I am recovering this weekend from some dental work that occurred on Thursday.  In a nutshell, it started a couple of months ago with gently biting down on something hard in some soup I was eating.  Then…

• A week or two later, the molar is sensitive to pressure and cold.
• Saw dentist “A” who couldn’t find anything specific wrong, but concluded it must be a crack.
• Dentist “A” puts in a filling to help stabilize the tooth if it is a crack.
• Over the next few weeks, pain gets better then worse.
• Saw dentist “B” for a second opinion.  She came to the same conclusion and sent me to a specialist.
• Saw specialist dentist “C” who said I needed a root canal, regardless of whether it is cracked.  All x-rays look normal.
• I declined root canal since nobody could specifically say what was causing the pain.
• At 2:00 am on Thursday, I begged for a root canal.  I had to endure until working hours.
• After many phone calls, found dentist “D” who had an opening in the schedule for a root canal.
• It was “take your kid to work day” at dentist “D”.  So I had an audience of kids watching my root canal.
• Dentist “D” stops half way through and says that it’s not worth continuing.  The tooth is cracked down the back root, below the gum-line.  Recommends seeing dentist “E” immediately, who is an oral surgeon.
• Dentist “E” pulls out tooth.

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I just want the pain to stop.