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    I am sorry that I laughed at your description, Catrin!
    For your information, lips heal really quickly. One time, my younger son slipped going up the back deck stairs, and his tooth went through his lower lip. I can't remember if they stitched it, after sitting in the ER for 3 hours, but I do remember that it was back to normal really quickly, in days. So you may not look so weird at the wedding.
    I recommend copious glasses of wine to cure your pain. Seriously, I might avoid it for a day or two, but I think you'd be fine to have wine at the wedding.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
    I am sorry that I laughed at your description, Catrin!
    For your information, lips heal really quickly. One time, my younger son slipped going up the back deck stairs, and his tooth went through his lower lip. I can't remember if they stitched it, after sitting in the ER for 3 hours, but I do remember that it was back to normal really quickly, in days. So you may not look so weird at the wedding.
    I recommend copious glasses of wine to cure your pain. Seriously, I might avoid it for a day or two, but I think you'd be fine to have wine at the wedding.
    That was supposed to cause a laugh It was the silliest most avoidable incident, so I have to laugh at it!

    I had hoped stitches were avoidable, but I had a flap hanging from my lip...they thought it would heal much faster/better/less chance of infection with the stitches. It doesn't look bad today - that half of my lip is still swollen of course, but not too badly. The stitches are visible, but there isn't much in the way of pain though hot liquids gets my attention a bit. Eating isn't a problem, all in all, I got off quite lucky. My dentist tells me there is a chance that the two teeth at the point of impact could eventually die from the trauma - apparently it can take as much as a year to show up, but I am not going to worry about that.

    Gotta laugh at stuff like this

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    SmittyKitty - LOVE your response If I was actually capable of drinking that much wine I would have last night ;-) I will wait until my nieces "gal's night" at her house Friday night. It is a DIY backyard wedding so there will be a bunch of women at her house drinking wine and making cupcakes. I am one of the wine suppliers and sleeping on her pull-out couch!

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    Oh, owie, Catrin -- what an unusual injury! Glad you seem to be doing alright and hopefully there is no long-term tooth trauma.

    Enjoy the wedding, and the wine!
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    My kettlebell coach insists that I've got to make up a good story about this, and I think I agree ;-)

    He also showed me another way of doing the exercise I had in mind that doesn't require a 20-lb bouncing ball.

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    We are firm believers in the antibacterial qualities of wine, if you're under the weather have a glass (or three), it will kill the bugs! So go for it, and if it's not really antibacterial, you won't care after a couple of glasses anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pax View Post
    We are firm believers in the antibacterial qualities of wine, if you're under the weather have a glass (or three), it will kill the bugs! So go for it, and if it's not really antibacterial, you won't care after a couple of glasses anyway.
    I am planning on doing that in an hour or so Besides, how can I take wine to my nieces "gals night before the wedding" that I've not tasted before? I will just have to buy another bottle to take with me
    Last edited by Catrin; 04-30-2014 at 12:25 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
    My kettlebell coach insists that I've got to make up a good story about this, and I think I agree ;-).
    I generally go with "bar fight."

    Make sure you say it with a straight face.

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    That gives you an excuse to smell like wine, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
    I generally go with "bar fight."

    Make sure you say it with a straight face.
    I LIKE this. Rick suggested I work in some life-saving incident

    Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
    That gives you an excuse to smell like wine, too.
    Good point Oak!

    Since I am staying home tonight at least I don't need an excuse to smell like wine tonight. I am only on my second glass...and reminded of my lower capacity for alcohol. Good wine though, and it doesn't burn my lip I pronounce this cheap Trader Joe's wine nice enough to take to my niece's night-before baking party! Amazingly good stuff! Time to break out the chocolate, thankfully there is less than 1 ounce remaining of my lovely 85% Fair Trade Panamanian chocolate! All for medicinal purposes of course!

 

 

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