Final update

[plutherus]

Well, I made it to the dentist today.

One of the dentists I called called me back while one of her patient's was being prepped. Despite the fact that I'm not a patient of hers, and that her office was being slammed with three emergency drop-ins on top of her regular schedule, she managed to find the time to call me back, listen to my symptoms, give me some advice, and refer me to an oral surgeon who could get me in today.

All the problems came, apparently, from a tooth that I'd chipped about six months ago. Abscessing over the months, it just Friday became into cellulitis. But waited until last night to really kick in and have some fun.

The tooth could not be saved. No point in a root canal, it was thoroughly dead (insert Monty Python reference here). So they took it out. One tooth gone. Big gap where it used to be. Transformation into a hillbilly has begun. Excuse me while I go grow another chin and register as Republican....

Or, I could phrase it this way:

Dear Mr. Rove:
I hope you are enjoying your retirement.
You owe me one tooth.
You bastard.

They are all bastard people.

Comments

Bastards!

[agaperos77.livejournal.com]

I had an almost identical experience in '03 I think it was. Sinus infection so bad one night I actually punched my face a couple of times so it would hurt less...it kinda worked. Then the tooth that inspired the infection erupted and I didn't know PCC had a dental clinic that did anything other than cleanings so I just got it pulled for $40 at Russel St. clinic. Yeah let's put sugar in EVERYTHING and then make it really hard to get dental care. Bravo you pirates.