EVERYBODY JUST GIVE IT A REST ON ALL SIDES, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[ComeOVeneer]

Sorry have to shout because

(a) this is all doing my head in
(b) I am deaf in my right ear because some bugger of an insect got in there and bit/stung me and my ear canal is swollen shut and seriously painful.

OWWWW! Poor you!

(b) oh, sounds nasty - sorry

sorry, can't help with (a) - too busy posting!

Oh poor you!! That's rotten . Hope your ear's better soon!!

Oh that's horrid ComeOVeneer

ouch!

Can you take an antihistamine to help bring the swelling down?

And if you want to feel really squeamish it really feels like something is still in there (prob paranoid, like an itchy had when someone mentions nits)

I luckily caught the doctor before she left and she checked it out and prescribed some eardrops with a steriod/antibiotic and ntihistamine plus I have painkillers, chocolate, and now red wine, so may become obnoxious. .

COV, are you a dentist, by the way?

you go for it girl!

screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeam

Yes I am (a dentist that is).

oh CoV - that sounds hellish

Can I be completely awful and ask you a question as a dentist? I've got this crown.... nah, just kidding .

No, my real question - at what age would you recommend taking a child for the first visit to a dentist? DS is 17m with 12 teeth (and possibly one or two more coming in!) I'm not sure if I should be taking him for a check up.

Thanks, sorry for being cheeky!

Hey Mrsjohn, try calmly telling your children (almost 3 and 6) that we are heading out the door at 6pm to the doctors because mummy may have a bug crawling aound in her ear possibly trying to bury into her brain (I am an arachnophobe btw and not great with wasps/bees etc etc). I am beginning to feel he wine kicking in now.

Tol I recommend starting at 2 so get him booked in with you for your next check up.

um, I don't know if this is the right place to ask but have just logged on after a few hours off

AND WTF IS GOING ON????

Cheers lovely. feel better!