Hi Phil,
Praying for the Lord to show you what is going on there, and to heal that 
pain.
    Speaking of pain, have you ever read the book, Pain, the gift nobody 
wantsby Dr. Paul Brandt
?
It talks about how the pain system works and why we need it.
Vinny----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:59 PM
Subject: Prayers For Phil


> It felt as if a tooth last Sunday, Christmas Eve, was starting to bother 
> me.
> Throughout the day it became worse.  I had a loose filling in one tooth 
> and
> that seemed to be the problem area.  Living on pain medication, I made it
> till the day after Christmas and went to a specialist.  He fixed the tooth
> but wasn't certain if that was causing the pain.  It wasn't.  That tooth
> seems fine now but the left side of my face is swelled and I went in again
> today to see him.  We could not determine which tooth might be causing the
> problem, although we discussed several possibilities, and since this is a
> new dentist for us, I gave him a lot of historical information.  We both
> agreed that I should perhaps go on antibiotics to see if we could get the
> swelling down.  So I started antibiotics today.  The pain comes and goes 
> and
> even if I eat very soft food, that seems to make it worse.  Anyhow, this
> dentist told me to call his cell phone tomorrow or Friday if I need him
> because he can increase the strength of the antibiotic if need be.  He
> suggested, and I thought of this last night, that I could also have a 
> sinus
> infection.  I had this happen, not once, but twice before when a root 
> canal
> went bad in the same tooth twice over a four year period.  I almost ended 
> up
> in the hospital back then but in those days we had no insurance, so I
> wouldn't let them put me into the hospital.  I don't do well with pain,
> needless to say, so your prayers would be greatly appreciated.  This is 
> one
> reason why you haven't heard much of me lately on the list.
>
> Phil.
>