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I will have to go to a different dentist to get a more permanent crown put on. The endodontist took 2 visits to get the root canal done. She was very defensive on the phone with us, and really, it made no sense. (we were as polite as possible). I think she might have hurt a nerve or something? Yesterday and last night there were times when it would suddenly shoot up to really high pain level and I screamed a few times. (I didn't even yell giving birth, or when I've broken bones, etc.) At one point I was begging my husband to take me to the ER and I'm so not a 'go to the hospital' person. She saw us first thing this morning (she moved all her patients to get me in because I was that desperate).
My husband was really clear with her (I couldn't talk much, even opening my jaw was agony) and told her 1) put me on antibiotics for possible infection, 2) examine roots to see if anything was fractured or damaged, 3) I'm not an anxious person and not to tell me to calm down at any point, 4) kindly finish this up and have extra novacaine handy.
I love having a very proactive husband for those days when I can't communicate well for myself.
She was super polite after that, and super apologetic. She did the work, but had to re-novacaine me 2 times. She seemed shocked that I could feel (and hurt badly) with what she was doing. She said I must burn through drugs much faster than a normal person. She also changed my dosage and time intervals on the painkillers. I am to take vicodin every 4 hours around the clock, and valium at bedtime and mid day. (Not going to do the valium). She also upped my advil intervals to 1000mg every 4 hours for the next two days.

I know she must not be very good at her job, though... she finished the work then took an x-ray and decided she had to drill through the temp. crown again and refill it some more! (She had said I was done, then decided to double check. Man, was I not happy about her having to redrill!) She wants me to come back to do an upper tooth where I lost a small amount of my filling. There's no way in hades that's gonna happen. I will have the regular dentist just refill it since it's causing me no trouble.

I managed to sleep almost all day today!!! I really needed it!
Thanks for the prayers and advice and hugs, I took ALL of the collected wisdom of you lovely women yesterday.