Two days ago my bad tooth got worse. Yesterday, it being Saturday, I went to Urgent Care instead of a dentist. The PA had me hypo’d with antibiotics and cut me an Rx for an oral course of them. Said if the swelling got worse, specifically if it spread to the eye, that I should check in to a hospital emergency room.

Today it got worse.

Off to the ER I went. I am here still. They got a urine sample, a few tubes of blood, and they IV’d me for more antibiotics, pain stuff, and iodine for the cat scan I just had.

Yesterday the PA told me a friend of hers had died because the cellulitis reached the orbit of her eye, affording quick access to a vulnerable brain. Well, Friends, not this kid. Better Safe Than Sorry, said co-workers: sweet server Dez and barlady Brie and magnificent managers Michelle and Shawna as they observed the puffiness of my face. Ladies, you may have saved my life. Thanks!!