My Very Own Hockey Grin (Sort Of)

What a pain the last two days have been (quite literally).

For the past week I (Chris) had been experiencing a rather painful toothache that did not seem to be going away. And yesterday the pain had become almost untolerable. So I called the dentist and was able to get an appointment within a couple of hours. The x-rays showed that a cavity from a filling that had fallen out a couple of years ago had made it's way through to the nerve. So the solution was either go with a root canal, fillings and a cap. Or, pull the tooth. After looking at the cost of each, and weighing the pro's and cons of each, I opted to get it pulled.

Fortunately it was a molar in the back, so it wasn't visible.

After, I was given a prescription for pain killers, and instructions for the next couple of days about cleaning and preventing infection and sent on my merry way.

WHEN THE FREEZING STARTED TO COME OUT....

Good thing I had some really good stuff. It even helped numb the pain from the Vancouver loss last night.

I decided to stay home today, as it really wasn't advisable to drive while on this stuff, and I really couldn't concentrate anyway. I seemed to be a step behind. As it was, I slept until noon, and my head really didn't start to clear until this afternoon.