Phil, Just the cost of that appointment is enough to make one be in pain.

I'm praying that there will be no more pain with that tooth. I know 
The Lord will provide the money to pay for it.

Love,
Pat Ferguson

At 06:12 PM 1/30/2007, you wrote:
>Well, I just knew you all were waiting to hear more about the abscessed
>tooth problem I have had ongoing since the week of Christmas.  That tooth
>has had the root canal fail twice and three different times an abscess has
>developed which cause the left side of my face to swell up almost to the
>size of a golf ball.  Pain.  Today, I had an appointment with a root canal
>specialist, that is, an endodontist.  After a couple of x-rays and a little
>visiting about what had occurred, plus an examination and more talking about
>what he figured was going on, he recommended, praise the Lord, that we do
>nothing to it since it calmed down and the x-rays appear to show that the
>dentist who did the root canal, or fixed the failed root canal, did a good
>job.  This less than 30 minute visit cost me 99 dollars.  Anyhow, I am
>thankful there is no more swelling, tenderness, or pain and I am very
>thankful no surgical procedure had to be done.
>
>Phil.