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Sorry for the delayed response Pilot 109.
A case like yours is not very common but it can happen after a root canal.
The problem is when you do a root canal, bacteria gets pushed into the surrounding bone and that can cause inflammation and swelling (which is essentially an infection).
I always warn my patients about post op swelling and pain, specially after a re-treat (a root canal that has to be re-done).
An aggressive infection such as yours I would probably try to drain the swelling by incising the gum but if it's cellulitis (which is very diffuse swelling) incising the gum isn't gonna really drain the abscess. If your swelling is as big as you describe it to be I would send you to an oral surgeon and have them either pull the tooth (which is the source of the infection) and/or put you on IV antibiotics.
Personally, I would pull the tooth and be done with it. It's not worth your life.
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