Jim, you are NOT dumb!!!

The slivers were tiny fragments of a tooth that had been removed. It happened to me several times. Boy does that hurt too! Glad to hear you have a handle on the pain. The 31st isnt that far off. If you are hurting, go see your ENT or oral surgeon to see if they can just pull it out. Hope its not your jawbone and is a tiny tooth fragment.

Im always eating the same old thing. I eat cream of wheat or maple oatmeal everyday. Most days I eat canned peaches, yogurt, chicken orzo soup or sometimes pudding or jello. I drink alot of hot chocolate made with lots of half and half and marshmallow fluff. Thats high in calories and very good on a cold day. The new McDonals maple oatmeal is excellent. I cant eat the fruit with it, but the oatmeal is very good.

I wondered how you were making out and dont know how you manage either. I sure hope your appointment on the 31st brings you some good news. Hope it will be an easy procedure and you will recover quickly. It just doesnt seem to ever end for you. Everybody needs a break once in a while.