Praying.  Pain is no fun at any level, especially when you've had it most of 
a week.

Vicki

----- 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.