Thanks Barbara, waiting is hard. It is so hard to have to hand such an important part of my life over to others, like the doctor. My daughter just came home and she has bought me some fruity flavoured spring water and some totally mushed starter baby food for 6 month olds. I can eat and drink this. I realise now that I had become dehydrated too because I wasn't drinking enough. It was day surgery and I was sent home that afternoon with no information at all other than a general information sheet for patients who had had oral surgery. The nurses seemed to think that I had had wisdom teeth removed which did not inspire confidence. I had one wisdom tooth removed so that the surgeon could get at the lesion at the back of my gum, I knew about that. Before I had surgery every nurse who saw me said "so, you have been having trouble with your wisdom teeth have you? you are here to have some teeth removed?' and I would just sigh and say, "no, my teeth are not bothering me at all". They were so busy anyway, the day surgery unit was like a conveyor belt of humanity. I should really be getting moving on my latest uni assignment but I am finding it hard to get motivated, not knowing whether I will be having to have further treatment. I am worried that I will need to take time off work, I am a high school teacher, when school goes back next week, if my mouth is not healed. Anyway, I will motivate myself and get into my next assignment. Continue on as normal. Thank you.