Of Gums that Swell

It's Arafah Day today and ya Allah only You know why I'm not amongst the chosen one to be there...one day, insyaAllah...

Except for Abang, everyone else is fasting. He can't coz his mouth is aching..no, not quite. He had been complaining of pains near his rear gums 2 weeks ago. It could have been ulcers, so we thought. Not much of pain though, but eating is a problem. He has to take it slow & the pain comes with every bite he takes. A week passed but he wasn't feeling any better. A swelling developed & one could easily notice that he's become somewhat a lil 'chubby' on one side of his cheeks. Brought him to the GP and GP mentioned that there was an overcrowding of few teeth on the same spot..prolly another beneath the gum. Doc advised to see a dentist if the pain persisted & abang was given some painkillers & antibiotics to ease the pain. The medicines do help in a way, but he's allergic to the antibiotics coz rashes appear each time he took them.

Ayah decided to send him to the school dental @ Outram. Visits to the school dental are strictly by appointment. Called them up in the hope that he would be granted to be seen. Alhamdulillah, we were advised to walk in without having an appointment, considering the swell on him.

Abang was referred to a specialist. An x-ray was done. Somehow from the x-ray, it could be seen that one of his teeth is way down the gums. Another appointment was given but it coincides with his exams. We couldn't get an earliest appointment as they are all fully booked for the month of November & December. Tentatively, it will be on early December, but they will try to have it earlier should there be any changes in timeslot. However, if Abang encounter any pains prior to his appointment date, we need to send him rightaway. Anyway, the Doc who attended to his case will try to request for an earlier appointment from the appointment desk as he felt that Abang need to be seen the soonest possible.