On the night of Friday 30th January one of my fillings fell out, taking a large chunk of tooth with it. It was very painful so I had to go to the emergency dentist the next day at Kingston Hospital.

All they could do was put some temporary filling goop in there and advise me to see my dentist as soon as possible.

Well, the problem is that I haven’t seen a dentist in about 15 years. I would not advise anyone to avoid the dentist for 15 years. At first I stopped going because I’d moved away from home and no longer had a mother making the appointments for me! Then after the first 5 years or so it was the worry about what might be found and the work that would be required.

Since I didn’t have a dentist, it took me until the following Thursday to get an appointment and that was just an assessment. Really I have been quite lucky to have gone this long without serious issues. I now need a root canal and crown on that tooth where the filling came out, and also a couple of small fillings elsewhere. That’s going to happen tomorrow.

Fun.

Unfortunately it also meant I’ve been on antibiotics and painkillers all through FOSDEM this last weekend. Still it was great as usual!