Mikes Root Canals

Today Michael finally got to get his teeth fixed!

For the last while his two back teeth have been hurting him. It has bothered him more and more, and we saw a couple dentists who told him both teeth would need root canals but were either booked out weeks away or were outrageously expensive! $$$$

We were really worried about them being infected and causing other problems, so we were in a hurry to get them done, not to mention the pain he was having to deal with.

After calling every dentist in the state (and the surrounding states) we made appointments for a couple places (the soonest was April 20th!) and waited.

We lucked out yesterday and got a call that someone canceled their appointment and they could squeeze him in, with a dentist in our town! It was a little more expensive than some of the other places, but Mike was about to rip the tooth out himself so having it done sooner was worth the expense.

He was able to get both done on the same day and said that as soon as he got the numbing shots it was instant relief.

 He says so far he has not had any headaches, or heart pains. So we're thinking that that might have all been caused by the bad tooth. 

Hopefully all is well and good from here on out.

Whip Cream Couples Challenge

There is a challenge tag going around YouTube that Amber saw and wanted us to try. We needed something fun to do while we were cooped up on a weekend anyways.
Its a Q&A challenge where you ask each other questions to see how well you know each other, and if you get it wrong you get creamed.

We were surprised at what we did, and didn't remember about each other. And we totally DESTROYED our kitchen!
The full video is up on our channel. If you click the YouTube logo to the right of this post it will take you there!

Mikes ER Adventures (Episode 2)

Mike has been having some heart pain for a little over a week now, and it hasn't been getting better. We tried a couple of things to see if we could pin point what was causing it, stress, exercise, caffeine, ect... and nothing really makes a difference. It just comes on suddenly as sharp stabbing pains in his chest on his left side right under his heart area. And the night before last he had stabbing chest pains that were accompanied by throbbing head pain in synch with the stabbing. (Pretty freaked out about that) He does have 2 bad teeth that are needing root canals, but he had those examined a few weeks ago and they said they were not infected or too the point of concern or needing antibiotics yet, so we're not sure if that has anything to do with the heart pain.

We scheduled an appointment with a GP Dr. for Friday in hopes of having a full panel blood test done and maybe getting a referral to a specialist concerning pain.

But earlier today he had an "episode" where the heart pain was so sudden and painful it took the air out of him and made him want to pass out. So right after work we decided to go to the ER just to be safe.

We checked in at 4:42pm, and sat in a crowded waiting room for.ev.er.

The nurses checked his blood pressure and vitals several times while we waited to make sure he wasn't having serious issues, and then we got pushed back and pushed back as ambulances came in, several people arrived with broken bones and bleeding extremities. And there was a lady drenched in sweat who kept complaining of how she was about to vomit for hours on end. 

Amber does not to well with blood, or vomit, or people for that matter and the entire time we were there she looked like she was about to pass out. 

Finally after almost 4 hours we were taken back, but there were no open rooms so we sat on a gurney in the busy hall as ER doctors and injured people rushed around us.

 When the doctor was finally able to come over to us he talked with Michael for about 2 minutes and told him it wasn't anything serious and was probably a virus. That "most" chest pain is caused by tissue in your chest rubbing your lungs or some crap due to a viral infection and that we shouldn't be worried. No coughing, fever, or other feelings of unwellness... and its a virus?
He then listened to Mikes heart and lungs with a stethoscope and said something along the lines of "yep, wheezing" (Mike nor I heard this wheezing) and then wrote us a prescription for 3 different medications including steroids and antibiotics.
At that point I got irritable. "So what... thats it? Your just gonna look at him and know thats what it is? No lab work, no tests, nothing?"
The doctor was very arrogant and said "I can diagnose this clinically. You don't need lab work" I gave him a dirty look and he said "We can do an x-ray..."
So down the hall we went, and got an x-ray and all that shows is that he doesn't have pneumonia (go figure) but somehow that means he must have a virus and not a heart related issue.

So almost 5 hours later, a copay, and a major headache later and we went home with a prescription for Doxycycline and not much peace of mind.

I feel like the ER was busy, and he just wanted to verify he wasn't currently dieing and get us out the door. We're waiting to pick up the prescription until after he sees the GP to see if he even has a "viral infection" and get a second opinion. And I am absolutely fed up with Drs. 

Our Stay-cation

On Sunday we traveled to the big city to be early for an appointment on Monday.

Every time we go to the city we take the days off and spend some time together.

Our first mission when we reached the city was finding food. We tried Chipotle for the first time, and Wesley was very disappointed he had to wait in the car. Chipotle was less impressive than all the hype made it out to be, we still prefer Qudoba.

We stayed in my favorite hotel, The ClubHouse. 

We alternate between Michaels favorite hotel (The Wingate by Wyndham) and this one every time we go to this city. I prefer The ClubHouse Hotel because its a beautiful 5 star Hotel, its not super expensive, and its Dog friendly (Which means my "kids" get to come along for the weekend)

 This is the entry when you first walk in.

 And this is the "Courtyard" in the summer. There is also a really nice restaurant attached to the Hotel, but it is pretty expensive so we don't eat there often.

This was our room. I get a double queen so the dogs can have their own bed.

 They made themselves comfy and got settled in.

When we got up to go to our appointment on Monday morning, we were informed that due to the weather the Dr. was not able to fly in and all appointments were postponed until Tuesday.

So we had to call in for another day off work, and extend our stay another night. 

The Hotel was very happy to extend our say (Especially because the rates went up an additional $20 for Monday nights) :/ 

 We stayed in all day and had a pajama day / binge movie day. It was nice to spend a whole day together and do nothing but hang out. We ordered food and played on our phones, and watched all the new FreeForm episodes. We never get a vacation, so we made the most of our Free day.