Brief Request

Later today (says he, looking at the clock), riverheart will undergo oral surgery. Please send her your thoughts, prayers, and positive energy.

Thank you.

Operation successful

My beloved riverheart and I are home from the oral surgeon's office.

She had three teeth extracted, two of them in the upper jaw and one broken one in the lower; all on the right side. She's still groggy from the anathesia, and I've got her propped up and resting in the bedroom.

She'll be alternating ibuprofen with Tylenol-plus-codeine until the pain subsides. The post-op swelling should begin to go down in three or four days; cold packs are indicated, once she's awake and aware enough to hold one in place.

Before we left, she took a quick look at the well-wishers' comments here, and was greatly heartened by them.

More news as it happens.