I’m glad to say that the antibiotics seem to have done the trick as I am feeling better and the symptoms have diminished.

Ironically, my worst day was Thursday, after I had seen the dentist and started taking the pills. My gum above the troublesome tooth was swollen and my throat was sore enough to make swallowing uncomfortable. I felt cold and feeling cold always makes me miserable.

Today (Friday), I seem to have turned the corner, so to speak. The swelling has diminished, my throat is no longer sore and “I feel better in myself”, as my mother would have said. I can look forward to the weekend.

Of course, I still have to see my usual dentist on Tuesday and find out what he thinks about the tooth that caused the trouble. Is it as bad as the stand-in dentist suggested? That is a cloud on the horizon that I will try to ignore until the moment arrives.