While the kids were here and toward the end of our vacation a day before my birthday, my left side of my mouth started to hurt. One back tooth and gum near my wisdom tooth was in pain. I didn't know why. So then my cheek was a little in pain. I took Motrin and a benadryl and relaxed. The pain was still there the next day and then it was my birthday. On my birthday, my left side of my face and cheek was swollen. My mouth was still in pain. So I showed Tommy and he said I needed to go into the doctors asap. Well Tommy and I went up to the city for my birthday. It was very nice. Did a little shopping, used my gift cards that I got for my birthday and ate at Red Lobster and used that gift card I got. It was good. I had a hard time chewing on that side of my mouth and because I was in so much pain it was hard for me to enjoy eating there but overall I had a good day. Then later in the day, I took more Motrin. It really didn't do anything for the pain and swelling. I got nice gifts for my birthday. Yummy chocolates, wonderful Burts Bees foot lotion, and a Wii game all from my wonderful husband. I also got a nice picture frame and drink mix from my parents and a nice necklace my mother-in-law made me. So the next day I was do back to work and Tommy extended his time off to be with the kids while I was at work but I didn't make it into work. For some reason, this just happened to happen right when I was due back to work. My boss wasn't too happy that I called out but what was I suppose to do. I couldn't sleep the night before. I woke up every hour in pain and had to roll over on my other side so my face wasn't touched in the night. My whole left side of my face was swollen and in pain and I didn't know why. I explained it all to my boss and she finally said that was fine. Tommy ended up taking me into the doctors that day to get it looked at. At first my doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong and then finally came out and said it could be an absess tooth and that is what is making my mouth swell up like that. So she put me on vicadin, antibiotics, ibuprofen, and a special mouthwash. I had to take the medication every four to six hours and because of the vicadin, I was pretty much exhausted all the time and ended up sleeping about 20 to 21 hours a day. I ended up not getting paid for the time I wasn't at work but when it comes to your health, that is more important. It just means we need to stick to a budget but what else is new haha!! I didn't come down stairs for anything unless I absoultely had to. I had the pets in the room with me and Tommy was off work for a while to take care of me since I was all drugged up and crazy haha. I couldn't drive, couldn't work, couldn't do just about anything. I almost fell over just going to the bathroom and that wasn't very far from our room. Tommy had to go back to work here and there as long as I didn't have any appts. So I was off work for a total of nine days and I know it got my boss upset but what was I suppose to do. You can't drive or work on those medications. Then I saw my dentist and he took an xray. Yup sure enough it was an absess tooth. By the time I was in to that appt, some of the swelling went down but it was still quite swollen. Unfortunately the dentist couldn't do the root canal. I had to go to an endodontist specialist up in the city for it. Tommy made an appt for me and we went. Because of my mouth being a little swollen, the root canal couldn't be done. Also, they used a big xray piece of instrument that couldn't even really fit in my mouth so we couldn't do it that day. We made another appt to get it done and hopefully the swelling would go down by then. Finally we go all the way back up the next morning to the endontist and he did the procedure. We were so tired from being up so early and the nights before I didn't sleep well. I was very nervous about the whole thing and so I think that is why. I had nitrus gas and was so worried about the needle but the endodontist and dental assistant were so gentle and nice that I relaxed some and felt better. I didn't even feel the whole six shots he gave me. He numbed me so good, that the anesteica didn't wear off until half the day. I have antibiotic medicine in the bottom of the tooth and it is filled with the temporary filling. I have to wait until the end of the month to get the permanent filling done. I am on more antibitoics and motrin. After that appt then I go back to my dentist and get the crown on my tooth. It gets so frustrating when dentists don't do all the procedures. You have to go to a different specialist to get certain things done. We had trouble with our dental insurance. Since the Air Force dental isn't the greatest, all this is very expensive to begin with but apparently not all of it is covered under our dental plan. So we ended up going with a different plan but turns out it isn't covered under that one. So we were all sorts of back and forth between the two plans trying to get something worked out. Finally we got something worked out and it is more $$ afterall but totally worth it. Things that unexpectedly arrise, we have to do what we have to do. The nitrus gas isn't included so we had to pay that out of pocket. Talk about a very stressful week. I am so ready to be completely better and in no pain. I am not in any pain now but I am always checking on my temporary filling to make sure it is still there. I have to be careful not to chew on that side. The only place I was at was the dentist and endodondist, other than that I've been living in bed. Not fun, but with how tired the medication made me, I was always sleeping. Tommy said I was a bit crazy on those meds and said and did some wacky things but I don't remember all that went on. Just that I was always tired and needed to sleep. I've been eating apple sauce, ensure, pudding, spaghettios, soft foods to be more careful. Tommy has been so great at taking care of me. I don't know what I would do without him. I promised him I would make this key lime pie yogurt dessert and a beefy tortilla cheese salsa skillet meal since he likes it so much and he has been there for me for everything.
Stephanie and Jack are back home, and now that I am feeling so much better. I've been up and about moving around again, doing my normal things, things are getting back to normal here. Laundry, crafts, cleaning, etc. It was hard for Tommy to do it all because he was also working. I want to start cooking and baking again soon too. Tommy and I have been playing the Wii so that is fun. Got a lot of fun games to play.
Tommy went in to get his ear checked. He has been having this popping noise in his left ear randomly throughout the day. When he lays down to go to sleep at night, he has a series of pops in is ear. It doesn't hurt him, it is just annoying. So the doctor told him he has what is called a Eustachion Disfunction. His doctor said his inside of the ear looks fine. It is when the tube is closed up and there is no fluid to drain and so it causes popping noises. The pressure builds. Reasons people can have this are if they have a cold, have allergies, ear infection. Tommy has allergies. So now he is on Allegra D to see if it could help with keeping his tube open and let the fluid drain. It is suppose to help keep the popping noises from coming back. He has been taking it for a few days and it seems to be helping but the popping noise isn't compeletely gone. If this doesn't work, the doctor will give him a steroid and if that doesn't work, he may need a tube put in his ear. We hope he doesn't need that and hope the pills help with all of this.
Here are pics from when Stephanie and Jack visited.
Jack liked playing with our cats
All of us at Oceans of Fun the waterpark
Tommy grilling burgers. They were so good. He loves to grill.
I was making spinach cheese manicotti. They are so good too. You can't really see, but the necklace I am wearing, is the nice necklace my mother-in-law made me for my birthday.
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