Hospital Dental Appointment.

It was bright and chilly this morning. Soon it might be too cold for the trailing geraniums to stay outside. It was lovely being able to go back to bed with some fruit and a coffee before starting my day.

This morning I had an appointment at the hospital's dental department to investigate the continuing niggling twinges in my jaw right where I had my last tooth out. My dentist had been unable to find any problem so referred me to the hospital. It took one x-ray and a quick look in my mouth for the consultant to tell me I had an infection where the tooth had been removed. And yet my dentist had looked at the same bit of my mouth on Monday when I complained that the denture was causing me a bit of pain there. That doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. I have another hospital appointment in 2 weeks' time when they will cut open my gum to remove whatever is causing the infection, probably a bit of tooth and then stitch it up again. Luckily that is just before the half-term holiday so I won't have to go to work with a sore mouth. And it gets me out of an inset training day on the following day. Instead I'll stock up on some ice-cream and have a restful day at home.

After my 2 hours in the hospital I drove into town and did the usual things; library, charity shops and Lidl's.  It had felt so warm on the High Street that I had to take off my fleece and walk around in a vest top. 

Back home we had some rain but I was busy in the kitchen making date flap-jacks for Peter, chocolate muffins and cinnamon apple muffins for him to take to work and stewed apple for the freezer.