Thank you, everyone, for your advice. Everything went well today in regards to my root canal. He gave me carbocaine (sp?). We were afraid it wouldn't work for awhile. It took a LONG time and tons of extra injections, some directly into the root of the tooth itself, before finally I was numb enough to be worked on. It was crazy. I had enough to numb an elephant!

But after it finally worked, it all went smoothly. I'm just taking advil or tylenol for the pain.

Again, thank you all so much for your advice and well wishes. It truly meant a lot. It's nice to know there is a place I can come where I know people really understand.