About a week and a half ago, my last week of summer, I started having pains on the left side of my face into my neck, ear, and jaw. I went to the ENT and he said I obviously had some infection and a swollen lymph node. He put me on an antibiotic and steroid and said I should start feeling better within 24 hours. Well, things didn't get better - they got a whole lot worse! I wasn't able to sleep at night and I was in horrible pain, especially when I laid down, so on Friday the 4th I went back to the doctor. First, I had a panoramic dental x-ray to make sure there was no infection around my teeth. None showed up. Then, I had a CT scan. Everything looked good there so the doctor did some blood work and sent me home for the weekend with some pain medicine and the hope that I would feel better soon. That was not the case. I was miserable all weekend and into the first part of the week. My blood work came back fine. I was told it must just be some inflammation and it would get better soon. I couldn't believe that I was going to be in that much pain and not able to sleep for several more days! I called my dentist and talked to him. He sent me to an endodontist on Tuesday morning and at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon I was having a root canal. I was scared to death but at least the happy gas made me forget everything while I was there! When they were finished, the endodonist said that was definitely what was causing all of the pain. Although the infection never showed up on the x-ray or CT scan, it was pretty bad. He sent me home with pain medicine and said I'd be hurting and then sore for the next several days. He was right but it is nothing like the pain I experienced the week before having the root canal!
Did I mention that during this whole crazy process, I started back to work on Monday? This couldn't have happened earlier in the summer when I had time to rest and actually get better! I guess that's just the way things go. My first week back at work was spent trying to stay awake despite taking pain medication and just trying to survive the first two days with students. All I can say is I made it and I'm finally beginning to feel normal again!
With my crazy blur of a week, I have no new pictures of the boys but I do have a picture of my polka-dotted fourth grade classroom. Although my blog posts will slow down now that school has started, I'll have new pictures of the boys to post soon!
3 comments:
I am so glad you feel better! You never complain of pain which made me especially worried! Your classroom is so cute. Hope you have a great group of kids and a great school year!
Sorry I didn't call you last week- things got a little crazy at our house! I am so glad you are better. I hate that you had to go through your 1st week in such pain. Your classroom looks great- hope you have a wonderful school year.
Thats a crazy story! Glad your tooth is doing better!! Love the classroom.
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