After two days of relief the pain ramped up, getting worse each day I was getting so desperate I was consideriung having taken out. Anyway they fitted me in today and he cleared it out again and put something to calm it down (steroid?) It's hurting quite a lot, and he said it may take until the weekend to settle. He says he can't do the root canal for a few weeks as the inflammation needs to go down.
Suzysunday, I have had root canals before and they have just felt like more extended fillings, so try not to worry. Ive just been unlucky this time. I had a tooth out a couple of years ago and got dry socket which was also agonizing, so I just think I don't heal that well anymore! What I would say is if you possibily can, go somewhere where they have a microscope as it means they can see the roots clearly and that makes the proceedure easier to do.