Living large in Rarotonga: July 2012

I was recently back in New Zealand for, originally a conference, but what also turned out to be two visits to the dentist. I got a tooth ache in my front tooth and went to the Tupapa Clinic. They advised that a root canal that I had many years ago, at least twenty, had 'failed' and become infected and the redressing had to be done in NZ. Or they could rip it out and give me a falsey for about $130. As tempting as that was financially I felt I was too young to be getting plates and so on. I could see it dropping out mid conversation with some important dignatory! As I wasn't able to sleep with it in Janine wasn't a fan either! She politely said that I may well whistle when I snore, not that I do snore! I think what she meant to say was "I wouldn't be seen dead with you with a plate in!" So I went for a second opinion to another private dentist here and whilst he advised he could "probably do the work" he didn't guarantee the work and that if I was going back to NZ I best get it done there, which I was, and so I did! It did mean extending my stay for another week and thus changing my tickets, which was a whole other story! Anyway $1505.00 later and I have a new root canal in tooth 11.

Whilst I unfortunately don't have photos of the procedure, that Janine would no doubt post on Tubeface, I do have photos of the beautiful, although cold Auckland weather. You can't beat Auckland on a good day!