more pain

At the end of Monday's blog I said that I was excited about getting my root canal. Rather I was excited to finally get rid of this pain and swelling of my face every 3-4 months. Well...the side of my face is HUGE, and I am in the same (if not more) pain I was last monday when the pain started. I can't so much as run my tongue across the tooth it is SO SENSITIVE. I can't eat anything...I am trying to eat soup, but I can't eat the noodles, the carrots, the celery, or the chicken...so basically I am just swallowing the broth. I can't drink anything that isn't at least room temperature. I heard from friends and read online that there should only be "MILD" pain...well this is FAR past mild, so I called the dentist. They said if it was still like this by Friday I needed to come in. I took another pain pill and took a nap while Landry and Logan napped. I woke up at 4 - I guess when the pain killer wore off...because I was in more pain, the side of my face was even more swollen, and I had a puss pocket on my gum under the bad tooth. So yeah - I would say the something is really wrong. I am still taking the antibiotics, so hopefully that will clear up - but I am not - CAN NOT pay for another root canal if this one didn't take. Seriously, this is the worst pain that I have ever been in. I have had two c-sections - neither one was as bad as this. Anyway - that is where I am, I guess I will let you know!