There is an adage, when you have your health, you have everything. Stupid adage, something you’d see on a box of “adult cereal,” the contents which tastes like cardboard.

But it is true. I am now beset with health issues. I do not know if this is going to be something ongoing.

Went to the dentist. I thought that I’d be getting a crown for an implant. Not so – the post fell out as the dentist was removing the cap. He did not expect this to happen. Said he’d never seen this happen before. He put another bone graft in place, and that was that.

Front teeth, the bridge. It’s loose because one of my front teeth has a short root. He filed down the back side of the adjacent tooth and did not speculate as to what might be the consequence of the bridge failing. I’m getting a nighttime retainer.

Got a cavity. Was told by the hygienist that my gums are more inflamed than usual.

All the staff seemed to be overly focused on what they were doing. There was no small talk. This made me nervous. Something is up over there, either that or it was Monday.

I limped into the dental office, stopping every other stride because the pain was so excruciating. It was so bad that I yelped a few times. The dental office, they focus on tooth pain, so they just escorted me in.

I got up this morning and could not walk. I took a shower, did some body work, took drugs. I felt better. I then took Tyra for a walk. After, I went to the outhouse. As I arose, the pain returned. It took me a long time to get back up to the house.

We stopped on the way home at Turkey Red and Pete put more cookbooks in the new bookcase.

I had, earlier, called the chiropractic office and made an appointment for tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. I am skeptical about the work they do, but right now am setting my ideas about this aside. Odd, how pain changes the equation. I also don’t usually take Ibuprofen, but I am now making an exception. Eliminating the pain, this is the goal.

I am trying not to think the worst, first an MRI and then surgery. I could then be laid up for months. And my detractors will say, “I told you so. You need to come up with a contingency plan for the book project.”

Pete’s now doing my horse chores. He took Hrimmi out for a ride today and took the dogs with him. A beautiful day, which makes being laid up even more excruciating.

Well, I now have time to think about things, not such a bad thing. Thinking a lot about the horses and how I might regain my connection with them. I am going back to doing agility, maybe in a more noncompetitive manner, focusing on an object at a time. This’ll work given that I have so little time.

Yes, if you have your health, you have everything.

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