Phil, I'll be praying. Toothache is one of the worst things there is becuase it won't let you focus on much. Pray it's better soon. JulieMelton visit me at www.heart-and-music.com or subscribe to my podcast at http://feed.feedburner.com/hmradio Keep smiling! >From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Prayers For Phil >Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:59:22 -0700 > >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.