Spring Break breaks

I was so looking forward to spring break-

with my kids grown it was going to be a week of fun

 and games and crafts and blogging....

I went into the weekend with a slight ache in my jaw

 that I attributed to a good 'ole sinus infection-

I decided to try my chiropractor because friends swear by the results they get-

Monday was the chiropractor-

during the lovely Seder dinner my sister hosted for her husband, that night-

the swelling increased-

I was looking like a lopsided chipmunk-

Unfortunately, the swelling continued and nothing over the counter was touching the pain-

Sadly, I landed myself in the ER, much to my horror-

After blood work, ct scan and lots of pain meds in an IV-

I was diagnosed with a salivary gland infection-

 I was sent home with antibiotics and pain killers

YEA-I was gonna be better- they also told me to see an ENT specialist the next day

-should that have been the giveaway that all was not right with my swollen "big" jaw-

My daughter was a godsend-

she busily made the appointments, and drove me to all of them-

putting her classes and work on hold to take care of me-

The ENT specialist took one look at the ct scan and blood results and said the problem is in your teeth-

make an appt with your dentist-ASAP-I didn't know if this was possible-

not to be melodramatic but I was weak, in pain and wanted to crawl in a hole-

My amazing daughter made the appt. for that afternoon, helped me there, did all the talking-

After many x-rays- A fractured molar was located  in the back of my lower jaw

ALLELUIA-an answer had possibly been found-

the oral surgeon happened to be there and within a 1/2hour, the tooth was pulled-

The swelling and pain are still there but it has certainly lessened, a great deal-

For me to be able to sit and write this- is a miracle-

So I may not be blogging regularly for the rest of this week while I recover-

but I want to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season!

Take care- gotta fly Claire