T.O.O.T.H.A.C.H.E. panic is now just about over although I am in the process of having a root canal on the bad tooth. My lovely dentist Linda took away the pain last Wednesday. Every bloody minute whilst I was waiting for the time to leave home was like an hour, must have looked at the clock a thousand times, willing it to move.

Today I went back for the main part of the root canal although there's still another appointment in a couple of weeks to finish it off. Today was a 90 minute affair, mostly pain-free, more uncomfortable really having the "dam" over my mouth which made me look and feel like Hannibal Lechter.

It's expensive of course, and if I say my Xmas present is a root canal, what could be a better gift!?