Phil, Glad the pain and swelling are gone. There's litle worse than a toothache. Glad to know the tooth about it. Oopse, couldn't refuse that one. 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: Tooth Report >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:12:49 -0700 > >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.