Its the smallest things that matter in life... My father literally collapsed at the age of 60. He was suffering from diabetes for his final 12-13 years but his older brother (my Periyappa), a strong willed man, survived diabetes for 40+ years. Cases of two different men to watch and learn. My dad was muscular, very strong, dark complexioned and charismatic and always had this attitude that nothing bad will happen to him soon because he had the physical strength to handle anything and everything. My Periyappa was a well read, soft spoken-intellectual, mentally very strong and as I now think of the diet with which my Periyappa survived his last 15 years, Im always amazed. Every dish made from Soya Chunks. Every-Single-Dish possible and he thus strongly battled diabetes for 40+ years. He was 16 years older than my father and outlived my father by a couple of years too. Its some level of carelessness and personal ignorance too that led to my dads untimely death. The precise reason that I can quote is Wisdom Teeth Trouble. Read on... I will tell you why... The Indians common attitude is to not disturb the natural organs and we consider that all thats given by nature is always good to have. I was of that opinion too, until 5 months ago. Looks like it is not actually so. Troubling wisdom teeth must be extracted at the earliest. Kids in America go thro this teeth extraction max when they are at high school. I remember that my dad has had inflammations and swelling around his wisdom teeth and he always skipped attending to it. He simply took antibiotics as a stop gap measure and sought temporary healing. When diabetes kicked in during his late 40s, he started feeling severe trouble with his wisdom teeth. He went on with the Wisdom tooth extraction at a time when his body sugar levels were high and at the time, the teeth extractions had to be done. No other choice. Due to diabetes, the healing took a while and the pain spread to the neighboring teeth too. He had about 10 to 12 teeth extractions in a span of about 4 years and it badly hit his morale. He couldnt easily chew anything solid and he had to take the food after grinding it in a mixer. He couldnt eat his favorite dishes. He was a highly self made man and he taught me to self-shave with the conventional razor (I still have and use it) and he had difficulties to shave his own face because of the deep pits on the face created due to the missing teeth. He felt like he was a goner in just 5 years. There was no way he could expect all that to happen in such short time. From a majestic-looking 102 Kgs when he was 50 years old, he shrunk to 53 when he was 59 years old (the last time when I saw him). It all began with a troubling tooth. A small tooth. He couldnt come out of the mental trauma that he once looked so charming and graceful and its not even age that has eaten into his will and courage. Looking at him standing in front of a mirror and he admiring himself was a sight to watch. He kept away from doing all that during his final days. I was talking to my american colleague who said she is 49 (she looks like a 37-38) and that she has a teeth line-up correction and has removed 9 of her teeth for that. We need not go to such extremes all of a sudden. At least some degree of consciousness will certainly help. I was advised by my dentist to go for wisdom teeth extractions about 4 months ago and was very hesitant for going under the knife for all this long. The first time I went to the dentist due to some swelling, he took a simple X-Ray, corrected the wisdom tooth from hitting the muscle and advised me to come for a Panoramic X-Ray Examination a week later. He explained me what could possible happen in the next couple of years and why I have to act soon. The acting soon part took 5 months for me. :) Having lost my father, all I can say is one simple thing. If you have a swelling in the corners of your inner jaw, dont ever take it lightly. If you adamantly ignore it now, It will come back to severely haunt you in your later years. When it comes to human health, it is the smallest things in life that matter a lot. Attend to them. Have them cured. Talk to your friends about it. Dont hesitate to ask peoples opinions on forums like facebook. You never know, your best advise could come from anywhere. This post could be one too. If not for many, at least for one person, Ill be happy to have spent the time to write this. Dont take your teeth for granted. Good luck!
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:21:21 +0000
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