TranscriptDentist – Friedman 4 p.m.
Began diet: hope is to lose five pounds in four weeks. Shouldnt be hard. Afternoon appointment with Gwyn’s dentist, Sidney Friedman, who’ll replace wobbly front tooth & two adjoining teeth, attaching the new four-tooth bridge to three or four jaw & incisor teeth, which will have to be crowned to resist the strain. Total cost, about $5,000. Two appointments, March 20 & 26, will do the crowning; a third, April 6 – Shiloh date – will perform extractions & installation of a temporary bridge through about a month of healing, & then will come the installation of the permanent bridge. Whew. Bill Eggleston & his girl Sussanah came by for wine at about 8.45. Talk & music (on open reel, cassette player, & piano) till 2.30. Night people. Earlier, James Nelson (tree man) came by & agreed to remove all ivy from the rear chimney for a negotiated fee of $135. |