Sorry to hear that you are in so much pain right now Erin. I hope the dentist is able to sort the abscess out and that your pain will go away real soon!

I had an Abscessed tooth last year and it hurt a lot! I wouldn't go to the dentist as I was afraid of making things worse but the abscess got worse and worse so eventually, I had no choice but to go. My Dentist extracted the tooth and said that it was a really big abscess and that it was a good job I went when I did otherwise it could have gotten a lot worse. I was SO relieved when I had the tooth taken out as the pain went almost instantly (other than the pain from the injections but I could cope with that)! My dentist showed me the abscess and it was so gross and very big.

Thinking about you and hoping you get relief soon!