Down and Out

AND THIS LOOKS GOOD. I have had a horrible painful week. On Thursday night I had a tooth start hurting. I knew there were no dentists in on Friday so I thought I would have to tough out the weekend and wait till Monday. Saturday I wasn't feeling well at all. Then Sunday I was really sick. I threw up all day and slept all day. I felt horrible. Sunday night I was in so much pain that tylenol 3 wouldn't even touch the pain. I spent the night holding my cheek and rocking like mom does when she is in pain. When I got into the dentist on Monday he was upset with me and said I should have called him. The abscess had turned in to cellulitis which is very dangerous. The bump on my jaw and cheek is rock hard and is hot to the touch. In my neck there is fluid and you can see it move under the skin. They have drained infection twice so it has gone down a little bit but because it turned to cellulitis the infection won't drain now. It has been very painful and they have watched me close. If the celluitis moves anymore I will probably have to go to the hospital and have Iv antibiotics and where they can watch me close so my airway doesn't get blocked off. It looks better this afternoon but is still quite painful. So if you get a toothache go to the dentist right a way. I had to learn the hard way. I will probably have my bump for a couple of weeks. It will take a while for the antibiotics to dissolve it away. I didn't know a tooth ache could be so dangerous.