Tooth abscess - extreme anxiety
Hi. I have a tooth abscess. The zit looking thing popped up on my gumline near my infected tooth on Saturday and I went to an emergency dentist the same day who confirmed it was an abscess and said they don’t do retreats there (have already had a root canal) but could pull it then and there. Decided to wait till Monday (tomorrow) to get seen by an endodontist I trust more but I’m fully prepared to get the tooth pulled.
What I’m nervous about is I have bad bad health OCD and I’m horrified that my infection has spread throughout my body and will kill me. I was on another Reddit thread where people were talking about their friends / coworkers dying from dental infections.
Long story is I got a root canal on it in like 2011 (I was a kid) and had the crown replaced in October and in late January I got a horrible fever, tooth pain, and facial swelling. Went to dentist got antibiotics and they told me to come back if it didn’t go away / came back. Feb I got another high fever and went back to the dentist bc I feared it was related but since no swelling they said come back if swells again. Now it’s early April and I have the zit thing and abscess.
I don’t care about tooth pain or expenses I just want to know that it’s not gonna spread and kill me, or how to ensure of that or prevent that.
Btw those 2 fevers I got were BAD - 103, couldn’t bring down. Went to urgent care once and emergency room once. When I went to ER they tested my blood and white blood cell count was normal.
Please help😭