be with hubby because at this point in time I have no desire nor the will to go back for another clean. If I lose a tooth any time soon, I swear I’m just going to use some builders putty to fill the gap and hope to God that does the trick.

What has this whole experience taught me?

That I am more like Leni every day!