Well, the appointment with the dentist went about as well as could be expected. I was in the chair for over an hour and a half and they had to give me 3 times the amount of Novocaine that is normally given, but at least the got out all the bad stuff and threw in a new tooth. Its actually pretty cool as its blue and made of some miracle compound they use for emergency tooth repair.
Anyways, the great news is that after about 5 hours the Novocaine wore off and I found that I could eat solid, crunchy foods again without pain! I know that it sounds stupid, but its a huge thing for me.
-Cheers