Tom has his resume completed and is being picky about what jobs he chooses to apply for since they’re plentiful at the moment. He has a phone interview with Unemployment but not until March 19th. Damn! What do people do that don’t have a savings? It’s probably pushed out that late because some of his pay includes vacation time. Hopefully, by then he’ll be employed somewhere. Surprisingly, there aren’t that many 3rd shift jobs. At least he doesn’t have to settle and take the first available job.

He found a way to “sex” dentists. I was getting frustrated because while I was able to pull up the names of dental offices in the area, that didn’t always tell me who the dentist was. But when he found where to look up dentists by name, he was able to find an American woman for me. The only accent in this country I don’t care for is the Southern accent. She’s not only from this country but she’s from the state. Her staff seems white as well except for one of them that could be Indian or Muslim, but I don’t care about that. I care about understanding what the hell the doctor says to me. That’s what’s most important.

The whole process took just over 2 hours from the time I first called and spoke to someone named Rachel about whether or not they were accepting new patients and had a numbing agent without epinephrine to doing the digital paperwork. I figured they would if they had laser technology and since I doubt I’m the only one with tachycardia. It’s called carbocaine.

Then I asked about what insurance they offered since we’re uninsured right now and she gave me some names they’re in-network with. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure I do have a cavity in one of my upper molars, and secondly, it’s probably going to cost quite a bit. Most dental plans just don’t cover shit and what we got is actually a discount card and not real insurance. Our old plan through United Concordia was a joke because we had to pay $300 a year for my so-called “free” cleanings. I just hope whatever my newest problem is doesn’t get much worse by the time I see them since when you have soft enamel, you can really spring a cavity fast and it can expand quickly.

I was able to fill out new patient information and a release of information form online so they can get my info from my old dentist.

So dentist day is still March 17th, the day after Doc A, just with this new dentist instead of Holly and Doc H. She’s half the distance away, though, which is nice, at just under 5 miles away.

I loved how Doc H didn’t have a TV going in her waiting room and there was very little waiting time. I hope it’s that way here as well, and no annoying/loud music!

I read some of her reviews and one of the things I liked was that someone lost a crown and they got her in right away.

All her reviews are great, and the place is described as small but homey. It’s actually in Fair Oaks.

Two more days till we weigh in. There would be pros and cons to being down and not being down. If I’m not down I can indulge in a little more variety. Low-carb basically means little more than fruits, veggies, and meat with some dairy mixed in. No pizza, no alfredo, no nothing. However, I did have a PB&J sandwich earlier because this is the second day in a row I’m fatigued even though I didn’t sleep poorly. I read that this kind of diet might cause lightheadedness or fatigue and that once a week you should add a few more carbs, so I did.

I feel like I’m down, but it could very well be water I’ve lost. My waist is now down about a quarter of an inch when Tom measured it. I would still be surprised if I was down on the scale. But again, both outcomes have their good and bad. If I am down, I’ll do it another week and see what happens. You do get used to it rather quickly and I’m not as hungry as I thought I’d be. The only problem with this diet is that it’s not the least bit good for those with high cholesterol and with a family history of heart disease as I have. But then it would only be temporary. I would just do it to lose a little weight and then I wouldn’t have to slam on so much cholesterol. My waist is just under 37. I don’t ever expect to be in the twenties again which is fine, but it would be nice to get under 35. In doing this diet I’ve definitely learned to make one seriously damn good cheese omelet!