A quick update after my appointment today. I was examined by a student and instructor at Ohio STate Dental School. Both decided that the soft tissue growth is more than likely a fistula from the absess. Xrays confirmed that the tooth was very badly infected and they removed it along with a 1/4" bubble of infection and told me to keep an eye on the fistula. If it did not resolve itself in 3 weeks, they would bring me back in for a biospy. Please keep me in your thoughts/prayers. I'm sure worry will not help the situation but the last 2 weeks were bad enough and now I have 3 more.