Karen,

I just saw this thread, so my good wishes are a bit belated but sincere just the same. I hope you are feeling much better!!!!

You might enjoy this story. Several years ago my husband had a root canal scheduled. He was in a friendly but high-spirited meeting at work in which he and a co-worker disagreed on some key points. As time to leave for his appointment arrived, my husband got up to leave and his co-worker indicated that he had more to say about the discussion. My husband said something like, "Dave, I can listen to you more or I can go have a root canal, and I'm going to go have a root canal." The usually talkative Dave was stunned into silence, then everyone burst out laughing. Fortunately it was a friendly group!