Sue Neill, 51, Chichester
Leaving the dentist, I could feel a small nick in my gum.
I ignored it, assuming it would go away quickly.
But a week later, the pain was worse.
‘It’s really bugging me,’ I told my husband Dean, then 51.
A few days later, in January 2017, I looked in the mirror and the right side of my face had swollen.
I was diagnosed with an abscess by the same dentist, given painkillers and antibiotics.
And for a while, they worked.
‘I feel much better,’ I told Dean.
And I was able to go shopping with my children, Chris, then 31, Connor, 20, Stacey, 26, Chloe, 17, and Kalee, 4.
Only, a day later, I woke up feeling funny.
With a headache and a serious temperature.…
