No need to apologize! I feel for you Todd, I have a low pain tolerance when it comes to dental problems. I had an abscess tooth that brought me to tears, my whole right side of my face swelled up where I could barely see out of my eye. Of course it happened during a holiday weekend and the hospital couldn't do shit for me. I wouldn't wish that on my work enemy.

I'm happy to read that its getting better, but I know even a little pain will still cause all the nerves in your gums/mouth to be uncomfortable.

Were you prescribed an antibiotic? If you have an infection which it sounds like you do, you want to make sure that you finish the entire bottle as prescribed even if everything feels back to normal, as the antibiotic still needs to run its course and get rid of all the bad bacteria.