i got listerine and toothpaste that has mouthwash.
it was average swollen Callaway. i dunno how swollen without a previous experience to compare to. i detected no taste. i tasted blood after it bled but only a tiny amount. yum.
Blood is good. Rancid, stale, dark colored pus would be bad.
This is the bad taste Callaway is talking about.
Blood, even dead blood as an effluent, means that the infection was controlled by your immune system. If it had become impacted with a smelly, rank puss, it would mean more trouble and that the infection was not yet under control.
Listerene has been recommended as the best anti bacterial agent, for your mouth, by every hygienist and periodontist I have tried. I hate it, but supposedly, it is the strongest, safe anti-bacterial.