missychan
10-15-2005, 12:37 PM
Ouch!
I was up all night, pacing and crying from the pain. I have Pancreatitis, that thankfully has left me alone for about 6 months... but in the past have spent way to much time throwing up any and everything that went in my mouth.(Sorry, gross... :biglaugh: ) Because of that, my teeth are absolutely shot... with no dental insurance, they're just getting worse.
Anyway... I had a lower tooth break last week, but no pain, so I didn't worry about it. Last night it hit, HARD! I almost went to the E.R., but knew that a Friday night was not going to be a quick trip. I didn't want to spend hours there, pacing and crying, when I could just as easily do it at home.
Anyway... I called a dentist this morning, and they actually had an opening first thing. On a Saturday? Thank the Lord! He took one look at my mouth, and out came the tooth. He also said that he can get my "state" insurance to pay for all of the extractions I need, over $1200.00 worth- and will work with me to get an upper denture put in.
As awful as it sounds at my young age, 42, I am THRILLED! I am SO tired of being in pain, afraid to smile, and sick because of rotten teeth. Not to mention that getting pain meds with a mouth that looks like a crack addict has not been easy...
The best part? I ran out of my IC pain meds last week, and docs office hasn't ok'd the refill yet. The dentist gave me plenty of Vicodin to get me through at least 5 days, and hopefully doc will have my refill ready by then.
I killed three birds with one stone today... got the bad tooth out, a great new dentist that's willing to help with the rest of them, and pain meds for the weekend. :woohoo:
Hey Brat... Whatever happened with YOUR bad tooth? Did I miss the update? Hope it's better now!
Missy
I was up all night, pacing and crying from the pain. I have Pancreatitis, that thankfully has left me alone for about 6 months... but in the past have spent way to much time throwing up any and everything that went in my mouth.(Sorry, gross... :biglaugh: ) Because of that, my teeth are absolutely shot... with no dental insurance, they're just getting worse.
Anyway... I had a lower tooth break last week, but no pain, so I didn't worry about it. Last night it hit, HARD! I almost went to the E.R., but knew that a Friday night was not going to be a quick trip. I didn't want to spend hours there, pacing and crying, when I could just as easily do it at home.
Anyway... I called a dentist this morning, and they actually had an opening first thing. On a Saturday? Thank the Lord! He took one look at my mouth, and out came the tooth. He also said that he can get my "state" insurance to pay for all of the extractions I need, over $1200.00 worth- and will work with me to get an upper denture put in.
As awful as it sounds at my young age, 42, I am THRILLED! I am SO tired of being in pain, afraid to smile, and sick because of rotten teeth. Not to mention that getting pain meds with a mouth that looks like a crack addict has not been easy...
The best part? I ran out of my IC pain meds last week, and docs office hasn't ok'd the refill yet. The dentist gave me plenty of Vicodin to get me through at least 5 days, and hopefully doc will have my refill ready by then.
I killed three birds with one stone today... got the bad tooth out, a great new dentist that's willing to help with the rest of them, and pain meds for the weekend. :woohoo:
Hey Brat... Whatever happened with YOUR bad tooth? Did I miss the update? Hope it's better now!
Missy