Procrastination is the thief of time they say. If you ask me, procrastination is the thief of everything. Let me tell you why:
Early last year, I felt a slight chill in one of my teeth. Every now and then it'd hurt but I'd ignore it. Then I left for Sweden and things happened very quickly. Suddenly I had a daughter who needed my care almost all the time. One day when she was about three weeks old, I couldn't ignore the pain anymore. Because of the pain, I could barely see, think, sleep and I stopped producing milk. I left my little one at the hospital and went off to the emergency dental clinic (which charged me double as I put off going there until a Friday evening and was as such charged the weekend rate).
The dentist put in a temporary filling and sternly told me to have it permanently sorted out within a month, which I promised I'd do, knowing I'd most certainly not. Three weeks later, whilst having breakfast, the filling and one third of the tooth came out. Did I go to the dentist? Nope. Instead, for the past nine months, I've gotten used to eating on the left side of my mouth and after each meal, taking a toothpick to dig out any food which may have ended up in my little grotto!
Yesterday, I finally had the first step of my root canal done. This took three hours, cost me countless cedis (although I know it was cheaper than if I'd done it abroad) and left me with a jaw so sore, I couldn't open it for more than to insert a straw, which means I spent 24 hours living on smoothies (thank goodness for Smoothy's! Goodbye BoneShaker, my new favourite is Piccolo Mondo).
So let's see what procrastinating dental care in general and fixing this cavity in particular has cost me:
Money, lots of money (emergency care, follow up care, transport, smoothies,it all adds up).
Enjoyment of life before Christmas when the pain was at its worst.
Loss of sight (well, only temporarily but still)
Eating in a sane and reasonable manner (what normal person needs to dig for food in her teeth after each meal?)
Milk Production - for about a day, my darling daughter did not get much in her.
Use of the teeth on the right side of my mouth.
And of course, TIME!
So do you agree with me that procrastinating thieves a lot more than time???
9 comments:
Ouch, Maya Mame.
*LOL* Love the title! life has been so hectic lately that I'm actually finding very little time to procrastinate. I suppose that's a good thing right?
Eek the dental emergency sounds scary! Had a root canal in the US some years ago. Luckily it was mostly covered by my insurance company and yes I procrastinated about getting that one too!
Yes, Posekyere. Painful in many ways.
Abena, it's a good thing if it means you'll get things done on time, bad thing if we miss out on blog posts by you!
Yes I do..but well it has done a lot of good for me. i.e homework..procrastinating..she always forgets to take it in..hehe I've been a bad girl.
I know that feeling JuaNita!
oh dear. Glad you got your teeth looked at but wish it hadn't got so bad. It's understandable though, when you're a busy person and responsible for others, to put your needs on the backburner.
It's sad to think of all that you missed out on :(
So true Daixy. I guess I'm finally learning there are some things you shouldn't put on hold.
procrastination steals life for sure!
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