Emergency

Wow!  I must have gained readership!  Was it because I told people to read at their own risk, of because I put in a disclaimer?  Anyway, I am happy people are reading my blog, and that nobody said anything mean to me.

This post is about my adventures at the dentist today.  It all started 2 weeks ago with a couple of fillings.  Things felt better for a few days, but then got worse.  I had my bite adjusted, I was on antibiotics, but nothing was helping.  I was in so much pain, it would wake me up at night.  I was taking pain medicine to get through the day.  I couldn't live like that, so I called the dentist and he worked me in this morning.

After looking at my x-rays, it was determined that I had tooth resorption.  Basically, my tooth was dying, but not through decay or infection.  It's sort of ideopathic.  So I needed a root canal.  Yuck.  I'm not going to lie.  I got pretty emotional, I just felt bad that I needed one.  It's not my fault, it was nothing I did or didn't do, but I still was sad.

It's a long process, but I am very grateful to my dentist for fitting me in and fixing me up today.  I know that it meant disrupting his schedule and working me in, but I feel so much better.  It will probably be a little sore for a couple of days, with the amount of stuff that was in my mouth today, but I know that I will feel much better soon.

So, I missed a day of school.  I wasn't planning it, I really needed to be there, but what can I say...when you need an emergency root canal, you need an emergency root canal.