Two weeks ago, I went for a checkup at the dentist. Two fillings had become loose / fractured, and another tooth needed a root canal.

I had the fillings fixed on Monday. He also started the root canal, drilling in and filing away at the canals. Because my insurance company is really slow, though, he won't put in a permanant filling and cap it until it's OK'ed by the insurance company. I just have a temporary filling now.

Last night, that tooth started aching around dinnertime. It ached for about an hour -- really sensitive to being touched -- then went away. They said it'd be a bit sensitive for a day or two, so I though it was normal.

Today, though, it's been aching since 1:00pm or so and hasn't stopped yet. I finally called the dentist's office at 4:00pm and said "what the fuck, man? You screwed me!". Or something like that. The receptionist sounded like she was scrambling around a lot, looking through files and asking the dentist questions.

Long story short, I'm finally getting antibiotics for this. Even though the canal was drained and the tooth was (temporarily) filled, it's apparently become infected again, and the growing infection is putting a lot of pressure inside my tooth. Hopefully this stuff will kill it off.

It's hard enough working with four project managers thinking I have to dedicate all my time to each of their projects...but try concentrating with a throbbing tooth. Grr. Can't wait to get out of here and pick up whatever I get from the pharmacy...