Root Canals

On Monday Jeremy and I left immediately after getting kids to school for Iowa City.  I had two root canals scheduled.  Once we got there the endodontist decided that I only needed one root canal and it wasn't even on the original tooth that had bothered me in the first place which I thought was weird but, hey, if we can save some money, then great!  The root canal actually went really well in terms of how root canals go.  I definitely have had much worse.  The funny thing is, none of the past three dentists I have went to can figure out why my teeth do these things and go bad.  There is no decay.  No gum disease.  Nothing to indicate why my teeth should be going into root canals.  All of them ask me if I have had any blows to the face.  Nope. What the heck, I would remember that, right!?!?  Anyway, we got back in Iowa City just in the nick of time to pick up kids from school.  Yesterday, I could feel that my tooth was tender and took tylenol.  Last night the tooth started to swell and throb with pain.  I have been up and down all night with pain getting worse and worse.  I finally just got up for good at 4:30am.  I am calling first thing to get some pain meds ordered.  UGH.  I hate tooth pain.  It just fills your whole head and makes everything awful.  Now, I am betting there is ANOTHER trip to Iowa City in my future.  Just great.