The Bucklein Bunch: The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT THE HECK AM I GONNA DO?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT THE HECK AM I GONNA DO?

I went to the dentist today because it's been 5 yrs and because I have a problem with my gums. After looking online, I was sure I had Periodontitis, a gum disease. I've been beating myself up about it for a few days now. I knew I should have gone to the dentist earlier but it's so flippin' expensive. I don't have dental insurance and it gets pretty pricey. They did four X-Rays for free but then they needed to do a panoramic x-ray so they could get more details. Well, I found out I'm missing quite a few teeth. They said I don't have any bicuspids. (News to me! I think I vaguely remember having someone mention that.) It's funny to look at the panoramic X-ray and see all the screws in my jaw. (I really DO have a few screws loose!)

The good is that I don't have periodontitis!

The bad is that hat I only have 2 very small cavaties. Not too shabby for 5 yrs without seeing a dentist! Not that I can afford to have them filled but hey, I only have two!

The WHAT THE HECK AM I GONNA DO is that my gums are reeceeding and they don't know why. Lovely. Also, the roots in my teeth are still dissolving. I knew it had started to happen but I didn't realize how serious it was. They said I'm way too young for this kind of thing to be happening. The dentist thinks it is because my bite is off. (Note to Dad- looks like that jaw surgery didn't pay off so well. Sorry about that!) The dentist told me to move my bottom jaw to the left, then the right. I can move it to the left just fine but I can not move it to the right at all. Now my jaw is hurting from trying so hard today (and from having my mouth open so long). They think the other reason this is happening is because of all the orthodontics stuff I had done. The dentist said they probably moved my teeth too fast and too much. GOOD ONE ORTHODONTIST!! I don't recall asking for braces in the first place. Oh well. What's done is done. Now I get to live with it. The dentist said a bite plate could possibly help. It's not possibly gonna happen because that would cost over $400. Yeah, I think I'll just deal with the problems thank-you very much!

2 comments:

big8smiley said...: Oh no!!!! And THAT is why I dread trips to the dentist!! It seems like they always seem to find something wrong and it's always bad news. I hope you are able to get the work done you need. How are you going to sing if you are toothless? It will be really hard to understand just what you are trying to say. I guess you will still be able to type! (sorry, I had to add in a little humor to try to cheer you up!); June 10, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Aprilyn said...: Haha! I'm gonna sing anyway! I'll sing, "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth..." hehe :); June 10, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Kids Say The Darndest Things...

For FHE tonight, we were looking at pictures of some of the things President Monson does. There was a picture of President Monson and some children at a temple dedication. Marshall asked if President Monson was DECORATING the temple. HAHAHA! He seriously makes me laugh so much.
Today while we were driving to Idaho Falls, we saw some black rainclouds, and some white ones too. We told Marshall that the black clouds have rain in them. A few minutes later, Grandma, who was in the car with us, was saying something about styrofoam. Marshall said, "Oh! I know! The black clouds are made of rain, and the white clouds are made of styrofoam. That's why you can walk right through them!
There was an Asian Lady Beetle on our kitchen windowsill today, and Marshall was really upset about it! He yelled, "OH NO! There's an OTTINGER BUG IN OUR HOUSE!!"
Marshall:"I can still write the Bucklein kind in German." (I have no idea why he said that. This is part of the fun of having a child with Autism.)
Marshall: "My other favorite word is forest." Ok..that one came out of nowhere.
Brian was trying to teach Marshall about the sounds vowels make. This time he was talking to him about why our last name sounds the way it does. We have always taught him that when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Well, Brian told him that in German (our last name is German), when 2 vowels go walking, the 2nd one does the talking. Marshall asked, "They can't say their L's?"
Marshall: "Dad, what's your favorite word? Love? Mom? Wanna know probably the biggest word I know? Probably the 'docious word'. (Translation: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
What is the biggest word you know? Marshall: "Fight".
Marshall: "The thing I hate most terribly in my life is singing."
Marshall (with his arms wrapped around my neck): "Mom, I care for you." Ohhh...how sweet.
Marshall: "Dad, you are handsome.:
When we were hiking Squaw Peak, Marshall said, "HI DUDE!" to everyone he saw. Then, he decided to say, "See ya later Alligator." He thought that was funny, but then he saw a woman, so instead of saying, "See ya later Alligator", he decided to say, "See ya later Alli-Woman!"
We asked Marshall if he learned about Jesus on Easter Sunday. Nate asked if they showed him a picture of Jesus on the cross, the thing that has two boards going together like this (he made the shape of a cross). Marshall said, "It was a T that smushes him together. They (the bad guys) took his (Jesus') shoes and socks off so it would hurt more. So he was bare feet and they put nails in his feet. Isn't that ouch?" I asked what happened after that and he said, "Jesus said I"ll be alive in 3 days and he woke up and came alive and now he can never die!"
Brian was telling Marshall that Nathan is getting so big! He said, "Nathan is ten! In two more years he will be twelve and hold the Priesthood!" Marshall said, "He only needs two more grown ups to hold it!"
Marshall told me he has a lotter pirates than Nathan. A lotter? That means more than a lot.
Marshall always lays on the floor next to the bathroom door whenever Nathan goes in there. We try to get him to leave Nathan alone but he just won't. One day Nathan went into the bathroom and Marshall said, "Nathan, are you almost done?" Nathan said yes. Marshall then asked, "One more poop, then you're done?" Nathan gets so embarrassed by Marshall.
Nathan went into the bathroom to get ready for bed. Marshall knocked on the door and said, "Nathan, if you need help, I'll be right here."
Tonight when we were doing sparklers, Marshall asked if he could do another sprinkler.
Today Marshall told me that if anyone is mean to his brother he will smash them with a panyo (piano) and they will be flat like a turkey sandwich. He loves his brother!!
While we were in the car taking Brian to school, Marshall and I had the following conversation: Marshall- "I don't have any points." ME- "When will you get points?" Marshall: "In 20 years when I am nine. When I am nine I will have numbers. Then we will have to go to the gag shop to get more numbers."
We had a Family Home Evening Lesson on The Plan of Salvation. Things were going well as we showed Marshall the cut outs we had for each of the 3 Kingdoms which we will end up in after the Judgement Day. He looked it over and pointed to the Telestial World and said "I will go there." "NO," I exclaimed. That is the bad one. He said "I will go to the bad one." Then it hit me. He was picking this one because it was a star. "Are you saying that because it's a star shape and Twinkle Little Star is your favorite song," I asked? "Yup. I want to go to the star one." For the closing song he wanted to sing Twinkle Little Star that is Bad.
We were talking about thieves and how they can go to jail if they get caught. Nathan said "I won't thief." I wondered what he was talking about so I asked him. He said "Thieving is wrong, Mom." OHHHH...you meant STEALING!!
Marshall woke up with a really stuffy nose and said "My nose can't breathe."
Marshall went with me to Wal-Mart today so Brian could work on his research. I bribed my little one by telling him if he went with me, I would buy him a toy. He wanted a Thomas train so badly but I convinced him to settle with a Mickey Mouse figure that comes with a scooter. He got very frustrated with the toy because he couldn't put Mickey on the "screwdriver". It took me a while to figure out that he meant scooter. Haha...so cute.
Today Marshall went to the doctor for his 3 yr old checkup. When the nurse asked "How are you Marshall?" he said "I have to get 2 shots." As we were leaving, he saw the same nurse again and said with a grumpy look on his face "I do NOT like shots!" She laughed so hard.
Marshall: "I'm a warewolf AWOOO!!"
When Nathan was probably 5, I got him new pajamas..the kind with a "fly" in them. He stuck his hand through it and said "Look Mom! I have a new pocket!!"
Marshall and I were playing Cranium Cariboo when he suddenly stopped and said "Can I please have a slice of water." At least he was polite! :)