Tooth Fairy Flies First Class

Last Friday night, while Del was eating dinner, he winced in pain from a tooth on his lower right side.  I was a little surprised as he hasn't complained or shown any symptoms until then, but he continued be careful in his chewing and eating the rest of the night.
Saturday morning and throughout that day, he continued to complain about how uncomfortable he was when he ate or put any pressure on that tooth and we decided that first thing Monday morning, he would try to get in to his dentist.
Sunday, he suffered through some more discomfort, but it wasn't until Monday morning, when he woke up, that we saw why.  The whole side of his face was swollen and he could barely move his lips when he talked. And he was hurting - and felt sick.  I was off to work with his promise that he would call his dentist the first chance he had and get it taken care of.
He had an appointment at 10:30 - with Dr Tryon, a member in our stake.  They took an xray which showed the tooth had already had a root canal years ago, the tooth had a post and then a crown to top it off.  But apparently, there had been a pocket of infection that had developed around the root of the tooth over the years from seepage of a fracture in the tooth.  That visit cost about $200 + dollars not covered by insurance. Del was sent over immediately to an endodontist, who verified that the root of the tooth had a fractured vertically down the length of the root and that the pocket of infection had basically exploded.  And it was seeping through his blood system and making him really sick. The endodontist felt the tooth couldn't be saved, so he sent him immediately next door to the oral surgeon.  The endodontist cost over another $200, also not covered by insurance.  Finally, the oral surgeon was in network with our insurance and he pulled the tooth!  But NO, that wasn't all.  Because of the infection, a lot of the bone had been destroyed, so a bone graft had to be done after the extraction.  That part though, was not covered by insurance...it was over $450.  Del had to stop by the pharmacy to get three prescriptions and didn't get home until 5:00 which had exhausted his whole day.  And he was miserable - I figured it was party because of his realization of the mounting costs of the day.
I came home to find him swaddled in bed with a sweatshirt, a BYU beanie hat, socks and two blankets. Kathryn was mothering him and trying to keep him comfortable until I could help, but he was pretty miserable.  I put meds down him and tried to get him to eat something, but he wouldn't have it.  He was feeling pretty wiped out by the time he fell asleep.
Yesterday morning, I woke up to Del just NOT moving - asleep, but moaning.  I let him rest, but finally sent him a text by 8:00- HE WAS SICK!  Vomiting, chills, then sweats - chills, then sweats...so sick.  I told him to stop his meds, call his doctor and find out what was wrong.
Of course he was having an allergic reaction to the Tramadol - the pain med.  I came home early from work and nursed him the rest of the day and finally, by late evening, he had the meds out of his system and was feeling well enough to ask for ice cream.  Light at the end of the tunnel.
Figuring the bottom line...over $1000, Del has one more med he can't take and...we've paid for the Tooth Fairy to Fly First Class.  But we still feel blessed.  This is the first tooth Del has ever lost - he's back to good health AND, he didn't have to see his tooth fairy in a tutu and new fairy wings.