No! I'm not being rude or mean about my husband. A couple days before Thanksgiving Jason started to complain about a slight tooth ache. I ran him through the normal battery of tests that I use to determine
whether or not I have an
abscess. He didn't seem to. Then on Thanksgiving, sometime around dinner time, he noticed some swelling just to the right of his nose, above the tooth that has been bothering him. He went and took his "after Thanksgiving dinner nap" and when we woke up, the whole right side of his face was swelled up. He tried to contact his
pcp (primary care physician), and found out what a crappy
Dr he has been seeing. His
Dr is not on call, and does not accept after hour emergencies at all. So Jason went to the ER expecting them to tell him it was his tooth and give him enough antibiotics to get him through the long weekend until he could find a dentist. The ER ordered a CT of his head, and found it was not his tooth, but his sinuses. They gave him IV antibiotics, and sent him home with 3 Rx's to last him 7-10 days each. The swelling started going down
noticeably on Sunday, Finally! But Jason called in sick to work Sunday night for Monday to give himself an extra day for more swelling to go down. Monday morning he gets a call from work that he has to come in because everyone else in the office called in sick too. What a load of crap, I know. We were both a little miffed about it. The soft puffy swelling has turned into hard
abscesses (in his gums and sinuses) that are not so protruding, yet still a little
noticeable (and
feelable). I believe from the call that Art got from Jason today, that Jason has an appointment with a new
Dr this evening to hopefully follow up and get more answers, although I am sure we will be left with more questions. We wanted to get a picture, but were unable to find our camera while he was really swollen. Now a picture won't do him any justice. We will see what
tonight's appt brings us. I am hopeful ;)
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