Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Abscessed Tooth

On June 16th my lower back tooth started to hurt. Wednesday night the 17th. I couldn't sleep without Ibuprofen. I call the dentist Thursday morning got an appointment at 9:30am. I had an ABSCESSED TOOTH. A tooth that had been worked on ONE year ago in June. The dentist sent me home with an antibiotic and pain meds. The next morning my face had started to swell up. (the first picture) I called a friend that worked at the office and told her. The dentist call me back very fast and called me in a ANOTHER antibiotic and stronger pain meds. I was taking the meds very on time. I was a little scared. So Saturday morning I woke up and my face was SO LARGE. (the second picture) So I call the dentist and he wasn't home he was at the office doing another persons emergency. About noon he called me and I went to see him. Than he told me I needed to go to the ER to get an IV with antibiotics in it. I was really scared at this point. So my wonderful mother in law came over an watched the kiddos for us and off we went. They didn't give me IV's they ended up giving me 2 not 1. TWO SHOTS and told me I could come back on Sunday if I think I needed more. On Sunday Jim took me back and I got 2 more shots. But my mouth was looking better. (the third picture) Monday my WONDERFUL dentist called me and sent me to a specialist on root canals. I had a appointment at 1pm. My WONDERFUL best friend keep my kiddos and I had a root canal done. NOT FUN! VERY PAINFUL! But things were getting better. By Thursday I didn't need anymore pain meds. I could be a mommy again. I have never had something hurt so bad. I pray that I never have to go through this again. Thank you to everyone that were so helpful to me and my little family from child care to dinners to the wonderful phone calls and prays. I'm so blessed.

1 comments:

Rankin Family said...

wow thats pretty intense!! glad to hear things are getting better though!!