Root of the Problem, Part 3

Sorry to be so negative here. I'm venting my frustration on this post, hence the picture of the angry puppy. On Wednesday morning I contacted the endodontist. His secretary told me he'd call me right when he got in. After making 2 more calls, he finally contacted me around 4 pm. Grrrrrrr. I explained how I had to take 1 Loratab + 2 advil to get some relief from the pain but it wasn't taking care of it very well. At that he said, "Well, you've probably got some infection at the bottom of the root." (duh!) Then he proceeded to tell me my options, which included him doing more work on me and making more money for himself. The final option was to take antibiotics and hope that it would take care of the infection. Of course, I chose the antibiotics. In the 36 hours that I've been taking it, my pain has gone down to where I take pain meds every 4 - 6 hours instead of every 3 hours. At least now I feel like doing more than just sitting around, massaging my jaw.
P.S. Gotta say, I love the picture of this puppy. It reminds me SO much of Maisey when she was a pup. And she has the attitude to go along with it!