01/09/04



                                午前、歯医者に行く。Root Canal Treatment (歯の根管治療) といって、神経を抜き、代わりに詰め物を
                                入れてふたを閉じる治療の最中である。今日はその詰め物を入れる準備のために、神経があった根管を細長い
                                糸楊枝みたいなもので洗う作業をやった。麻酔をしていたせいか、もしくは神経が既になかったからか、全く痛み
                                を感じなかった。治療は上手くいったようで、「来週がたぶん最後です」と言われる。どうやら夏休み中に終わり
                                そうで、ほっとする。

                                夜、冷蔵庫の中は空っぽ、お腹も空っぽ。早く明日になあれ。

                                Went to the Dentist in the morning.  I'm in the middle of the so called 'root canal treatment' in which
                                you take out the nerves of your tooth first, then wash the canal using a special floss-like thing and
                                install the permanent fillings to close the canal.  Today, I've done the 'washing' part, where you use a
                                very thin and long string to clear all the germs that might be inside the canal.  Had I not learned about
                                this root canal treatment before over the internet, I wouldn't have known what the dentist was doing, as
                                there was no pain at all during this process, which I was so glad about.  Yeah, all seems like went well
                                and I was told to 'come back next week for the last time'.  I was really impressed with this dentist, one on
                                campus, that I replaced my preconception that UK dentists are scary - it certainly wasn't. 

                                At night, the fridge is empty and my stomach as well and I still have a last task of the day - sleeping. 
                                Oh I'm so starving and I feel it's gonna be a long dreary night.


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