Went off to the dentists tonight. I'm not normally that bothered by the dentist, they have a job to do, I'm healthier for it, and it's normally only a short time span of discomfort.

For some reason, I was nervous tonight. I was there to have some plastic caps put on a couple of my lower back teeth, it's just a protective layer. I had the uppers done as a kid, so I knew roughly what was going to happen. It's not a painful procedure at all.

However, after he was done, the dentist pointed out that my lower wisdom teeth are impacted. This is not a problem in it's own right, but where they are touching the teeth in front of them, where the toothbrush can't get too, there is the start of some decay. As a result of where things are in the human mouth, the only way to sort it out, is to have the lower wisdom teeth out. There is a very small chance of some nerve damage which he said can result in temporary numbness in the lower jaw. Clare had hers out not that many months ago, and had added complications, so I know it's not pleasant. What worries me is that when Clare had hers out, she wasn't allowed to drive after because of the sedatives. As I moved to this part of the world to be with Clare, now she is gone, I have no one up here to drive me around if I need it. It's totally selfish I know, but some times, when we are alone, we have to think of ourselves. Now is one of those times.

I'm sure it will work out, these things have a way of doing so, and if it doesn't I'll have a nice long walk back from the hospital