Domestic Geek

Because for the most part, they're freaking crooks. I had my consultation today. I knew things were going to go downhill when they said they needed an x-ray. Um, hello? I just had x-rays done last week by the dentist that referred me to you. Noooooo, you need your very own x-rays. Then, the dentist doesn't even look at my mouth and asks me the same dumb questions that were on the freaking form he had me fill out. You can't be bothered to take a second to look over the form? He also asked if the other dentist had prescribed something for the pain. I told him Vicodin and that it wasn't working. Would he prescribe something else? No, I guess not.

I was actually in his presence all of 5 minutes maybe and they had the gall to charge me $88. Then they can't fit me in until Friday afternoon and proceed to tell me that this little surgery is going to cost me $500 with my insurance. Holy shit, they had to be kidding me! When I heard the one chick at the reception desk giving numbers to the other, I thought they were procedure codes, not prices. I think I paid about that to have my wisdom teeth out without insurance.

I was so angry I cried the whole way home. I feel violated in a way. This isn't the first time I've been jacked over by a dentist and why I have such a huge mistrust of them in the first place. I can't go anyplace else because I have to go to the surgeon my dentist referred me to in order for any of it to be covered by insurance. I'm this close to learning to live with the pain rather than line some crook's pockets. Not rational, I know. I'm just so freaking pissed.

So, not sure how I'm going to come up with that much money in just a few short days. Marcus said he'd help, but I'm sure he wasn't counting on it being that much. Geez, this sucks.

Today is consultation day at the oral surgeon. I'm one step close to getting my bad teeth out and being out of constant pain.

I know I'm in for a yucky stretch when these come out until I can get the money together for dentures, but maybe at least I can start living again. I've been so lethargic and I haven't been doing any exercise or anything. My weight crept back up to where it was before.

I hope I have good news later about when these teeth are coming out.

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Man, after working all day yesterday and getting very little sleep thanks to the vicodin the previous two nights, I was out like a light the minute my head hit the pillow about 4:30 pm yesterday. I think I got up for about an hour to eat some of the pizza that Marcus brought home, took a swig of NyQuil and then I was out again. Even his talking to his friends online while playing Call of Duty didn't phase me. I slept straight through until 8:30 this morning. My back hurt something fierce when I got up, though.

I did manage to get the thermostat changed on my car today (with Marcus' much appreciated help). I hope that took care of the overheating problem. We'll find out for sure when I try to go to work tomorrow. Then I just need to make it through the next few days until I can get these bad teeth out. Until I can afford dentures or implants, I'm going to be eating a lot of soft food.

I hope I can get a shift of OT every week. That would sure help out my money situation. It would sure be better than trying to schedule a 2nd job. It'll suck only having one day off a week, but if I found a 2nd part time job, I might not get any days off.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
— William Morris