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“sixteen hours (I’m guessing) until your Dentist opens..”

The 16 hours is about right. Dentist is only about three blocks from my house so I'm just going there, looking pitiful, and get a script for the antibiotics - they may go ahead and do the x-ray if I'm there.

I had about a thirty minute time a while ago when the pain wasn't there. Guess I've had enough pain med to stop it for a while. I sort of went half asleep during that time and I don't sleep during the day. I'm taking a pill every four hours but have been sleeping through the night without one which is a blessing. I've never had pain from a tooth this bad and it has lasted so long. I wouldn't care if he took a chain saw and cut off that side of my jaw.

It turned dark and rained really hard a few hours ago. It has done that every day of last week, too. I can't put up the little fence to keep doggie out of the garden until I get some dry days. However, right now, I couldn't put it up anyway, too much pain. I'm not a sissy when it comes to pain and can take a lot, but this has gone over the top too long.

I'll contact you once I get back from the dentist. It will take at least two days before the antibiotic can begin to make a difference.

Well, we have briefly hijacked the gardening thread but maybe greeneyes won't kick us off.

My jaw swelled yesterday and the pain was in the whole jaw and up to my ear. By dark, I thought about calling 911 so they could give me something intravenously. Then, I put a heating pad on that side of my face to get it so hot, I wouldn't feel the pain so much.

I walked into the dentist office when they opened at 8 am. Told them I was sorry to be there without an appt. and if the Dr. had a chain saw, he could just cut out my jaw and I'd go home. They are nice ladies and got me back there for an x-ray and the doctor came in and wrote a script for Cipro and a stronger Hydrocodone pain pill.

Came home, ate something, chewing on only one side, before taking the Cipro and I can take the stronger pain pill at 11:30. That pill may knock me out and I don't care.

I'm going to watch a movie (2003) on AMC channel starting at 10:30 about an attorney (Dustin Hoffman) who's brought a wrongful-death suit against a gun manufacturer. Gene Hackman is a jury consultant working for the company. I wonder who is going to win this case? Bet it isn't the gun company.