Root Canal = No Fun

Wow, I never would have thought that this root canal would hit me so hard.  I missed two days of blogging.  The root canal went smoothly, but it did take a bit over 2 hours.  I always have problems with the shots they give to numb the area.  It usually takes the doctor two times to find the right nerve.  This time?  Yeah, well it took four shots.  The first shot numbed half my tongue, the second numbed my gums, but only on the inside of my mouth, the third finally numbed the outside of my gums and my cheek and lip.  Then they started working.  About a quarter of the way into it, he did another shot (I think right into the nerve in the tooth, just to be sure I wouldn't feel anything).  So really, by this time I am not feeling anything.  They were great about giving me time to close my mouth.  I think truthfully the hardest part about having work done is the time you spend with two sets of hands in your mouth!  I love that he asks me while they both have hands and tools in my mouth, "Are you doing OK?"  All I can manage is a guttural, "uh huh."  Oh and the best question was after they finished putting the crown back on and they asked, "Does that feel normal?"  HA!  I told them, "I have no idea what it feels like!  I can't feel anything!"  Anyway, I ended up having to race over and pick up my son from school and get him to practice after the procedure.  I dropped him off and picked up the antibiotics and pain killers.  I sat in the cold at his practice, but still didn't feel much.  My mouth was still a bit numb when I went to bed that night.  When I woke up in the morning, my jaw was so swollen and sore I could hardly open my mouth.  I ended up calling for a substitute and stayed home and slept most of the day.  I am finally able to eat solid foods today.  Well, I'm not attempting carrots or anything like that yet, but I can open my mouth and chew.  I'm still taking my medicine and I'm sure that is covering the pain now.  Thank goodness, I have way too many things on my plate to be laying around sleeping all day.

In other news, my daughter's volleyball team is doing well in the Durango tournament in Las Vegas.  So far they are undefeated.  Will's football team has a game today against Huntington Beach.  They have been doing really well this season and are undefeated as well.  I'm really proud of my kids and how hard they work on and off the field/court.