Bye Bye Efund and Snowflaking :(
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| Wed, 04-29-2009 - 9:40am |
Well here I go. I am pulling a Mary Ann. No, not feet wise, teeth wise. I hadn't been to the dentist in well a good 10 years. I am phobic, I hate them, I normally throw up.
Well I have a toothache. So off to the dentist I go. By the way I spent months looking for a dentist - can you say procrastination?
I heard from our secretary where I work that she is phobic too and has a dentist that understands and gives great drugs to get chickens through things. So I thought what the heck? Worse case scenario I panic and leave, I have done that before.
So I go in just for a "get to know the staff" exam. They are nice, the dentist is nice. So I let them take x-rays, and talk to the dentist about my history.
He tells me I have HORRIBLE periodontal disease, that must be fixed right away, I have a cavity that can wait a while, and a bad filling that is lose, that can wait a while, he also wants to figure out why my top jaw is so narrow - due to the stupid ex-husband that broke it is what I told him. Well evidently the surgery I went through isn't holding things the way it should. I don't know what they will do about that IF I let them do anything.
Good news is I have good dental insurance, bad news, it is still going to be a very costly next few months. So goodbye Efund, goodbye snowflaking, goodbye paying off the last credit card in 2 months.
I am just sick about this.
Dana

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Sorry to hear of your trouble.
Jennifer
Oh Dana, I'm so sorry for your dental problems.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
Dana I'm so sorry to hear about this. I guess the good news is that you have the efund there so hopefully the debt won't go up.
I agree with getting a second opinion. It may cost a bit up front, but its better to be sure that you actually need the services they are recommending.
Good luck.
Bex -
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift -thats why its called the present."
Bex -
I second, third, fourth etc getting a second opinion!!
Do you live in an area that has Teaching Colleges (for Dentists)?
Hugs to you !
I was delaying going to the dentist too (its been about a year) and I just made an appointment to go on Monday. See - you encouraged someone ! Good job.
UPDATE:
I just talked with my dentist about the total cost of the first round of treatments. The dentist says they will break it up in to two appointments, it will be easier on me and my checkbook that way. He offered before I really even asked the question.
So I called my insurance company and asked them if the scale, root and planing thing was unnecessary or necessary. They said it is VERY necessary and that I lucked out and got one of the better dentists on their plan. They've never had problems with him and he is cheaper than other area dentists.
I asked them what my part would be in all this. It will be 20% they pay 80%. So she said my total payment out of pocket for the first two appointments (my whole deep cleaning/gum thing) will be $220. And broken down into two appointments the way the dentist wants to do it is $130 the first visit and $90 the second visit.
So Round 1 and 2 won't kill me or the Efund thankfully. Will see what Round 4, 5, 6....hold for me.
Dana
Hi Dana. Sorry to hear about the troubles you are having with the dentist. I hate going to the dentist too. I do go once a year though for a cleaning and to make sure nothing is wrong because if I leave it, it gets very expensive and the severity of the procedures gets worse the longer I let it slide. So I have talked myself into preventative maintenance. It is easier to get a cleaning and do the floride once a year than go through filling after filling or worse. I have even started flossing. LOL. Not because it is good for me but because I hate the dentist so much!!
Be happy you have your efund and the damage won't be so bad. You will bounce back. I know it.
Dana, sorry you are going thru this right now...but so glad you went to the dentist.
Dana, I have to have the same thing done on my teeth and I am dreading it.
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