dentist

Well, that was more exciting than I was hoping for.

I'd had an intermittent toothache since Sunday evening, and called the dentist yesterday (Tuesday). They gave me an appointment for 12:30 today. I described the problem, and they took X-rays, which showed an infection. Unfortunately, those teeth had enough previous dental work that the dentist decided they had to come out. Since I'm traveling in a couple of weeks, the dentist said he had to do the extraction before then, and offered to do it right away.

So, we did that, and now I get to sit here and heal, which includes taking an antibiotic, no hot food or drink today, and that I am not to rinse my mouth today. And not to walk around outside on a hot day, which he thought today was (75F/24C is not hot by most standards). I'm also supposed to be icing my face, which I will probably do after having some iced tea and hopefully eating something (we are overdue for grocery shopping).

Details, behind a cut because I know some people don't want to read them:

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