Dental Work

I have had a lot of pain in my lower jaw for about a week. Jennifer told me to call our Dentist, so two days later, on Saturday, when the pain was unbearable, I called his emergency line. Long story short, I went to the Dentist yesterday morning and discovered that I need a root canal, but since it is under a crown, I was referred to a specialist. Our Dentist said, "I bet that really hurts!" I said it does! He asked if I wanted any pain meds. He could give me a low-dose one or a narcotic one. I chose the low-dose one. I called the specialist, and the first available appointment is on the day we planned to start our road trip, so we will have to delay starting our trip by one day.

I have had so much dental work that this is just another one I have to deal with. I have honestly lost count of how many root canals I have had. I told Jennifer last night that if I had lived before modern dentistry, I would probably have died years ago due to a tooth-related infection. Jennifer added, ".... or would be toothless." I responded, I wonder if that would have been my nickname, 'Toothless'?

Oh well, for now I live on Tylenol and a low-dose pain med until my appointment.