Best Decision I've Ever Made - Mexico, MX

Busy busy weekend here, getting my laundry done and making my packing and to-do lists to fly to Cancun Monday night! Excited to see all my wonderful peeps at Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry...they make me feel like family. I'll be taking the red eye to Dallas/Fort Worth, then a 13-hour layover (going to head to Marriott to get some good quality shuteye) before flying to Cancun. Hey, I used some of my one million plus air miles to fly first class, so I don't mind the weird flying times so much. Lucky to be staying at the same dirt cheap...er, inexpensive...fabulous condo about a 15-minute cab ride from the dentist office. The owner of the condo is doing my grocery shopping for me since I'm not landing until 9:40 pm and is picking me up at the airport, so I'm extra calm preceding this trip as I know where I'm staying and how I get around while there! I'll have all day Wednesday to unpack and get settled, maybe enjoy some nice pool and sun time. Thursday morning I'll be picked up at the condo by the courtesy driver from Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry and will have an 8:30 appointment to have my upper All on 4 arch relined and adjusted, have my door upper implants checked, have a lower back implant placed where I had to have a tooth pulled on my last visit, and have my other lower teeth cleaned and checked, where they placed crowns my last visit. I did go ahead and set up IV sedation for all of this process, only because I am having an implant placed. I figured for the small amount of $450 to have it done by a qualified anesthesiologist, why not just have everything done under sedation?! It should be a very mild recovery compared to last time...where I had my remaining 9 upper teeth extracted and 4 implants placed, and the one lower molar extracted. This will all be a breeze in comparison! The only thing really up in the air is whether or not I'll get to go home with my arch relined, adjusted and in place on Thursday, or whether I'll have to leave my arch at the dentist office so that they can keep it to reline the acrylic. This isn't something they can tell you ahead of time because it depends on exactly how much relining they need to do and if the arch needs any other adjustments that may require a one- or two-day time period at their lab. I'm crossing my fingers that I can wait there and get my arch put back in place that day, but I'm also ok with going back to the condo and sleeping the day away after the work and sedation and returning Friday or Saturday to get my arch. Hey, I went without any upper teeth or arch for 10 days on my last visit, so a day or two doesn't freak me out at all! I remember being pretty freaked out by the notion of having no upper teeth in my mouth at ALL before I had my procedure done late May, but it just wasn't that big of a deal after all. My upper gums and lips were pretty swollen after having my teeth extracted and the four implants placed that you really couldn't even tell unless I smiled really big. Since I'm staying in the small, intimate complex I did last time, I know several of the condo owners and they're all so wonderful and friendly, not to mention understanding of the fact I'm there to have major dental work done. So if you're considering having this procedure and you're nervous or anxious about being without teeth for a few days, trust me when I tell you it's just not that noticeable or concerning when you're recovering from the extractions and implants. It's just not something anyone will be able to tell unless you pull your lip up and show them!
I'll post updates when I'm in Cancun to document my process of my six month checkup. Please, feel free to ask me questions. I know how helpful this website and patient reviews were to me when I was overwhelmed and trying to figure out my next steps last springtime. I'm happy to respond and offer any info or advice if you are thinking about moving forward with having All on 4! It's truly one of the best decisions I've ever made and I have zero regrets!