Blame it on the Rain!

Well, as you can see, we are in North Carolina for the weekend! It has been fun, but it also has been raining on us since Thursday. I love the rain though so it has been fine. Taylor is loving it because she has an umbrella she keeps in her purse. (She is like a lil old lady with all the stuff she has in her purse but at least she is prepared!) We are all doing good- just enjoying our time here with Adam. He is working all day at the homeshow and I have been taking the kids all over the place. Kenzie and Tay wanted new flip-flops and Parker is just happy to be bribed with a soda and some popcorn! My sticthes fell out yesterday morning and afternoon and today will be my last day on anti-biotics. We will head back to Gerogia tonight and are looking forward to the coming week. Thursday is the kids last day in school till the 13th of April! Spring break- that will bring us a visit from...... Aunt Andrea!! Love and Hugs- Hey Cindy- we love you!!!

Why the Pain is Still here!

Now- my friend Andi was shocked that I was still feeling the pain of a root canal. Like I said- root canal- no problem! As you can see from this x-ray- it is the infection in the gum line that hurts the most. I had to have cuts made in both front and back of my tooth so that the dentist could get down into the gum line and bone area which is where the infection settled. My stitches are also bothersome in that I can feel them up against my cheek. If I could yank them out- I would. I just hope that it all goes away and I never have to spend that kind of money again!
Continue to read below as to what happens when you leave things alone that shouldn't be left alone..

What Happens when you Procrastinate

This is a picture of a person suffering from an untreated tooth infection. He now has a severe infection that has created the swollen face and eye. Hmmm- $2500 is not looking so bad now!

This ones for you Melissa

This is why I simply did not just have to tooth removed. (Although I did tell the Dentist to pull it and I would move to Arkansas) Removing the tooth would cause other teeth to shift, leaving me looking like a gap tooth babe!

OUCH!

So- I went to the dentist on Friday for what I thought might be a simple cavity. As the law of physics works in my life... turns out I needed a root canal! So that is what I had yesterday. Now- just let me start by saying, it did not hurt at all! What is awful about it is the fact that for the rest of the day, my mouth was stuffed with gauze and I had to keep swallowing the left over "stuff". Then once the numbness wore off, the pain set it. I stayed on top of it with "vicodin" but.... that made me feel super dizzy and really irritated AND it made me itch. The worst part of this?( besides the $2,500 I had to shell out!) I can't work out, run- nothing physical for the rest of the week! As my cousin Mindy Hughes would say.. "Lamesauce!". So here I am this morning, not really feeling any pain but dizzy and nauseous like something fierce! So my advice to you all.... keep up on your regular dental visits! Have a super week and love and hugs to all!