{"id":661,"date":"2016-12-14T23:12:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T06:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.no-destination.org\/?p=661"},"modified":"2016-12-14T23:12:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T06:12:22","slug":"its-all-part-of-the-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-destination.org\/index.php\/2016\/12\/14\/its-all-part-of-the-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"it’s all part of the adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, so far I have done one night of campering since I left on Monday. Granted, it’s only Wednesday, but I’m holed up at a friends house in Tucson with a tooth issue. It’s too bad this didn’t happen two and a half weeks ago while I still had insurance, but it’s great that this happened now instead of in a week when I’d be middle of nowhere southern New Mexico! <\/p>\n

I loaded pics from my phone, but have yet to get the photos off my camera. Here’s the pretty spot we camped at Roosevelt Lake Monday night:<\/p>\n

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My friends in Tucson have a great spread nestled in amongst a cholla forest. I can’t think of better protection that having one’s property fenced in by cholla. Ow. They are growing pigs for eventual bacon and other meats, and eventually will have chickens and a garden. <\/p>\n

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Even though the dogs seem to quite enjoy being in the camper, they really do love having a house to roam and stretch. Argos is pretty happy. <\/p>\n

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The other day, I noticed a slight twinge in my jaw when chewing, but it was nothing to remember, so I didn’t. Monday evening, my left jaw was a bit achey, and I noticed that the lymph node behind my ear was swollen. I started to worry. I went to sleep dreaming of infections spreading into my brain while I was camped in the middle of some scenic spot and days later my body found in the camper with poopy dogs. <\/p>\n

When I arrived in Tucson yesterday, my left jaw was noticeably swollen. My friends and I went to get Pho <\/a> as I wanted garlic and spicey to help boost my immune system and fight whatever was going on in my body. <\/p>\n

This morning, I woke to more tenderness and swelling and decided that I had to do something. In May 2015 I had a root canal in that back lower molar. This had to be related.<\/p>\n

I ignored it most of today, and took Argos for a nice walk in a wash near my friend’s house. <\/p>\n

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When we returned, I called my dentist back in Prescott, who suggested I call my endodontist. My endodontist said that I’d need to either go in for an evaluation, or go to my dentist for one. I called my dentist back who recommended a dentist here in Tucson. I called and they got me in this afternoon. I got xrays, no conclusive opinion except that it’s probably an infection in the root of that tooth, Amoxicillin, and admonished to get to an Endodontist soon for an assessment. Fun. <\/p>\n

What I also found out was that if more root-work is needed, that’ll cost almost $1200. Ow. <\/p>\n

This is not an auspicious way to being a trip, although it is quite an adventure just not quite how I’d pictured it. <\/p>\n

My friends know a dentist & endodontist in Nogales, so we might just end up there.
\nThis is starting to sound like a B movie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, so far I have done one night of campering since I left on Monday. Granted, it’s only Wednesday, but I’m holed up at a friends house in Tucson with a tooth issue. It’s too bad this didn’t happen two and a half weeks ago while I still had insurance, but it’s great that this happened now instead of in a week when I’d be middle of nowhere southern New Mexico! I loaded pics from my phone, but have yet…<\/p>\n

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