I could use
your prayers because I developed an abscess on
my upper right gum above a tooth that has a
crown on it. I had trouble with the same tooth
last August. This year it began to bother me on
7/19 so I kept putting tumeric powder on it
which took the dull toothache away. On 7/21 I
developed a canker sore above the same tooth
which took 1 week to go away, but on 8/23 a hard
bump appeared at the same spot that I had a
canker sore. I saw my dentist on 8/29, and he
told me it was an abscess. Praise Jesus it isn't
cancer! He gave me a prescription for
Amoxicillin for 7 days and told me to make an
appointment with an oral surgeon whose phone #
he gave me. The 1st available appointment is on
10/17. So I called my dentist's office on 9/05
when I had 2 pills left and asked for a refill
and asked if the dentist could call the oral
surgeon's office to see if he could get me in
any sooner. My dentist gave me a prescription
for Amoxicillin for 10 days this time, and I
will take my last pill this coming Monday
morning after I eat my breakfast. My dentist
isn't going to call the oral surgeon's office
though. It was suggested that I call the oral
surgeon's office to see if I can get on a
waiting list if someone cancels their
appointment. The oral surgeon's office said they
don't have a waiting list but would put a note
in my file in case they have a cancellation. So
it will be another 32 days after I finish my
last Amoxicillin pill before the tooth can be
pulled. I told my dentist's office and the
oral surgeon's office that the infection could
spread into other parts of my body before the
tooth is pulled, but that didn't get me an
earlier appointment. The medication is not going
to take the abscess away as it has to be drained
so I am praying that the infection doesn't
spread after I am finished with my medication
which is why I am asking for your prayers. The
abscess is painless and I can chew with the
tooth although I did feel some pressure inside
the tooth. I remember in the past having a
throbbing toothache when I needed a tooth to be
pulled, but that didn't happen because this time
from what I have read on the internet is that
the nerve inside the tooth has died. I greatly
appreciate your prayers. I am greatly looking
forward to an immortal, pain free body without
any type of sickness or infection.
Your sister in Christ,
Donna