Here are the X-Rays I'd like to show everyone. Take a look at the X-Ray from 2011 (The tooth always felt weird/sensitive even before this time).... and then the recent Dec 2013 X-Ray (Pain!). You can see how it looks like the infection on the root has been there for YEARS and progressed to the point where I was completely ready for Extraction and NOT an Apicoectomy. Thanks.
2011
2013