Glad you are feeling better, Suze.
Hi BD! Nice yo hear from you.
Mark, I had not noticed that ad with the dental photo. LOL. No opioids here. Not one. Thankfully, ibuprofen is doing the trick. I do think I will need a benzo for the next procedure, if I need one. I have a call into the dentist. She was in a meeting and the assistant listened and was a bit comforting. She said it rarely happens that a crown needs a root canal, but it can happen, and she has had 3 and they were not the big deal everyone talks them up to be. But there may be some adjustment that can be done as well.
The bummer is we are going away for a few days this weekend, and I hate being in dental pain while not close to home...and my dentist. It is a trip I could miss if need be. It would be easier for my sobriety, for sure. Family reunion with dh's mother's family.