It had to be a dentist visit. Should have cared for a dental checkup and cleaning at least once in the last 5 years I have been in this country.
Thanks to the swollen gum and pain around the left molar tooth I finally got around my laziness. I hate appointments, so decided on a walk-in. With two addresses in mind, found the first one closed even in office hours and messed up the direction for the other. Just as I stopped for an U-turn, lo and behold, a family dental clinic right the intersection of El Camino and Wolfe.
Walked in and got lucky. Filled up a bunch of forms (Munna bhai should have been there 
). Great clinic and a nice doctor. Got x-ray done, didn’t seem to be a tooth problem but rather a gum infection. Got the dreaded anesthesia injections and doc attempted to remove the infection and deep clean the tooth. Out came an array of tools that looked like miniature pneumatic drills, and a vacuum cleaner as well. I could see blood getting sucked up the tube. Doc actually cut the gum and sucked the bad stuff out. The infection being strong was neutralizing the effect of anesthesia and the deep cleaning process started to hurt. Pretty much felt like being strapped on a torture table.
Got a week’s worth of antibiotics to contain the infection. As luck would have it, the pain is much less now.
Will get a full mouth deep clean done soon after this tooth is taken care of.