No posting today, either here or at the Eyrie, thanks to one of the worst toothaches I ever have had in my life—and believe me, that’s saying something. I swear, the left side of my jaw is so badly swollen I even took a selfie of it for the historical record—one of I think, like, two or perhaps three of the cursed things I’ve bothered to take. It looks as if Mike Tyson had reached all the way down to the bottom of his shoes to land one of his heyday haymakers right square on the button, no foolin’.
My troubles began shortly after I’d arrived back home yesterday from spending the afternoon working on my beloved Focus with some friends of mine, work which will hopefully be completed, to include a happy ending, towards the end of the week. The pain pounced on me all of a sudden-like, speedily escalating until last night became just a brass-plated bitch, wherein mass quantities of Orajel, ibuprofen, warm salt-water rinses, and anything else I could think of were applied, all to little or no avail.
I sure hope somebody got the number of that bus that ran me over, I’ll tell ya that much.
On the brighter side, though, after a couple of touch-and-go weeks in the hospital, my mom was released yesterday and came home. She’s a long way from being all better, of course, but her attitude has improved greatly, she’s responding to treatment again, and the outlook is one hell of a lot better than it was. Heartfelt thanks to all who kindly expressed their concern and offered prayers for the ol’ gal, either here or via personal email.
Sorry to hear you are suffering. Amoxicillin is probably what you need as it sounds like an infection. I keep it on hand.
Glad to hear your Mom is out of the hospital, prayers for a full recovery.
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Probably an abscess, with a root canal in your future, and antibiotics and serious pain meds in the short term.
Once the infection clears up, things get a lot better.
The takeaway: Mike spent time with his hands on his beloved, knowing full well that other men were also involved. He was hoping to get a happy ending but instead seems to have gotten an infection.
Feel better soon and good to hear about your Mom.