Good grief. Nothing is as easy as it looks and it always takes longer. That’s the takeaway from today’s trip to the orthodontist. This is going to be a long drawn out journey with loads of visits down the M3 to Claremont, to Green Point and to Cape Town. There are three components and we are hoping that our medical aid will come to the party.
The Dr pulled up my file on his computer and I appeared on the screen in high-definition studio quality. The first thing I noticed was my hazel eyes with a little light glinting in them. The face that looked back at me was so similar to my Mom’s. It was quite uncanny.
For me to explain all that’s going on in my mouth is beyond me. It took the orthodontist 40 minutes of technical talk looking at my mouth from every imaginable angle. In my lay terms, my jaw needs to be moved so that my teeth are aligned. There is no plan B. This is it. If I do nothing, I’ll probably be fine for possibly another ten years, but then I will be fraught with oral pain. If I’m going to live another 30 years, then the next 18 months will be worth getting this lot straightened out.
The first thing I have got to do is get a filling fixed.
Then, I have to get braces for a year.
Then I need surgery.
I left the rooms shell-shocked. It was overwhelming.
You can’t undo knowledge. When you know something, you can’t un-know it. I can’t just ignore this. I have to move forward with it.
I came home and started making phone calls. I go to Dr. Botha to fix the filling (hopefully in one sitting) on 25th October. On 30th October, I have an appointment to see the surgeon. I need quotes from both these doctors to take back to the medical aid. I’ve contacted our medical aid to find out who our personal consultant is. We are supposed to have one. He needs to work for us now.
Mike’s been picking up the Helga pieces today.
#923 of my 1000 thanks is for comfort food – marmite on toast was my go-to friend.
What a blessing that this is the only thing I have wrong with me.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
No surprises with God.
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
No gym.