My prospects for the weekend looked dreary, if I were forced to continue fighting this mouth/gum ailment that is worrying me. My emergency dental appointment on Monday involved an exray, inspection of offending area, flush out with topical antibacterial liquid and a prescription for a really nasty antibiotic which is also used to treat Anthrax. Great!

I’ve been taking the stuff since Monday at 1:00…and every 12 hours after that. Whatever is wrong, it does not want to leave happily. This antibiotic hopefully is helping, but I don’t know. The affliction is subsiding somewhat and today I actually feel pretty good in the mouth area…but it isn’t gone by any means. I’m beginning to self-diagnose again and I believe it must be a very sensitive root that is partially exposed from the deep pocket on a certain pre-molar tooth. I can only guess at the next step of treatment should that be the case….and it ain’t pleasant.

To complicate things more, I have been back at school for pre-planning this week to prepare for the kids to return on August 2. Today was our annual “Open House” activity and with some more Advil, I’ve been able to function almost like normal. A couple more days and if it continues to improve, albeit slowly, then the weekend might prove to be productive.