I've got a meeting with my line manager tomorrow evening. I'm gonna turn up teeth in so he can hear first hand how much I'm struggling with speech at the moment. I'm gonna try and keep them in all the time but if I find it's too much I'll have to ask him to leave the room for a second so I can remove them, mask up and put my points across more clearly as there's a lot of logistics to discuss. The next day I shall make a dr's appointment in order to extend my sick note. I feel that I would be happier to have my sick note go up to my holiday at the end of this month and then set a solid date for my return. I'll keep you posted
I guess it depends upon whether you had immediate dentures or you went straight for the permanent ones. It's been said that the immediate dentures are notoriously difficult to get on with whereas people have fewer problems once they get the permanent ones. I've just looked back on your earlier post and you said you did have temps but just the top set wasn't it? It's the bottom set that are giving me the most problems.I hope it gets sorted quickly, merryone. I must be lucky because I’ve never experienced a problem speaking with my plate in, even when it was first fitted. However, when I take it out at the dentist and he asks me a question, I’m conscious of the fact that my speech develops a slight lisp.
Why do dentists and hygienists ask questions when you’ve got your mouth wide open as well?
I only had the temporary one for about 10 days because he fast tracked the permanent ones. The temporary ones felt odd for a couple of days but I got used to them. It wasn’t the fit that felt odd but the fact that I had a solid plate on the roof of my mouth instead of my soft palette. When he fitted the permanent ones he filed one edge down and the fit was perfect.
I seriously think though if it was only the top plate I'd have had a good experience, well a better experience at least. As I said it's the bottom set that's giving me all the problems, which from what I understand are usually a lot trickier to get along with, but I thank you and everybody for their kind wishes it means a lot.
You've had a horrible time of it - hope things improve from now onwards, merryone.
You must be fed-up with it, though, and I'm sorry things still aren't right, merryone. But you're right to keep persevering, and I'm sure it'll be sorted in the end.
