Wednesday, July 9th- I woke up to unbearable pain at 3:30am. They confirmed the worst- my insurance wasn’t accepted at their office. Sadly, I ended up having to cancel the appointment nearly as soon as it was set. Well, Mama-Bear came out to play and within 30 minutes she had an appointment scheduled for me with her Endodontist on Wednesday morning at 6:30am sharp. Isn’t that what all grown-ups do? I knew she couldn’t fix it. Let the antibiotics do their job, he said. The swelling on the inside started showing on the outside, too: By noon I had to leave work as ringing in my ears and a headache had become side effects. Pills were barely touching the amount of pain I was feeling. Tuesday, July 8th– Pain was excruciating. Monday, July 7th– Prescription pain pills given to me during root canal made their first appearance in my system. Saturday, July 5th- Swelling back, a dull ache starting to happen, solid foods difficult. Was able to really enjoy the 4th of July. Still a little swollen and sore, but feeling a lot better. Tuesday, July 1st – Back to dentist to permanently fill the tiny whole made from root canal. Went smoothly, no issues, started feeling relief as the infection had a quick way to escape. Solution– antibiotics and a scheduled root canal.Īnd this is where it all starts going down hill fast. Back teeth and gums were so swollen no solid foods were being eaten. June– Pain came back in the worst possible way. I popped a few Aleve over the course of a few days, the swelling went away, and life was back to normal. I’ll be honest and say I didn’t take this round. Solution– antibiotics to get rid of infection and to avoid a root canal. Sometimes I would swell and not be able to eat anything because my back right teeth would be pushed up so far that biting down caused excruciating pain.Īpril – It was determined that I had an infection in my tooth. I had been having some pain in my lower right jaw and teeth since April. Not something I can avoid, but you can bet I am going to do just that for a short period of time. And what is up with this bill? I have to pay for this?Īfter last week, I NEVER want work done on my teeth again. The tooth fairy just up and disappears apparently when you turn whatever age it is when your big kid teeth come in.Losing a tooth as an adult looks quite different. And then to top it off?! The freaking tooth fairy brings you money!.Cheers and excitement from mom, dad and family.Losing a tooth is far more fun as a child.
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