Thank you everyone for your kind words and prayers, it really means a lot to both Shell & I.
I guess I have what is called "Internal Resorption" which is the breakdown and assimilation of the bone that supports the tooth, i.e.,bone loss the tooth is dying from the inside out. When the specialist did testing to see what I could and could not feel, one of the teeth I felt nothing and the others around it hurt like HE-double hockey sticks!!
They are thinking the abscess in my gums is caused by this but they are not 100% sure yet. I will call this morning and make an appointment with an oral surgeon and see where it goes from there. He will also decide if they need to cut anything out to check for cancer.
Thanks again everyone, we will keep you up to date as things happen.