I screwed up :(

Seems I should have stayed on "Soft Foods" much longer than I actually did, and that's what's causing me all the pain. And for the record, the following treats are not considered to be "Soft Foods" to your convelescng mouth, regardles of what your orhter tactile senses may think:

• Big Mac
  
• Jumbo Jack
  
• Skipper's Fried Fish
  
• Sushi
  
• Chinese Food
  
• Rice/Whole Grains of pretty much any kind
  
• Pizza (Pepperoni, Bacon OR just plain cheese)
  
• Chocolate (including but not limited to Snickers, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Crunch, Krackle, Chocolate bunnies abd those little foil-wrapped chocolate footballs you get in your Easter Basket)
  
• French Fries
  
• Tater Tots
  
• Nuts of any kind (WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?!?!?)
  
• Any fast-food or convenience item with descriptive text including the words "Crunchy", "Chewy", "Bacon", "Crispy" and/or "Encrusted".

So I'm back on the very, very, VERY soft foods for the next week. But I want to get back to doing Atkins, so I'm going to try going with just shakes and Jello for a few days, see how that ends up (and by "How That Ends Up", I mean "How Long I Can Do That Before I'm Found Passed Out In The General Tso's Chicken At The 'Foody Goody Chinese Buffet'").

Wish me luck!

Giggidy-giggidy-giggidy!!!

My Dentist is the coolest Dentist ever and I absolutely love him and his whole staff to pieces and he's the only person I would ever trust in my mouth, but his name bothers me.

It's Dr. Joseph Hwang.

It's *pronounced* "WONG", sure, but c'mon. I see that name and the 70's porno music starts up in my head again. "Time to go see Doctor Wang, baby... ooh, yeah! Gonna get a cavity filled, uh-huh. Mmm. Yeah!"

I giggle a lot when I see his business card :)

But he's so COOL! He's aout my age, digs Comic Books, plays HeroClix, and regales us with tales of his youth when he and his best buddy would make "Punk Wristbands" using nails and electrical tape, thinking they were all tuff listening to Slayer and Motley Crue. He'sthe one *I* call Doctor Feelgood, 'cuz he's the one who makes me feel all right :)