Life is still good...just a little overwhelming

hello all,

well, i wanted to let you know a little bit about what's going on with me....

on sunday i was elbowed in the mouth during a game of ultimate frisbee at the church (before superbowl) my front right tooth was shoved up and back in my mouth. So after the hit we went to the ER and waited around a lot, there wasn’t much they could do, but they CAT scanned my face to make sure the bone above my tooth wasn’t broken. Even thought they didn’t do much it ended up being a blessing that we went.
So monday went first to an oral surgeon only to find out that it wasn’t covered on my dental insurance, so this began a LONG day of running around to different doctors trying to figure out what the heck to do. It was very frustrating and overwhelming. So we finally went to and endodontist (nerve specialist) and found out the nerve in my front tooth is dead. So from there we jumped through a few more hoops to finally see an oral surgeon, thinking we were going to have to pay out of pocket, we showed up and the staff there was AMAZING. So nice, kind and helpful. Anyway, the girl figure out since it was an accidental injury and we went to the ER it is covered under my regular medical insurance and not my dental insurance! Praise God! The surgery only cost $10.
So the details are…they were able to put my tooth back in place using wires to hold it there, it’s basically braces on my gums, yeah pretty gross. I have to have it on for 1 month and only eat soft foods, they say I am on a NO chew diet. Oh goody. So today I went back to the endodontist to get a root canal and then we pray that the tooth stays alive. Best case scenario the gums surround the tooth and keep it in place. Worst case scenario it doesn’t take and I will lose the tooth and then have to get an implant which would leave me toothless for a bit. So please pray the tooth holds!
I still have a GIANT lip, but all in all we know it could have been a lot worse. God is good and provided really great people/doctors for us yesterday and today, we seriously are so blessed! I’m not the biggest fan on HMO dental insurance people, so I need to soften my heart towards them ☺ Thanks for your prayers for me and for John, he did amazing caring for his somewhat hysterical wife at moments yesterday. if you could pray for me and john that would be awesome. God is seriously so wonderful and we have been able to find blessings in the midst of a bummer of a situation. Thanks for all your prayers!

I have pics, but I think I need a few more days before I post them...