First off I&#039;ve never met you Kevin but you have a great sense of humor hope you do get to go on the girls gone wild cruise.<br /><br />Jim I&#039;m sorry about your mother it&#039;s really hard when we have to help take care of our parent and help go through something like that I&#039;m sending prayers and good thoughts your way.<br /><br />Debbie if you havent read my profile I&#039;m a Registered Dental Assistant , I hope you can complete the root canal but then the tooth more than likely will need a post and buildup along with the crown.  The reason is when you do a root canal the nerve of the tooth is removed and thus the  blood supply and nutrents to the tooth so it becomes brittle so the sooner you can put a crown on a root canal tooth the better.  Somrtimes the cost for a rootcanal post and crown can be quite a bit and relize the more you do to a tooth the weaker it is and can still be lost in future , so the second option some of my patents opt for is a Implant the cost is simular with a better pronosis . so if you or anyone has any tooth questions just ask <br /><br />Shaunna yes when we became mom&#039;s nobody told us how hard and heart breaking the job was , we hate to see our children in trouble and we can;t do anything about it . My heart goes out to you been there  many times and hope and pray everyday will keep you in my prayers .<br /><br />Hello to all my new friends so many to remember getting older by the day sometimes  the gall bladder is not a happy camper tonight surg. is set for 8/18 so soon it won&#039;t be a problem anymore. <br />Good night all