I have no clue if I have mentioned this or not but a while back one of my old fillings basically crumbled and came out over several months. I haven’t been to the dentist for 20 plus years. Or I hadn’t been until today, but we will get to that shorty.
Back in my youth I had a bad experience with dentists (several bad) and so I stopped going completely. I planned never to go as I had developed a dental phobia.
When my filling began coming out, I ignored it still. Until my recent trip over Labor Day weekend when was sipping a lovely ice cold cocktail and I nearly died from the pain (warning for exaggeration). That whole weekend I had to avoid that huge hole. Here’s a picture of it courtesy of the X-Ray taken this morning.
That hole there is it.
Anyway, no surprise but I need a root canal. Ugh. But the dental office I am assigned to through my insurance doesn’t have the endo dude so I have to call Monday for an appointment so I can get that done. Ugh.
Plus I need two or three other crowns and blah blah blah. My portion of all the other stuff (not the root canal) is $3000. If I decide to have everything that is. Right now I am concentrating on getting the root canal done as that’s what is causing me pain.
So yeah, there you have my poor poor story.
The moral? I should have gone to the damn dentist LOL
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Ouch
I don’t blame you for avoiding the dentist. I didn’t go for three years. Luckily just one cavity.
But dang. I’m sorry. I wish I could wave a magic wand and give us all nice healthy white teeth
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I refuse to say I told you so 3 years ago. I’m a better person than that.
I’d much rather be wrong and you not have to deal with this.
That is one heck of a huge hole my friend. I’m so sorry.
And no, I believe this is the first we’ve heard that you were in pain on the trip.
You can’t really die from pain. You can only WISH you were dead when you’re in the middle of it! 🙂
Well, and so all I can say is your fave quote – This too shall pass.
Make them give you great pain meds. And may you end up with the best dentist in the world and $$ to pay for them and it’s over soon and quickly.
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….and from now on, remember what you’ve learned and apply it for the rest of your life! Spock said it is illogical not to.
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Yeah I wish I had done something sooner but I really did fear being tortured lol
Ah, well, it is what it is and at least I still have teeth. My parents both had full sets of dentures as they did back in those days.
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Anyone has a right to tell me they told me so, believe me
The dentist said oh I wish you’d come a year ago blah blah. But well I didn’t. He did say that considering I hadn’t been in twenty years it wasn’t so bad. Then told me I needed like three crowns and my wisdom teeth pulled. Yeah right buddy!
fortunately. Ma left me a little bit of money so I can pay the $3000 if I agree to everything (again the root canal is separate charge and service). They assured me it would have been $12,000 without my very good insurance (I do work for the damn company it better be good).
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WOW!!!! They’d have to just pull the worst and I’d suck broth the rest of my life!
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Yeah that crap ain’t cheap that’s for damn sure
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Ugh man. That just blows all around but good on you for taking care od it now.
I also have had horrendous experiences at the dentist so I feel ya on that and completely understand where you’re coming from.
I’m sending good thoughts!
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Yeah and I wouldn’t have gone now but pain hurts lol
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Ughhh! I too, am afraid of dentists! I’m sorry this is causing you so much pain and the cost is so high.
I’ve always wondered why regular health insurance doesn’t cover teeth. It is part of your body, isn’t it? It’s not like you have a separate policy for your heart or your lungs! I’ll just take out some lung insurance please, said nobody ever. 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
❤️💚😘🖖
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