I am a very accident prone person. I always have been. When I was a TA in grad school, the professor I worked with, (my friend Kara) and I would have a little game each day on the way to class; we would see which one of us could make it there without running into something or falling down. Believe it or not, this was a difficult task for each one of us accident prone individuals. It’s amazing that I wasn’t hurt more seriously than the gymnastic injury I experienced when I was younger (ruptured disk in lower back); accident prone people shouldn’t be flipping around.
For the last few days, it seems that I have been having a few accidents. Saturday, and the pool party, the pool, as I discovered, is actually a rocky bottom pool; not a soft lined pool as I expected when I got a little too close with my face. So now, I have a big old scratch on the bridge of my nose. I didn’t hurt when I did it, but it looks bad right now. Drinking + Swimming = more likely to have an accident. Oh well. No harm no foul.
Then, on Sunday, I decided that a handful of chocolate Lucky Charms would satisfy my tiny craving for something sweet, and I tossed some in my mouth; only to chomp down directly on my tongue piercing and chip one of my teeth pretty badly. Now, I have to go into the dentist for the first time for something other than a cleaning. Let’s hope it doesn’t cost that much to fix. Speaking of which, the cost may determine whether or not the piercing stays in. Thoughts about that? I have had it since I was 18, so I guess chipping the tooth now (um, for the second time, same tooth, same reason) isn’t too bad of a track record though. Seriously, should I take it out, or leave it in?
Hopefully, I will not have anymore injury related accidents. And, I hope that my tooth fixing doesn’t cost a lot; the panic attack I had last week about money doesn’t need to come back. I also wanted to say thanks for all the kind thoughts about being so self conscious. I really appreciate it. I also found out yesterday at the doctor, that I have lost 8 pounds since the last visit (which was about a month ago). Maybe I will loose even more before the next one (in a month). One step closer to feeling better about myself!
I had to have around $4000 worth of work done over the last 18 months. Three wisdom teeth removed, a crown, and more fillings than I’m willing to admit. My dentist never mentioned if any of it was a direct result from my tongue ring but when the bill came I decided a $5 piercing wasn’t worth $4000.
I have you all beat! $17,000 worth of dental work done!
I am referring my boyfriend DIRECTLY to this post, next (and any subsequent) time he makes any noises about piercing his tongue. Or anything else for that matter.
I had a girlfriend that did that and split a tooth in half. I say take it out or use plastic balls.
I was going to suggest that you ask your hubby how much he enjoys it.
Good luck with the dentist! Oh, and I say keep the ring.
I took mine out and I’ve always regretted it, and now I’m in a position work-wise where I really can’t have it back. If you can keep it, I would. One thing I did do was go with plastic ends for a while, and also got a very short bar for “every day” — there was less stuff waving around in my mouth to chomp down on. I kept the cool long sparkly one for when I was going out.
They make chocolate Lucky Charms???
My personal philosophy is, if it gets in the way of your life, take it out. Of course, you’ve had it since you were 18, so I guess it hasn’t gotten in the way that much.
I agree with Jake!! That’s the one thing that jumped out at me at in this post hehehe. What’s wrong with me? Oh yeah, keep it.