A lot of people, particularly Americans, think that anything, especially medical care, in the US is the ideal and best it can possibly be. After all, it costs the more than any other place on the planet. It’s hard to believe anything marked up 1000+% isn’t the best. I get it. The other day I…
The worst wasn’t over
Unfortunately while I was completely unconscious, the need for a root canal on a particularly sensitive tooth was undiscovered. So, what I thought was a root canal, was only part one and a root canal prep. When you sign into the clinic, you sign off on all sorts of procedures, every procedure in fact. The…
Trip Two for Final Form
This return trip, I came back in January to get my permanent teeth done. None too soon honestly, some of the temps were loosened up and were causing discomfort, not to mention eating struggles. Procedural notes: At this point, I have tried on some plastic mold teeth they’ve made and they are adjusting those to…
First Half Done – Summary
The trip home was a fiasco with delayed flights, failed notifications form the airline, and a lot of confusion. But that’s all Jet Blue. The staff at Dr. Marco’s Sky suites were very helpful and supportive. We had to rent a car to get from JFK in NY to Maine and had some extra expenses…
Day 3 – Recovery, Scans, Refried Beans
You know how Steven He has the “Asian Dad” character who is the face of Bejing Corn? I am now the face of Costa Rican Refried Beans in a bag. Day 3 and these are the best thing to eat ever. They are savory, very filling, easy to eat, and delicious. For sweet stuff, I…
Day One Uppers
Early this morning I had my alarm set to 3:30 am for my 4AM appointment. So of course, I woke up at 3AM. Allowing myself extra time to shower and mentally wind up for the day ahead was worth it. I spent time in mirror again looking at my bite and how it has always…
Adventures Before Surgery
We came to San Jose Costa Rica on Saturday and my appointment is 4AM Monday. I need a total fasting 8 hours prior to 4AM. Today, we had a decent breakfast of Pico Gallo (rice and beans) with eggs and fruit. It was about 70-73 degree all day. Off-season for tourists, strangely, the perfect time…
Arrival in Costa Rica
So, the flight was long. Actually, the layover was long, the flight to Newark was quick, then the flight to Costa was 5 hours. The Newark airport has no comfortable place to wait out a long layover. Reality of the situation hit me as soon as we cleared the Florida keys and Cuba, and Nicaragua…
A BOATLOAD of Paperwork
Below is a copy and paste of a a bunch of information that came in a long string of emails. It’s paperwork I will need to sign off on when I get there. It also details the procedure quite thoroughly and I thought might be useful. It clarified a lot of things for me. I…
Costa travel and the best month
Colleen discovered this climate chart online. It looks like I was fortunate to choose June to go to Costa Rica. If anyone is considering a trip for dental work, it looks like mid-june is your time.