I saw my dentist today. He took an x-ray and I was placed in the exam room to wait. I prayed the x-ray would be normal, but to my dismay and frustration I have an abcess on tooth #18 that must be fixed. The longer I let it go, the more it will eat into the bone that was just operated on. SO, I will be undergoing yet my THIRD procedure tomorrow at 2:15 pm. While it is only a root canal, it is still another surgical procedure and one that I am not looking forward to.
From what the dentist told me, it is normal for the root of a tooth to react this way following all of the moving and shifting and moving again with all of the treatment I have had. The recovery will be very minor (I will return to work Thursday, ready or not) and the swelling should be minimal. He believes that the swelling I have now is a result of both my second jaw surgery and my abscessed tooth.
At this point I am rather frustrated. I'm not frustrated at anyone specifically, I am just frustrated at the course that my journey has taken me on. I still know that this will be worth it, and I am still holding onto that. My surgeon and orthodontist have both been wonderful and I couldn't have asked for a better team to help me through this- it just appears as if I will get to add a few more doctors to that team! :/
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