Ops lol, I just said to Thickntired that it couldn't be sleep apnea because she was having the same problem with the gums and needing a guard as me.

How did they work out it was sleep apnea! Did you go to a sleep clinic? How was that bothering your gums?
Do you have to ware that face mask? They look so uncomfortable, I feel for ya!

Well I smoked for 4 days and my gums settled down so not having any pain now. I have however got back on the quit wagon and didn't have anything yesterday and going strong again today. My dreams were messed up again last night through so it's starting exactly as it did last time. I'm really nervous about getting bad again, I might call my pdoc.