Root canal day.

Apparently it's a four pronger -- or rooter -- or something.  I've been passed onto the specialist.

I'm terrified.

Arggghh. 

Not to mention, it's expensive as Hell.

I've been taking antibiotics for eight days now, and the infection seems at about the same intensity. I believe it's a bad thing to let the infection remain, so I'll be asking for a continuation or a megadose or something.

But what do I know?

I'm hoping I'll be able to come back and do some writing.  Novocaine makes me very shaky -- I'm a little allergic or something.  I refuse to be put under for anything but major surgery.

What did prehistoric man do?  Just die?  From a toothache?

Weird thing about this, is it hasn't hurt a bit.  Don't think that's ever happened before.

I sense that the medical system is out there just waiting to suck us dry.  Even with insurance. 

I have no dental insurance.  Which seems like a bit of flaw.  But -- even the medical insurance is there for something major, I've got a 5,000.00 deductible so it's never actually been used.  The government had me sweating there for awhile about extending Medicare just about the time I would have reached it. 

Arggghh.