Oral suprises

What a surprise!  Walter now has no top molars on both sides of his mouth, and no bottom molars on the right side.   They were removed, just like that.  In twenty minutes apparently.   No fuss.  A quick decision.  And hey presto, his mouth no longer contains most of his molars.  

It all happened early yesterday, at 8.30 am, when Walter went to a local dentist because the gum around a back molar was inflamed.  He expected to receive some antibiotics.  

In the meantime I got dressed, and put my makeup and jewellery on.  So that I would be ready when he returned from the dentist.  We were going shopping in Rundle Mall and then lunch with Andreena and Donna.

At 9 am Walter rang me to say that he was having most of his molars taken out.  'Eh', I said.  'Get a second opinion'.  But apparently the teeth and gums were a mess and if he wanted to leave the country early February with some false teeth, then it had to happen now.

Walter returned home at 10.30 am, with chipmunk cheeks due to numerous wads of dressing pads in his mouth to stop the bleeding, a drooping lip and plenty of drool.  And unable to speak clearly.  He looked very funny, except it was not funny.  I tactfully did not take a photograph.  Or laugh.

And readers may wonder how this all happened.   Well Walter has a coveted gold card, a veteran affairs card, which entitles him to free medical and dental cover in Australia.   Now our dentist in England has spent many hours working on Walter's back teeth, at a great cost to us, and perhaps it was time to confront the situation.  But it was all a little unexpected to say the least.

Last night we had pork schnitzels and chips for dinner.  Walter ate bananas and custard.  Just as well he ate the huge schnitzel in Penola, because he will not be eating any more on this trip, or steaks or lamb chops.  Christmas Day will be spent nibbling his cold meat and salads.  Good for the waistline.  There is always a benefit.

Although Walter still looks a little peaky, due to shock no doubt, he feels more or less normal again and can sit outside and enjoy his beer, non alcoholic of course.

 And to enjoy the beautiful sunset, down at Aldinga Beach.

Andreena and Donna, looking relaxed under the shade in Victoria Square.  We had a lovely picnic lunch together, sitting in the revamped square.  Of course Walter had to stay at home, resting and eating cool Greek yoghurt.

A mental note to self.  Should I have any dental problems, find another dentist.