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When you wake up for the 5th day with a sore gum and now your face is swollen you need to call the dentist. I live in the UK. We have socialised health care. It is pretty much impossible to get registered with an NHS dentist so, for over 10 years now, I pay dental insurance. I’m not happy about it but with a history of tooth problems and no way to get free dental care its all I can do. That’s the down side. The up side is that I can see a dentist whenever. Even evening and weekend in an emergency. Today was an emergency. I told the dentist the issue. Eg. I have an abscess, had a check and was offered the usual extraction or antibiotics. Well a tooth extraction means no scubauntil it’s healed so that’s a no brainer. Down side? I’m allergic to tons of antibiotics so the only one they would give me reacts badly with alcohol. Its not really a downside is it.

We have a gardener in landscaping as a result my wife is home too because I needed to go to have my teeth and gums prodded. I have the background noise of hammering (new raised beds going in) and phone conversation as the beloved works from home. That’s OK. Plans change sometimes. Mine was not the only medical emergency as the heating engineer had one too. That’s next week for radiator replacement then. I’ve taken the opportunity to get on with my online art course. I’ll share the output occasionally. I’m reading about putting my work out there at the moment too. Maybe I’ll start a ‘books I’ve read’ list. Watch this space.