We went from dental appointments this morning in Moses Lake to an appointment in the late afternoon with Forry's orthopedic surgeon in Spokane. It started much earlier than we are used to with our first aPpointment at 9 AM. We both got out teeth cleaned and an adult fluoride treatment. Forry has to go back on Monday to get a filling in a tooth he cracked a couple of weeks ago.
The fluoride treatment was a new thing for both of us. Niece Becky explained that with so many people living longer and also keeping their own teeth, they've discovered that many are getting caries in the roots of their teeth as their gums shrink. Since dental insurance is all focused towards prevention, the insurance companies have decided that adult fluoride treatments are a good investment.
A quick stop at home, then we re-grouped and headed for Spokane. Forry has Dr. Powers buffaloed. He can't figure out why he is having so much pain in his right leg especially. They took another set of x-Rays today and everything is where it's supposed to be. Dr. Powers changed his melds around a bit and says if things don't improve over the winter, he may look at some further tests and/or injections next spring.
We next went to Group Health's Riverfront Pharmacy to pick up some prescriptions we had ordered and the new ones. The pharmacy said they didn't have enough of the new ones, but we could pick them up tomorrow. Not willing to make another trip to Spokane, I had them check the other GH pharmacies. We ended up going north to the one on Lidgerwood and managed to get there just before they closed at 5:30! Turns out the only GH pharmacy that stays open until 7:30 is the one at Riverfront.
We decided to eat for the last time this year at Gordy's. We tried to get ahold of our friend Judy to see if she'd like to join us, but never did catch up with her. As usual, Gordy's was great!
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