I have seen pictures of Amanda and besides being beautiful, I think I finally have someone who is as small as me that I can look straight in the eye without looking up! We will be kindered spirits on 007 :)

An update on my dental woes, after having a pretty bad night last night, (Mark wanted to take me to the emergency room at midnight, probably because I couldn't stop crying) the infection seems to have broken during the night and I am returning to my normal self again. The swelling has gone down some and the pain is tolerable.
Oh the joys of modern denistry!
Thanks to everyone for all the get well wishes, they really do help!

Whew! It must have been scary stuff last night. Glad you're feeling at least a little bit better. Hope you continue to mend quickly and that it's the last root canal for a long, long time. I am glad to have dentists help me keep my teeth in good shape, but I don't even like getting my teeth cleaned. Anything more involved sends me right over the edge. Cheers, Anne

Jeeze Karen that sounds bad. I have been there. Take lots of Vicoden. By the way don't mix it with wine. That's bad for you.

Karen,
I have had 3 root canals but no physical pain after, only when I walked to the desk and handed over my AMEX, then I suffered! :ohmy:

Karen,

Hopefuly the worst of this is over and you will be back on track very, very soon!

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!

Karen....like Priscilla I haven't visited LCT for a couple of days - so sorry to hear of your dental pain. Hope you're feeling better this evening.

We can't carry on very well without YOU!

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Karen - glad you're feeling much better! Maybe it just took that long for the antibiotics to finally kick in. I really should look for a picture of Amanda to add as her avatar. As always, any picture would need to pass her approval first ... we might never see a picture (sigh)

Kimmi - zany bars?? Now that I've never heard of. Then again, I'm probably not up on my street drug lingo. ;)

Masaki

Karen,
I hope today has been a better day for you!


Priscilla,
That is a great story!

Margo,
Your smileys are priceless and I love them!

You guys are all too kind :rolleyes: (with a blush on my cheeks). We'll try to find a picture to add to my avatar this weekend.

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Karen! Thank goodness for Vicodin, speaks the lightweight who's never taken it. My root canal was OK, just had a sensitive tooth for a day. I count myself very lucky.

Amanda, the dentist didn't prescribe the Vicodin until yesterday and since I wasn't in agony anymore I was afraid it would make me queasy so I didn't take it. I just stuck to my prescription Advil :)

I, too, think it's time that you had an avitar!

Karen, I know what you are going thru. My wife had to have a root canal while on vacation last summer. She was miserable for a day or so afterwards, even having to return to the dentist.

(frantically searching through digital pics to find a good one)

Masaki

Karen, I hope you are doing better!
Jan

Karen,
Hope you are 100% soon! Take care!
Miriam