@merpreb Thanks, Merry. You've had quite a story too. I'm sorry you went through so much. When I was little and got my first cavity, the dentist was an older guy too and had no patience for me. Now that I have a new perspective, it's interesting when my doctors are younger than me and when they love their jobs, it helps me be comfortable as a patient. I'm a good patient now too. I had to have a procedure with an oral surgeon at the time I was working on the painting for my Mayo surgeon and I took the painting into his office and showed him the work in progress and told him the story, and my oral surgeon liked it. He was so nice to me, that I did a portrait drawing for him. He came to one of my art shows last fall and brought his kids. That meant a lot to me. I think it meant a lot to him too. Everyone likes to be appreciated, and I think that positive interaction helps me get great care as a patient. Medical professionals can have very stressful jobs, and I as a patient can do something about that and it helps me too. I find that if I am engaged on a personal level with my doctors, it helps me because I can think about them as a person outside of their profession instead of focusing on the procedure that I need.